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Safe Cities for Youth, City of Toronto Conference - Violetta Ilkiw speaking notes (PDF)
ArtReach Toronto: youth arts funding initiative
Eligible applicants for ArtReach Toronto funding will include not-for-profit youth-led organizations or collectives, not-for-profit organizations or collectives able to demonstrate a high degree of youth engagement, and individual artists or group of artists. Priority will be given to projects that respond to the needs of youth who have experienced exclusion, primarily but not limited to those living in one of the 13 priority neighbourhoods as identified by the United Way and the City of Toronto, and to projects from youth-led organizations.
National Youth in Care Network:
To learn more about Youth In Care visit the National Youth in Care Network at www.youthincare.ca
Funk'd is a magazine published annually by the National Youth in Care Network. For more information contact them at info@youthincare.ca.
Enhancing Academic Success of Youth in Care is a research brief available on the National Youth in Care website.
- Smoothing a Brutal Transition, an article by Carol Goar, Toronto Star, October 2005 (pdf, 30K)
- Those Who Outgrow Foster Care Still Struggle, Study Finds, an article by Monica Davey, May 2005 (pdf, 17K)
- Aging Out of Care, unpublished article by Rory Gleeson et al, November 2005 (pdf, 24K)
- Study Says State Wards Fare Better in System, Chicago Tribune article by Ofelia Casillas, January 2006 (pdf, 19K)
- Promoting Positive Outcomes for Youth From Care Project, Selected Time 1 Findings from When Youth Age Out of Care published Summer 2005 (pdf, 80K)
- When Youth Age Out of Care - A Report on Baseline Findings by Deborah Rutman, Carol Hubberstey, April Barlow & Erinn Brown, August 2005 (pdf, 1.75MB)
- Supporting Young People's Transition from Government Care, a research project by Deborah Rutman, April Barlow, Carol Hubberstey, Daniela Alusik & Erinn Brown, February 2001 (pdf, 500K)
- Youth Leaving Care – How Do They Fare? Briefing Paper by Anne Tweddle, September 2005 (pdf, 242K)
- YEP WEB Evaluation Report 2002 (pdf,1.5Mb)
- Evaluation Tools Introduction (pdf, 226K)
- Youth as Decision Makers Strategies: full report (pdf, 347K), summary (pdf, 267K)
- Self Evaluation Check List for Organizations (pdf, 28K)
- Evaluation Toolkit for Building Organizational Capacity to Engage Youth (pdf, 209K)
- Evaluation Toolkit for Building Youth Capacity (pdf, 209K)
- Grantee Forum Newsletter (pdf, 789K)
Youth Services and Resources
Toronto Youth Cabinet & Toronto Youth
- The Toronto Youth Cabinet is a youth run organization that empowers youth to make a positive difference in the lives of others. TorontoYouth.com is the outcome of a unique project of the Toronto Youth Cabinet (TYC) and 211. The site features the 211 Youth Services Directory, a comprehensive, online guide to programs and services for youth in Toronto. Quarterly issues will feature articles on specific topics. http://www.poss.ca/youth/
Volunteer Toronto
- is a prime resource in the community for the recruitment and referral of individuals and training in all areas of volunteer management. For youth who are seeking to get connected in their community, volunteering is a useful and fulfilling way to gain valuable experience. www.volunteertoronto.on.ca
The Students Commission
- is a charitable organization dedicated to creating and promoting opportunities for young people to learn and grow in a positive and safe environment . Projects and programs include a Tiny Giant Magazine as well the site provides shared resources and a links to the Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement, which provides further resources and review of youth engagement literature. www.tgmag.ca and www.tgmag.ca/centres
Youth Action Network
- are dedicated to helping youth become more informed and actively involved in order to move towards a just and sustainable society. The site provides information and resources for promotion of action. This Toronto based non profit youth organization, provides tools to enable young people in Canada to become more informed and actively involved in world issues. The various resources provided include: a forum magazine, library database on regional and international information, media literacy manual, youth action manual and anti-oppression tool kit, just to name a few. www.youthactionnetwork.org/index.html
Government of Canada
- provide a website of proposal writing resources and courses as well as additional information that is useful for writing proposals. The Excerpt from The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing offers a clear summary of the key components of a proposal with examples to illustrate the ideas. www.fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants Youth Projects
International Youth Links
Carnegie Young People Initiative
- is an initiative of the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust set up to uplift the influence children and youth have over decisions that affect them by working to improve young people's involvement in local and national projects that are about young peoples right to participate as citizens. The site provides a varying array of publications including a report examining the different ways in which involving young people in decision making could be measured and evaluated. This site may provide our youth in Canada a different perspective on the way things work in Canada as compared to the UK. www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/cypi/home
Youth Venture
- Helps to empower young peoples by providing them with tools to create clubs, organizations and businesses. The site provides access to a variety of forums youth can become vocal about as well as media opportunities and money available for launching new programs. www.youthventure.org
Do Something eh!
