Youth Initiative Grants help fund local projects like this one where a group of inspiring Enactus Students from Okanagan College created "Silver Surfers", which is a student run social enterprise focused on giving seniors the ability to connect and communicate with loved ones and family using smart technology.

Silver Surfers starts with the basics of iPad technology then moves to topics such as: email, apps, web security, and communication channels. Throughout the sessions, a senior is paired with the same student volunteer each week, in order to build a strong connection that helps to maximize learning and also helps social isolation. Silver Surfers is in its 5th year of operation, taking place in 9 retirement homes empowering over 175 seniors each year.

Gennext selects and supports 5 projects like this every year that are youth created, youth led and youth delivered within the focus areas of United Way to give vulnerable people a path to possibility.