WE DAY: BY THE NUMBERS

We Day program and the We accompanying Act aims to inspire, oneyear engage to independent and empower third-party youth. research According by U.S.-based Mission Measurement: social impact consulting firm

• 97 per cent of participating youth believe they can make a difference following their We Day attendance.

• see 96 themselves per cent of youth as part who of the attended broader community.

• volunteering 80 per cent more of We than Act alumni 150 hours reported each year.

• 79 per cent of voting age We Act alumni report having voted in the national election, double the rate of their peers.

• 90 per cent now believe they are responsible for addressing social justice issues. According to educators with students involved in the We Act program:

• 89 per cent said their students are more confident in their goal-setting and completion.

• 85 per cent found a greater atmosphere of caring and compassion in the school.

• 90 per cent of their students have demonstrated increased leadership among their peers. Over the past five years, youth involved in We Act have:

• raised $26 million for more than 900 local and global causes.

• volunteered 5.1 million hours for local and global causes.

• collected 2.8 million pounds of food for local food banks.

• logged 6.3 million hours of silence to stand up for children in developing communities silenced by poverty and exploitation. In Ottawa-Gatineau schools:

• 141 schools from the region are currently active in Free The Children’s programming.

• 34 schools in the region participated in Free The Children’s We Scare Hunger campaign in 2012, collecting food for local food banks.

• the region has raised more than $10,000 in pennies as part of Free The Children’s We Create Change campaign, in support of Free The Children’s water projects in developing communities overseas.