Arctic Journal
Initiative supports youth-led community service projects
The main values of the Expedition to Community (E2C) program are: to be local, and for youth, by youth.
The Expedition to Community (E2C) initiative is a youth‐led service program that is grounded in, and supported by, community. The focus is on engaging youth aged 15 through 30 as leaders who co‐create unique activities that address the issues, opportunities, and needs of northern communities along with a local community coordinator. Based in communities across Inuit Nunangat, the focus on youth‐led community service projects is the guiding factor, yet the ways that each community approach the support and empowerment of youth look and feel different. “Meeting youth where they are at” is a best practice that has allowed the E2C program to be nimble and approach each situation with the lens of what is best for that community at that time.