Since 2021, the Diocese of Nova Scotia & PEI has been a leader across our national to church in the Say! Yes to Kids campaign, and we hope that will continue in 2025! Through this campaign, more than $55,000 has been invested in programs for children, youth, and families in our diocese over the past 5 years.
This year, in addition to parish teams being able to access mentorship, training, and sponsorship for parish-led peer-to-peer fundraising, the Anglican Foundation has also created a liturgical resource to help parishes mark Say Yes! to Kids Sunday on June 22.
The Anglican Foundation has created a liturgical resource to make it easy for parishes to mark this day in worhip - download that here.
In conversations about how to support parishes in our diocese in participating, it became clear that a Family Worship Resource would be helpful - so we've created one of those. You can download it here.
Read on to find out all about the Say Yes! to Kids Teams in our diocese this year!
Say Yes! to Kids is back, and it’s going to be better than ever!
Who is eligible?Any parish in Canada with a vision for ministry and outreach to young people. When?For 2025, teams are set, but you can start thinking about 2026 now, and get in touch with Allie at youthandfamily@nspeidiocese.ca to talk more about what might be possible! Why?
- Raise the funds you need to bring your church’s vision for youth ministry to life.
- Receive fundraising and communications mentorship from AFC’s experienced team.
- Reconnect with families in your community by raising awareness about your youth programs.
- Benefit from an AFC-led effort to secure leadership donations, including matching gifts!
How much?
- Each team establishes its own fundraising goal.
- Salaries, equipment costs, and capital improvements can be included in your case for support.
I’m interested. What’s next?
- Visit anglicanfoundation.org/say-yes-to-kids and register for an upcoming webinar.
- Download our campaign FAQs sheet.
Join the movement and help our church grow a brighter future for young people, today.
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As a diocese, we are extremely excited about the opportunity that we have in Say Yes to Kids 2025 to raise funds for ministry for children and youth in our parishes. We are working away on opportunities and resources to support parishes as they explore possibilities and dream about what might happen, and we will post details here and in the NetNews as details come together.
For now, you will find more information about Say Yes to Kids on the Anglican Foundation website, here.