About the Table jeunesse Outaouais…
Mandate and mission
The mission of the Table jeunesse Outaouais is to promote the participation of youth from 12 to 35 years old in local and regional development in the Outaouais.
- Stimulate youth to get involved in the development of their communities;
- Build and maintain relationships between local and regional partners;
- Provide consultation on youth issues;
- Encourage youth representation in regional development;
- Support actions jeunesse structurantes and local youth projects under the Fonds régional d’investissement jeunesse (FRIJ).
Members and Board of Directors
Local Tables jeunesse
The Table jeunesse Outaouais is made up of five regional Tables jeunesse:
- The Table jeunesse Gatineau;
- The Table jeunesse Papineau;
- The Table jeunesse Pontiac;
- The Table jeunesse Vallée-de-la-Gatineau;
- The Table jeunesse Collines-de-l’Outaouais.
Each table has its own board of directors (BOD) that delegates members to attend meetings of the TJO BOD.
The Board of Directors
The BOD of the TJO is composed of voting and non-voting members, as follows:
Executive Council
President – Gatineau – Isabelle Sabourin
Vice-president – Collines-de-l'Outaouais – Michel Lemonde
Secretary-Treasurer – Gatineau – Oscar Valinas
Director – Pontiac – Lucille Bélair
Director – Université du Québec en Outaouais – Guillaume Arsenault
15 voting members
- Two representatives from the Table jeunesse locale Vallée-de-la-Gatineau: Mélanie Marchand and Valérie Major.
- Two representative from the Table jeunesse locale Pontiac: Benjamin Hiard and Lucille Bélair.
- Two representatives from the Table jeunesse locale Papineau: Mélanie Larose and vacant.
- Two representatives from the Table jeunesse locale Collines-de-l’Outaouais: Michel Lemonde and Mathieu Poncelet.
- Three representatives from the Table jeunesse locale Gatineau: Isabelle Sabourin, Oscar Valinas and vacant seat.
- One representative from the Association générale des étudiants de l’Université du Québec en Outaouais: Guillaume Arsenault.
- One representative from the Association générale des étudiants du Cégep de l’Outaouais: vacant.
- One representative from the Commission jeunesse of the Ville de Gatineau: Marie-Noële St-Pierre.
- One youth representative from an aboriginal community: vacant.
6 non-voting members
- The coordinator of the Table jeunesse Outaouais: Félix Bussières.
- Five development officers from the local tables jeunesse:
- Table jeunesse Gatineau – Mélissa Boivin ;
- Table jeunesse Collines-de-l’Outaouais – Normand Veillette ;
- Table jeunesse Pontiac – Holly Richardson ;
- Table jeunesse Papineau – Alexandre Ranger (replacement for Anabel Beaudry-Sarazin) ;
- Table jeunesse Vallée-de-la-Gatineau – Nancy Payette.
5 partners
- One representative from the region’s Carrefours jeunesse-emploi (CJE): Sophie Beaudoin.
- One representative from the Centres locaux de développement (CLD) in the Outaouais : Hugues Dupuy.
- One representative from the Sport loisir Outaouais : Jean-François Labre (replacement for Geneviève Mallette).
- One representative from the Regroupement des maisons de jeunes de l’Outaouais: Julie Paré.
- One representative from Québec en Forme Outaouais: François Grenier.
The Regional Youth Investment Fund (Fonds régional d’investissement jeunesse - FRIJ)
The TJO manages the Regional Youth Investment Fund (known by its French acronym, FRIJ), the purpose of which is to finance "structuring" youth initiatives (see section 2, p.6) and local youth projects (see section 3, p. 7).
The TJO will set up a project selection committee (investment committee). This committee will be composed of youth representatives from a representative sampling of territories and activity sectors in the region.
The government's 2009-2014 Youth Action Strategy identifies the following challenges:
- The challenge of education and employment;
- The challenge of entrepreneurship;
- The challenge of health and well-being;
- The challenge of the regions;
- The challenge of diversity;
- The challenge of the environment.
In line with these priorities, the Table jeunesse Outaouais will use the 2009-2014 FRIJ to support projects more particularly concerning:
- Academic success;
- Young people’s identification with, and sense of belonging to the Outaouais region;
- The arts, culture, recreation and sports;
- Openness to the world and immigration;
- The environment;
- Citizen or social involvement.
The TJO encourages projects associated with these goals, but is also ready to consider other types of projects. It will prioritize projects based on the spinoffs and structuring impact of the project on local and regional development. Furthermore, all projects must incorporate an environmental dimension and involve community or social action by young people.
In conclusion, the FRIJ is a tool enabling groups to work in line with the 2007-2012 Strategic Plan for the Outaouais Region, developed by the Conférence régionale des élus de l'Outaouais (CRÉO).
Young people or organizations interested in initiating a local youth project should contact the TJO or their local youth committee (Table jeunesse locale) for assistance with the process.
For more information, contact Mélodie Hallé at 819-663-2480, extension 238 or at frij@tjo.ca .
