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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In today's epsiode, we are celebrating Youth Empowering Youth Day by speaking with Abigail Lee, a soon-to-be Grade 12 student in Ontario who founded The Peer Power Project, a youth-led non-profit organization dedicated to supporting local communities since August of 2024. Through the organization, she has led a variety of initiatives, including senior social events, community donation drives, and volunteer service projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We discuss her passion to support her communities, her thoughts on the resiliency of youth, and the need for connection among all individuals. In this episode, you'll learn about The Peer Power Project and the savvy students who are behind this growing organization. You can find more information about The Peer Power Project on their Instagram @the.peer.power.project&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.dcontario.org/locations" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;www.dcontario.org/locations&lt;/a&gt; to find your nearest Member centre. Many of our Member centres operate 24/7. Thank you for listening and we hope you'll join us again next time. If you would like to provide feedback on this episode, past episodes, or request future content, you can do so using the following link: &lt;a href="https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
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<p>We discuss her passion to support her communities, her thoughts on the resiliency of youth, and the need for connection among all individuals. In this episode, you'll learn about The Peer Power Project and the savvy students who are behind this growing organization. You can find more information about The Peer Power Project on their Instagram @the.peer.power.project</p>

<p>To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit <a href="http://www.dcontario.org/locations" rel="nofollow noopener">www.dcontario.org/locations</a> to find your nearest Member centre. Many of our Member centres operate 24/7. Thank you for listening and we hope you'll join us again next time. If you would like to provide feedback on this episode, past episodes, or request future content, you can do so using the following link: <a href="https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8" rel="nofollow noopener">https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8</a>.</p>]]>
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<p>We discuss her passion to support her communities, her thoughts on the resiliency of youth, and the need for connection among all individuals. In this episode, you'll learn about The Peer Power Project and the savvy students who are behind this growing organization. You can find more information about The Peer Power Project on their Instagram @the.peer.power.project</p>

<p>To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit <a href="http://www.dcontario.org/locations" rel="nofollow noopener">www.dcontario.org/locations</a> to find your nearest Member centre. Many of our Member centres operate 24/7. Thank you for listening and we hope you'll join us again next time. If you would like to provide feedback on this episode, past episodes, or request future content, you can do so using the following link: <a href="https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8" rel="nofollow noopener">https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8</a>.</p>]]>
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