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Focus on Youth - 2025

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is once again partnering with the Ministry of Education to support the Focus on Youth Toronto (FOYT) program in the summer of 2025. The Focus on Youth program provides meaningful employment and training opportunities to students who experience personal challenges such as socio-economic disadvantage and barriers to employment such as systemic racism.

The program will run from July 2 - August 8, 2025.

Community Agency Request for FOYT Summer Student Employees - 2025

We are welcoming Community not-for-profit Agencies to apply for FOYT summer student employees.

Please note - Agencies employing students in the summer will be required to sign an agency agreement with FOYT.

2025 FOYT Student Employee Placement Criteria

  • Agencies must provide a supportive work environment with on-site supervision.
  • Students cannot be given managerial responsibilities for summer programs.
  • Students are not to be included in the ratio of staff to participants required for program delivery.
  • Student employees are not permitted to participate in activities that occur in or on water at a swimming pool, waterpark or open water (e.g. lake or river). Student employees are permitted to participate at splash pads and wading pools.
  • Students require at least 6 weeks of employment.
  • Students require a minimum of 35 hours each week of meaningful employment.
  • Students are hired and paid by the TDSB.
  • Agency supervisors are required to submit weekly timesheets.
  • Agency supervisors are required to maintain and submit program statistics for FOYT as per Ministry of Education requirements. (Template to be provided).
  • Agency supervisors are required to provide updates to FOYT staff on student progress.
  • Agency supervisors are required to provide FOYT staff with a 6 week program schedule indicating dates and locations of excursions.
  • Agency supervisors are required to attend a TDSB Focus on Youth orientation session.

Key Dates 2025

Date Activity
February 24th Applications open to request summer FOYT student employees.
March 24th Applications close to request summer FOYT student employees.
May 20th to 26th Agencies to be informed of student placements.
June 2nd to 30th Agency FOYT Student Training/Orientation.
July 2nd Start of FOYT Employment.
August 8th End of FOYT Employment.

Application Form

Contact us:

FOYT@tdsb.on.ca