Trans Youth Mentorship Program Summer/Fall 2026 Cohort

This innovative cohort of the Trans Youth Mentorship Program (TYMP) will focus on leveraging your lived experience to prepare you to develop your advocacy and leadership skills and find out more about working within the community and social services field. You will have the opportunity to learn and network with trans and queer professionals and explore career pathways in the community and social services sector.

This program is ideal for you if you are a young 2-Spirit, trans and/or non-binary person who has an affinity for advocacy, individual support, and community organizing and would like to explore how your skills and interests could translate into a career. Our curriculum will offer a mix of pre-employment readiness sessions, such as resume writing and interviewing tailored for community work, sessions on self-advocacy and communication skills, harm reduction, event planning, and facilitation/public speaking.

Name:

First NameLast Name

Pronouns:

Year of Birth:

First three (3) digits of your postal code:

Phone Number:

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Can we leave you a message at this phone number?

Email:

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Best way to contact you:

Are you legally allowed to work in Canada?

Please tell us how you identify under the trans umbrella, ex. 2-Spirit, Trans, non-binary, agender:

Please tell us how you identify under the trans umbrella.

How has your trans and/or non-binary identity impacted your lived experience?

Have you been out about your trans-identity at work or school? Can you tell us more about your experiences:

Do you identify as any of the below? Please choose one or more that best describe your cultural and ethnic identity:

What would you like us to consider and understand about your lived experience and trans identity or other intersecting identities you experience?

Please tell us about any paid or unpaid, volunteer or work experience including self-employment.

Why are you interested in the community and social services sector? Feel free to connect this answer to your lived experience and/or any paid or unpaid experiences you've had.

What level of education have you completed:

Do you currently attend school or are you currently enrolled in a training program?

If yes, please indicate:

Are you currently employed and/or in a registered apprenticeship program?

If yes, please indicate type of employment/apprenticeship program:

Have you previously been employed and/or in a registered apprenticeship program?

If yes, please indicate type of employment/apprenticeship program:

Where do you hope to be after the program ends in regard to your future educational, employment, or work goals?

TYMP offers the supports below. Please let us know what interests you. (Check all that apply)

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In terms of employment, are you primarily interested in the community and social services sector?

How would you rank, in terms of priority, the following needs for you at the moment?

Do you have accessibility and/or accommodation requests or needs? Please specify:

Can you commit to participating consistently in TYMP every Wednesday from 5pm-8pm for the duration of four (4) months? Keep in mind that for receiving your certificate of completion, you will need to attend at least 60% of the sessions (with the exception of justified absences)

Please note, all participants in TYMP’s Winter/Spring 2025 cohort need to meet with the coordinator of the program at the beginning and end of the program cycle to better understand and meet your needs. These sessions are required and can be done either virtually or in-person.

What else should we know about you?

Notice of Collection

The personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the City of Toronto Act, S.O. 2006, Chapter 11, Schedule A, s. 136 (b) & (c). The 519 will use the information for the purpose of subscribing you to Facebook group and keeping you up to date on events, activities, and resources of The 519 Trans Youth Mentorship Program (TYMP). The 519 will not trade your information with other organizations. Questions about this collection can be directed to the Privacy Officer at The 519, 519 Church St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2C9; by email at privacy@The519.org; by phone at 416-392-6874.