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The overarching study comprises a variety of data sources, including anonymous pre- and post-intervention online surveys, pre-intervention qualitative interviews, post-intervention qualitative interviews, research logs, and impact mapping. This paper draws on data from the anonymous pre- and post-intervention online surveys and the post-intervention qualitative interviews. These were collected with Phase 1 youth collaborators from the first two intervention cohorts in British Columbia. Data were collected between September 2020 (pre-intervention survey) and June 2021 (post-intervention survey and interviews). Additional data comes from post-intervention qualitative interviews, conducted in June and July 2021 with a subset of policy/decision makers who were engaged in intervention activities with these cohorts. The two youth cohorts, from which the Phase 1 data used in the present analysis were drawn from, were recruited through partner organizations in the recreation and education sectors and included those living in an urban neighborhood that is characterized by high levels of poverty and other health and social inequities, as well as youth living in a suburban neighborhood that is home to a high proportion of new immigrant families. In addition to receiving an hourly honoraria for participation in the Agenda Gap intervention, all youth received $20 CAD for each survey or interview that they participated in to acknowledge their time and contributions to the study. Adult participants were not financially compensated for their time as their participation was considered within the scope of their professional role. Ethical approval for the study was obtained by the University of British Columbia Behavioral Research Ethics Board (H17-001602). Informed consent was provided upon initiating the online survey and orally prior to the beginning of each interview.