Item - 2025.MM32.36
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 23 and 24, 2025 without amendments.
MM32.36 - CityServeTO - A Youth-based Community Service Initiative - by Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, to allocate up to $700,000 to each of the two lead community agencies, Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities and Rexdale Community Health Centre, for the implementation of the first cycle of the Youth Community Service Initiative from September 2025 to June 2026.
2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development to negotiate and enter into new agreements, including any necessary amending, renewal and extension agreements, to support the implementation of the Youth Community Service Initiative, within the resources approved in Social Development’s annual operating budget, upon terms satisfactory to the Executive Director, Social Development, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
3. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development to report back in the first quarter of 2026 on program outcomes, including:
a. completion rates;
b. community service and mentorship hours delivered;
c. employment and education outcomes; and
d. partner and participant feedback.
4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development to work with Parks and Recreation, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Toronto Transit Commission, People and Equity, Solid Waste Management Services, Museums and Toronto Public Library to establish an interdivisional table to support hiring efforts for CityServeTO.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Mayor Olivia Chow be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
CityServeTO - A Youth-based Community Service Initiative
Reason for Urgency:
This motion is urgent as program planning, partnership development, and staff recruitment must begin immediately to ensure that the Youth Community Service Initiative will launch on schedule in September 2025. Delays in Council approval could jeopardize recruitment timelines, corporate sponsorship commitments, and overall program readiness, impacting vulnerable youth in need of immediate support and meaningful opportunities for skill development and employment.