Say Yes! to Kids (SYTK) is the Anglican Foundation of Canada’s (AFC) nationwide effort to drive innovation, increase collaboration, and create a sustainable source of funding for youth-focused initiatives across the Anglican Church of Canada.
Since it was launched in 2021, SYTK has provided over $640,000 to more than 100 unique beneficiaries and fundraising partners in support of youth-focused ministry and outreach from coast to coast to coast. We are grateful to our supporters in the Diocese of Ontario who have given so generously to help launch and sustain this movement.
The 4th annual Say Yes! to Kids campaign runs until the end of June and we currently have two teams in the Diocese of Ontario!
St. Mary Magdalene Picton Says Yes! to County Kids Read
Since 2009, St. Mary Magdalene Picton has been a champion for the County Kids Read program which now distributes about 500 books per month to local children and youth. By supporting County Kids Read, the church hopes to continue to build relationships with children and families while doing their part to address the link between poverty and literacy by providing books to at-risk children and youth in Prince Edward County.
St. Mary Magdalene Napanee Says Yes! to Kids
This is SMMAC Napanee’s third annual Say Yes! to Kids campaign. Proceeds will increase the church’s support for The Heard Youth by once again sponsoring their annual retreat. Funds will also support the church’s Harmony Lounge & Music Club, a thriving music outreach program that provides free music lessons and arts enrichment to app. 70 youth, ages 12 to 16.
You can visit our campaign hub at www.anglicanfoundation.org/sytkdonate to see all 25 teams that are campaigning this year. You can also support our efforts by celebrating a Say Yes! to Kids Sunday in your parish, and praying for local, diocesan, and national outreach to children, youth, and young adults. Remember that for every $20 donated to this year’s campaign, $4 will support the Anglican Foundation’s grants to national youth ministries.
Please give generously to a Say Yes! to Kids team and help to grow a brighter future for young people, today!
P.S. You can also mail a cheque payable to the Anglican Foundation of Canada, with the name of the team you wish to support in the memo line to this address:
The Anglican Foundation of Canada
80 Hayden Street
Toronto, Ontario,
M4Y 3G2
Canada
Or watch for your Spring AFC newsletter and make your donation using the donation form and business reply envelope.
Stewardship Reflections with the Ven. Wayne Varley