2021-2022
JA Programming in B.C. Indigenous Schools and Communities Year End Report
2021 - 2022
Introduction Indigenous youth is one of British Columbia's fastest growing populations. JABC has been steadily increasing its focus on Indigenous schools and communities and creating meaningful relationships that support access to our financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship programs. These programs aim to promote a culture of positive financial health for Indigenous learners and emphasizes goal setting, informed financial decision making and planning for the future. Through our relationships with First Nations communities, we aim to bring culturally appropriate programming in a safe and inviting environment for Indigenous learners. The demand for our programs directly in these communities continues to grow and our expansion this past year to Friendship Centres, Indigenous Training Centers, Summer program and village programs has been received positively. JABC has dedicated staff and resources towards ensuring JA programs are shared and coordinated and that host communities and schools are supported in youth having access to JA programs. We look forward to continuing to build relationships and adapting our programs to meet the needs of Indigenous youth. For more information on programming in Indigenous schools and communities, contact Kimberly Sommer, Program Director, Indigenous Communities at k.sommer@jabc.org or visit us at jabc.ca/indigenous.
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Program Highlights Kispiox School, Kispiox With support from an Indigenous volunteer, JABC adapted its financial literacy programs for the young learners at Kispiox School. Students from Kindergarten and Grades 4 through 7 learned about saving and budgeting, calculating the cost of credit, and identifying the best ways to invest their money. "I think JA programs are amazing. I loved going into the local communities where I already have connections and interacting with the youth on a different level.” - Starlene Starlund, Indigenous volunteer
Stz'uminus Community School, Ladysmith Stz'uminus Community School hosted JA More than Money and JA Personal Finance for the first time for students in Grades 5 through 12. The programs were well received and JABC has been asked to return next year and adapt our financial literacy programs for their elementary level classes.
ACCESS (Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society) 18 to 29 year olds seeking training and employment through ACCESS, which provides education and training services to Indigenous people living in Greater Vancouver, took JA Personal Finance and created their individual budget plans. JABC’s Personal Finance program was extremely valuable to our youth here at ACCESS. The creative/interactive games and activities were especially engaging and so much fun! Kimberly’s lesson on budgeting (saving and spending) was eye-opening for participants. I appreciated how she took extra time to sit down and individualize their budgeting plans so they could apply them. Overall, Kimberly was very supportive and eager to personally educate our youth. Now they can make some extra money—and be leaders in their communities." – Anisha Sangha, Youth Leader, ACCESS
Tsilhqot'n National Government, Williams Lake JABC was invited to deliver adapted versions of JA Personal Finance and JA Be Entrepreneurial to students taking their Residential Construction Foundations Program to support them on their way to becoming a Red Seal journeypersons in carpentry. The students enjoyed the program so much that they invited the JA program volunteers back to witness their graduation!
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Program Reach
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57
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Students reached
Programs delivered
Communities participated
Our goal for the 2021-2022 school year was to deliver 30 programs in B.C. Indigenous schools and communities. We exceeded our goal and delivered 57 programs through a collaborative effort between JABC staff and Indigenous educators in the following communities. An additional 85 programs were delivered in the public school system where over 25% of students identify as Indigenous.
Indigenous Schools and Communities that received a JA program in 2021-2022 1. Kispiox Elementary School, Kispiox 2. MFS, Mission 3. VAFCS, Vancouver 4. Outland Youth Employment Program, Quesnel 5. Squiala Band, Chilliwack 6. Tsilhqot'in National Government, Williams Lake 7. Penticton Indian Band, Penticton 8. Nus Wadeezulh Community School, Takla Landing 9. Chilliwack Landing Preschool, Chilliwack 10. Quatsino K'ak'ot'lats'i School, Quatsino 11. Penelakut Island Learning Centre, Penelakut Island 12. Powell River Indigenous Ed #47, Powell River 13. Stein Valley Nlakapamux School, Lytton 14. Stz'uminus Community School, Ladysmith 15. Wsanec Leadership Secondary School, Brentwood Bay
Kispiox Elementary School Nus Wadeezulh Community School
Outland Youth Employment Program Tsilhqot'in
Stein Valley Nlakapamux Penticton Indian Band K'ak'ot'lats'i School Powell River Indigenous Ed. Chilliwack Landing MFS Penelakut Island Learning Centre
Squiala
VAFCS W̱ SÁNEĆ Leadership Secondary School Stz'uminus Community School
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Program delivery growth in indigenous schools and communities 100
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Number of Programs Delivered
program goal programs delivered
75
50
27 22
25
11 0
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
School Year
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Empowering Indigenous Youth On June 2, 2022, JABC hosted an Indigenous-focused event as part of our JA World of Choices monthly series. Close to 1500 Grade 6 to 12 students from across the province joined the live, virtual program and heard Indigenous leaders, entrepreneurs and role models talk about their career journeys. They also participated in a lively question and answer session with the presenters. We were pleased to welcome the following special guest speakers: Johanna Sparrow-Crawford, Aboriginal Relations Advisor, Aquilini Construction and Development Clarence Louie, CEO, Osoyoos Indian and Development Corporation Sharon Bond-Hogg, CEO, Founder and Entrepreneur, All Nations Trust Company, Kekuli Cafe Properties Inc. William Belleau, Actor, Writer and Director Corey Brown, Principal and Managing Director, Gwaii Engineering Ltd.
"I knew [the students] were engaged in the whole presentation. Your presenters were all excellent and being able to do the Q & A was very effective.” - William Rowluck, Educator, Stein Valley Nlakapanux
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Thank you to our Donors Indigenous Futures Circle The members of the Indigenous Futures Circle enabled JABC to launch its Indigenous programming strategy and bring JA programs into First Nations communities.
Anonymous
Indigenous Programs Partners BPS Wealth Management
Pankaj and Rita Agarwal Keith and Sheryl Spencer
Economic Futures Council
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Appendix Appendix A: Programs Delivered in each Community
Community or School
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Programs Delivered
Outland Youth Employment Program, Quesnel
1
Economics for Success
Kispiox Elementary School
8
Dollars with Sense, More than Money
Nus Wadeezulh Community School*
2
World of Choices
Tsilhqot'in National Government
4
Personal Finance, World of Choices
Penticton Indian Band
3
TechWorks
MFS, Mission
1
Personal Finance
VAFCS, Vancouver
5
TechWorks, World of Choices, Personal Finance
Squiala First Nations Band
10
World of Choices, TechWorks
Chilliwack Landing Preschool
1
More than Money
Quatsino K'ak'ot'lats'i School
4
More than Money, World of Choices
Penelakut Island Learning Centre
2
TechWorks
Powell River Indigenous Education
1
World of Choices
Stein Valley Nlakapamux School
2
World of Choices
W̱ SÁNEĆ Leadership Secondary School
11
ISP, World of Choices
Stz'uminus Community School
2
Personal Finance, More than Money, Dollars with Sense, World of Choices
Total Deliveries
57
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