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Title: YouthScape - The Calgary Initiative
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Categories: Education
Status:
In Progress
Timeline:
May 1 06 to October 1 11
Description:
The Calgary Initiative is working on building a resilient Calgary community by engaging youth. Our steering committee consists of representatives from the following organizations: Ghost River Rediscovery, Urban Youth Worx, Child and Youth Friendly Calgary, Between Friends Club for Youth with Disabilities, YMCA, United Way of Calgary and Area, Burns Memorial Fund, Univeristy of Calgary- Environmental Design and The Calgary Children's Initiative and the Calgary Health Region.
Our process started with the help of a consultant, who designed a community consultation process which engaged over 200 youth and close to 90 community representatives who work directly with and care about youth. This information formed that foundation for what was to become YouthScape Calgary.
Background:
Engaged Youth, Resilient Calgary
Calgary is one of five Canadian cities tasked with in building more resilient communities by effectively engaging all of our youth, especially those who have become marginalized or disengaged.
The goal of the initiative is to achieve widespread system change that includes youth (12-24) as partners in the process of creating strong communities, especially those youth that have been systematically marginalized or become disengaged.
Child and Youth Friendly Calgary was selected as the lead organization to develop a community plan, strengthen and expand local partnerships, and mobilize resources for a multi-year initiative focused on engaging youth. This was with the stipulation that CYFC involve diverse young Calgarians and provide them opportunities to have an active voice in the planning, implementation and assessment of the initiative. Additionally, CYFC will involve a broad spectrum of community members such as representation from various non-profits, funders, and corporate partners in the planning of the initiative. While part of the McConnell Foundation Project Community Calgary is funded by the United Way of Calgary in addition to several Matching Funders. These are Kahanoff Foudnation, SunCor, the Burns Memorial Fund, two anonymous funders and Conoco Phillips.
This project is considered a “comprehensive community initiative” (CCI) which is characterized as being big picture, consensus building and long-term, entailing much community dialogue and innovation. CCI’s reflect views on the changing role of government and the place of communities in promoting economic and social well being and have proven to be more effective than traditional methods in bringing about positive change.
Objectives:
Vision: All young people in Calgary are seen, heard and respected as citizens of the community. The diversity of the youth voice is heard, particularly youth who have been marginalized or become disengaged and this youth voice serves as a catalyst for community change. As a result, Calgary is a stronger, more resilient city and a more nurturing and exciting place in which to live.
This vision will be achieved through four interrelated goals:
Goal 1: To foster genuine youth involvement in governance structures and processes, including local government, school boards, chamber of commerce, NGO boards, and associations.
Goal 2: To encourage and educate the community to incorporate the youth voice in public dialogue about issues which matter to youth.
Goal 3: To create space for more connections between youth and adults.
Goal 4: To develop action-oriented, youth-led projects that have an impact now and develop capacity for the longer term.
Contact Name: Penny Hume
Contact Email Address: penny@cyfc.ca
Contact Phone Number: (403) 266-5448
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