Youth encouragement Helping working young single mothers Volunteering
Easy access to supermarkets (No Frills, create employment) Agencies employ local residents Community empowerment Skills to empower youth More police presence Mentors Word of mouth, posters to engage residents Networking – billboards Centre to teach youth parental skills
Trust
Identity issues and address
Space
Community centre
Community activities e.g. barbecues, etc.
Community gardening, summer camps
Employment
Skills and training
Community outreach, communication and engagement
Committees lacking
Dancing Studying Meeting spaces for socializing, planning More speakers who can understand and relate to youth issues More workshops on life skills Conflict management/resolution more often than 1 x a year Financial management Knowledge, learning More employment for youth
cussing, name calling, fighting) no structure
Studying (space wise)
Support (lack of )
Expensive tutors
Provision of volunteers
Recruiters outside of school
More computers, resources, etc.
More advertisement (flyers, send emails,
not everyone has connections)
Youth
More activities
Peer-on-peer violence (teachers not doing anything,
Share our stories, motivations
and networking with friends
Passing on information, connecting
it back to the community, peers
Taking what we are learning and bringing
How can we support each other to be successful? What unique contribution must each of us make?
Conducting weekly seminars
More political and civic engagement
Teamwork
What outreach and engagement strategies would make you/us feel full energized and engaged in the YYC?
Time
Community cohesiveness
What is the biggest challenge in engaging other residents that, if addressed through the YYC, could make the greatest difference in the future of the neighbourhood?
Youth mentoring
Income generating projects
Resident
STRATEGIC PLANNING 2011–2013
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