Get active and support youth in your community
May 1–15, 2026
Move for Youth is a free activity challenge with a goal to reach 1,500 participants, 75,000 kilometers, 150 million total steps, and $175,000 dollars! Every step you take creates opportunities for local kids to thrive.
Join Move for Youth in support of United Way East Ontario and Centraide Outaouais.
By participating, you’ll make sure more kids have safe spaces to play, learn, and grow. From homework clubs to mental health services, you can help children in your community get what they need to succeed.
The challenge by the numbers
🗓️
2 fun-filled weeks
Walk, run, bike—however you want to move!
🤩
1,500
participants
Form a team with your colleagues, friends, and family.
👟
150 million
steps
Track all of your daily activities and win great prizes along the way.
🚶➡️
75,000
kilometers
Our community goal: Crossing the entire length of the Quebec-Ontario border 92 times!
💗
$190,000
to raise
Help us reach our fundraising goal to support local kids.
🗓️
2 fun-filled weeks
Walk, run, bike—however you want to move!
🤩
1,500
participants
Form a team with your work colleagues, friends, and family.
👟
150 million
steps
Track your workouts and win great prizes along the way.
🚶➡️
75,000
kilometers
Our community goal: Crossing the Quebec-Ontario border 10 times!
💗
$190,000
to raise
Help us reach our fundraising goal to support local kids.
Make an impact in real kids’ lives—see how your donation makes a difference for youth.
For youth in our communities, having somewhere to go between the classroom and home can mean the world. It gives those living in stressful environments the chance to relax, feel safe, and just be themselves. That’s why United Way works with local partners to help kids access after-school programs and drop-in spaces.
Esther first joined a United Way-supported after-school program when she was eight years old. Now she volunteers because of the impact the program had on her life.
“Some kids come from not-so-great backgrounds, and they’re always sort of the ‘adult’ at home,” Esther explains. “But when they come to the programs, we just let them be themselves.”
Celebrating Community, Fun, and Purpose
Whether you walked, ran, danced, or cheered others on, you made Move for Youth a joyful and memorable experience. From sponsors at our launch event to Move Partners, groups of friends and family, and solo steppers, your spirit, camaraderie, and the fun we shared was truly inspiring!
A special shout out to our top steppers and fundraising leaders—congratulations on making such big moves!
Can’t wait to get started?
This year we are partnering with Strava to count all our steps. Simply register on CrowdChange and follow the easy prompts to download the Strava app and connect your account in seconds.
Thank you to our sponsors
Our sponsors want you to step up to the challenge. Together, they are raising $100,000+ and counting to help kids succeed and asking you to help us reach our goal of 150 million steps with 1,500 participants. Move for Youth wouldn’t be possible without our title partner National Bank, our incredible sponsors, and our corporate partners.
