{"id":5425,"date":"2026-04-08T20:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/?p=5425"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:15:16","slug":"untapped-launches-at-city-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/fr\/untapped-launches-at-city-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Untapped Launches at City Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5425\" class=\"elementor elementor-5425\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-154fb204 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"154fb204\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3403ee76 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3403ee76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74fd753f\" data-id=\"74fd753f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5003a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f5003a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Untapped Launches at City Hall<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6edfb8f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6edfb8f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A New Chapter for Youth in Ottawa<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df38635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7df38635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1404b84d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1404b84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"276\">On March 28th, something shifted in Ottawa.<\/p><p data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"657\">City Hall\u2014typically associated with policy, procedure, and formal decision-making\u2014was transformed into a vibrant, youth-driven space filled with energy, creativity, and connection. <a href=\"https:\/\/untapped.earth\/\"><strong data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"471\">Inexploit\u00e9<\/strong>,<\/a> hosted by Youth Ottawa and the Ottawa Youth Council, brought together a sold-out room of young people, community leaders, and partners for an evening that felt fundamentally different.<\/p><p data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"734\">This wasn\u2019t just another event.<\/p><p data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"734\"><br data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"693\" \/>It was the beginning of something bigger.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c00d4f3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c00d4f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-235dc396\" data-id=\"235dc396\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37398755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37398755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Reimagining City Hall<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7352b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7352b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"921\">For many young people, City Hall is not a place they naturally see themselves. It\u2019s often experienced through structured school visits or from a distance.<\/p><p data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"955\">But on this night, that changed.<\/p><p data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1209\">From 5:30PM to 9PM\u2014during what are often referred to as \u201ccritical hours\u201d\u2014young people filled the space on their own terms. They networked, shared ideas, explored opportunities, and participated in conversations that felt real, relevant, and energizing.<\/p><p data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1315\">Holding Untapped in the heart of civic decision-making wasn\u2019t just a logistical choice. It was symbolic.<\/p><p data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1398\">It sent a clear message:<br data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1344\" \/><strong data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1398\">Youth belong in these spaces\u2014not someday, but now.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-465e675 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"465e675\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 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https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08378-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08378-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08378-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08378-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08378-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95492ba\" data-id=\"95492ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d79b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38d79b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08507-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5435\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08507-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08507-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08507-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08507-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08507-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08507-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC08507-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ecaea5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ecaea5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df55a74\" data-id=\"df55a74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dadcff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dadcff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">A Different Kind of Energy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e53aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e53aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1456\">The evening blended:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1679\"><li data-section-id=\"1j5yyjo\" data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1500\">Open networking and connection-building<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1pzghin\" data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1579\">A fireside conversation focused on mindset, growth, and real-life journeys<\/li><li data-section-id=\"wwbydh\" data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1629\">Cultural performances and creative expression<\/li><li data-section-id=\"17jj583\" data-start=\"1630\" data-end=\"1679\">Youth-led program showcases and opportunities<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1716\">What stood out most was the energy.<\/p><p data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1829\">Young people stayed.<br data-start=\"1738\" data-end=\"1741\" \/>They leaned into conversations.<br data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1775\" \/>They asked questions.<br data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1799\" \/>They explored what comes next.<\/p><p data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1887\">This wasn\u2019t passive attendance, it was active engagement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-319286d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"319286d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02b7acf\" data-id=\"02b7acf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e22c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33e22c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Introducing Y.O.S.\u2122 \u2014 A New System for Youth Opportunity<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e5db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96e5db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2022\">At the center of the evening was the introduction of something new:<\/p><p data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2066\"><a href=\"https:\/\/untapped.earth\/\"><strong data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2066\">Y.O.S.\u2122 \u2014 the Youth Opportunity System<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2171\">Unveiled in its alpha form, Y.O.S. represents a shift in how youth development is approached in Ottawa.