Neil Price

Neil Price: I quickly realized the importance of having mentors and having programs that were supportive, and having teachers that didnt allow that very important event in my life to become a detriment it was actually an opportunity, Price said, according to The Star. The year-long fellowship is a leadership and networking program that sees participants attending workshops and devising city-enhancing projects. Youth unemployment is one of the challenges Price aims to tackle through the one-year program, which this year will focus on jobs and economic opportunities in the GTHA and Raised by a single mother in East York, Neil Price became a father at 16. Now, the 37-year-old works to help Torontos youth with their own opportunities through Boys and Girls Club Canada, and is one of 27 young leaders selected for the DiverseCity Fellows program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.