{"id":85,"date":"2024-04-21T09:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T09:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yegthecomeup.com\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2024-04-21T09:48:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T09:48:01","slug":"about-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yegthecomeup.com\/about-1\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"85\" class=\"elementor elementor-85\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3e63a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a3e63a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6724ccf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6724ccf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf0b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bf0b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To encourage individual and community empowerment from within.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8310b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be8310b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71efdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f71efdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Between our elders and children, Africa Centre recognizes that the youth are often \u00a0forgotten. For this reason, the youth of the Africa Centre created a collective in September 2013 previously referred to as the Youth Empowerment Group, YEG.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">After two years of youth-led consultations with African and Caribbean youth ranging from high school to post-secondary students across Edmonton, our collective presented TheComeUp-Youth Empowerment Initiative.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">As a subset of our greater organization, the Africa Centre, we share core values and principles and presents itself as a hub of African and Caribbean youth of our greater communities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e93fcce e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e93fcce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e887a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e887a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-a89bc186a0cfda7beac4\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><div class=\"sqs-html-content\"><h2 class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">AFRICA CENTRE<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row sqs-row\"><div class=\"col sqs-col-3 span-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_15_1473691550784_9238\" class=\"sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1\" data-block-type=\"21\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col sqs-col-6 span-6\"><div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_15_1473691550784_7761\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><div class=\"sqs-html-content\"><p class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Our greater organization otherwise known as the Council for the Advancement for African-Canadians in Alberta, AFRICA CENTRE serves as the hub of African communities in the province of Alberta through creating opportunities of access and encouraging participation.<\/span><\/p><h3 class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">MISSION<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0To create opportunities for the access and full participation of members of the African community in all aspects of society including economic, social, cultural and educational endeavors and contribute to the holistic development and wellness of the individual, family and community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea13ce elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ea13ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/africacentre.ca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">AFRICA CENTRE WEBSITE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To encourage individual and community empowerment from within. Between our elders and children, Africa Centre recognizes that the youth are often \u00a0forgotten. For this reason, the youth of the Africa Centre created a collective in September 2013 previously referred to as the Youth Empowerment Group, YEG. 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