<\/p><p data-start=\"2173\" data-end=\"2302\">Rather than adding another standalone program, Youth Ottawa is working to build <strong data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2271\">infrastructure<\/strong>\u2014a connected system that links:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2439\"><li data-section-id=\"txrzxh\" data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2317\">mentorship<\/li><li data-section-id=\"wnvzrp\" data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2344\">media and storytelling<\/li><li data-section-id=\"l0c4zt\" data-start=\"2345\" data-end=\"2365\">entrepreneurship<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1inmtcz\" data-start=\"2366\" data-end=\"2386\">civic engagement<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1o78dkc\" data-start=\"2387\" data-end=\"2415\">after-school programming<\/li><li data-section-id=\"25tg7g\" data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2439\">real-world pathways<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2548\">The goal is to move from fragmented, short-term experiences to something continuous, visible, and scalable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c434b38 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c434b38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 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class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWe are well overdue in the youth sector to stop seeing young people as beneficiaries of support, and start positioning youth as active builders of their city.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Jesse Card<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Executive Director | Youth Ottawa<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section 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data-end=\"2899\">A powerful part of the night was seeing youth not just participate\u2014but <strong data-start=\"2888\" data-end=\"2898\">create<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"3047\">Through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/fr\/programs\/yam\/\"><strong data-start=\"2913\" data-end=\"2941\">Youth Active Media (YAM)<\/strong><\/a> program, a participant captured and produced a video highlighting the energy and key moments of Untapped.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-441a0bb elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"441a0bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7681066\" data-id=\"7681066\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214d665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"214d665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83c\udfa5 Watch the Untapped Recap 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href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DW2Xiz2gPah\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Youth Ottawa (@youth_ottawa)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f611b3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f611b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92ce529\" data-id=\"92ce529\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba81170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba81170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3109\" data-end=\"3156\">This is what youth-led storytelling looks like:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3157\" data-end=\"3237\"><li data-section-id=\"1ek9ob5\" data-start=\"3157\" data-end=\"3173\">real moments<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1pkwno0\" data-start=\"3174\" data-end=\"3194\">authentic voices<\/li><li data-section-id=\"ye6p5\" data-start=\"3195\" data-end=\"3237\">perspective from inside the experience<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3239\" data-end=\"3346\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/fr\/programs\/yam\/\">YAM<\/a> continues to provide young people with the tools, platform, and confidence to tell stories that matter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05d5b16 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05d5b16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14cc6317\" data-id=\"14cc6317\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bdc2c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bdc2c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Than an Event<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918b81a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"918b81a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4254\" data-end=\"4307\">Untapped is not designed to be a one-time experience.<\/p><p data-start=\"4309\" data-end=\"4343\">It is part of a broader vision to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"4344\" data-end=\"4555\"><li data-section-id=\"8ss373\" data-start=\"4344\" data-end=\"4388\">create consistent, youth-centered spaces<\/li><li data-section-id=\"rj2xb5\" data-start=\"4389\" data-end=\"4435\">connect young people to real opportunities<\/li><li data-section-id=\"18d51qf\" data-start=\"4436\" data-end=\"4480\">build long-term pathways across the city<\/li><li data-section-id=\"hllpwj\" data-start=\"4481\" data-end=\"4555\">and develop a system that supports youth continuously; not episodically<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4557\" data-end=\"4695\">Future Untapped events will continue to build on this momentum, bringing youth back into spaces that matter and expanding what\u2019s possible.<\/p><h2 data-section-id=\"1unko59\" data-start=\"4702\" data-end=\"4729\">The Beginning of a Shift<\/h2><p data-start=\"4731\" data-end=\"4843\">What happened on March 28th was important\u2014not because everything is finished, but because something has started.<\/p><p data-start=\"4845\" data-end=\"4853\">A shift:<\/p><ul data-start=\"4854\" data-end=\"4948\"><li data-section-id=\"xu4r83\" data-start=\"4854\" data-end=\"4886\">from attending \u2192 to engaging<\/li><li data-section-id=\"uwe18m\" data-start=\"4887\" data-end=\"4917\">from programs \u2192 to systems<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1qcnci2\" data-start=\"4918\" data-end=\"4948\">from waiting \u2192 to building<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4950\" data-end=\"4982\">Ottawa\u2019s young people are ready.<\/p><p data-start=\"4984\" data-end=\"5030\">Now, the city is beginning to meet them there.<\/p><p data-start=\"4984\" data-end=\"5030\"><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 1.625rem;\">Stay Connected<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"5056\" data-end=\"5087\">Want to be part of what\u2019s next?<\/p><ul data-start=\"5089\" data-end=\"5239\"><li data-section-id=\"qxdt01\" data-start=\"5089\" data-end=\"5122\">Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/fr\/programs\/\">Youth Ottawa programs<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1qawmp1\" data-start=\"5123\" data-end=\"5156\">Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/fr\/programs\/oyc\/\">Ottawa Youth Council<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"3p9bvn\" data-start=\"5157\" data-end=\"5204\">Follow along as <a href=\"https:\/\/untapped.earth\/\">Y.O.S.<\/a> continues to develop<\/li><li data-section-id=\"w4oofv\" data-start=\"5205\" data-end=\"5239\">Attend the next Untapped event<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5241\" data-end=\"5268\">This is just the beginning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b9094a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b9094a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-408ecf6\" data-id=\"408ecf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36c8e0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c36c8e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/untapped.earth\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check Out Y.O.S.\u2122<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79dafc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"79dafc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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