- Founded by Andrew Shue from the TV show Melrose Place and his friend Micheal Sanchez, this is a fun, interactive site where the creators desired to make community service as cool as sports. They inspire, celebrate, and support the ability of young people to change the world. You can find everything from celebrity involvement in change to monthly challenges for youth to take on. Some common attractions are the Brick awards and how to build a magazine. The site has recently added a Do Something Canada eh! Section, involving youth from Canada. www.dosomething.org/
At the Table
- Aims to promote youth governance. Their site provides resources related to youth participation and empowerment. There are various resources to be downloaded all of which provide youth with information and direction on governance involvement. www.atthetable.org/handout.asp?ID=15
International Youth Foundation
- The International Youth Foundation (IYF) is working in more than 70 countries and territories to improve the conditions and prospects for young people where they live, learn, work and play. Established in 1990 to bring worldwide resources to young people in need, IYF works with hundreds of companies, foundations, and civil society organizations to strengthen and "scale up" existing programs that are making a positive and lasting difference in young lives. www.iyfnet.org
Arts and Literature related to Youth Action
Young Poets
- Is a project of The League of Canadian Poets, Canada's professional poetry organization working to promote poetry in this country and to promote Canadian poetry around the world. The site provides an ezine, articles and info on how to become a poet. www.youngpoets.ca/youth.php
Youth Action Forum
- Is a national magazine published by and for youth, here young people get to share their thoughts, opinions and experiences with other youth from across Canada. Each issue of the ezine is geared towards motivating and encouraging youth to educate them and be proactive in their communities. www.youthactionnetwork.org/forum/
Online Communities for Youth
Taking it Global
- Is an online community that connects youth to find inspiration, access information, get involved and take action in their local and global communities. This international organization is led by youth and empowered by technology and connects youth around the world to find inspiration information and get involved. www.takingitglobal.com
Youth Link
- Is an organization that partners with youth to encourage and facilitate youth participation and make intergenerational partnerships in global decision making. Their site provides youth with an interactive site called chat the planet, where youth can with free multi-point, free video dialoguing and blogging. www.youthlink.org/
Links for Adult Youth Allies
Classroom Connections
- Work with major education organizations in Canada as well as with teachers to create resources for parents, adult ally's for youth, children and youth, all of which foster social responsibility. All resources are free and available in pdf file. www.classroomconnections.ca
Involve Youth
- Is a campaign launched by the city of Toronto in January 2004 to encourage community based organizations to involve young people in decision making that affect the community at large. The site offers training sessions for organizations interested in youth participation and provides a guide to involving youth in decision making, which is available in pdf file. www.toronto.ca/involveyouth/
Youth on Board
- Prepares youth to be leaders and decision makers in their communities and strengthens relationships between youth and adults through publications, workshops and through technical assistance. The site provides various publications that outline how youth can become leaders and how adults can help. www.youthonboard.org
The Forum for Youth Investment
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The Forum for Youth Investment is a non-profit, non-partisan "action tank" dedicated to helping communities in the US make sure all young people are Ready by 21: ready for college, work and life. Informed by rigorous research and practical experience, the Forum forges innovative ideas, strategies and partners to strengthen solution for young people and those who care about them. A trusted resource for policy makers, advocates, researchers and program professionals, the Forum provides youth and adult leaders with the information, connections and tools they need to create greater opportunities and outcomes for young people. www.forumforyouthinvestment.org
New Action Kit to Help Cities Create Youth Master Plans
Youth Recreation Resources
New Research on Youth Recreation Opportunities
Laidlaw Foundation along with other funders is increasingly concerned with the issue of lack of recreational opportunities for youth in the City of Toronto. Examination of this issue involves the consideration of social factors such as growing income gaps and the racialization of poverty as well as the geographic distribution of recreational facilities and opportunities in Toronto City's diverse neighbourhoods. Preliminary research on this topic was recently completed by Amrita Gill, who undertook a placement at Laidlaw Foundation in the first half of 2004, as part of her training in the Master of Spatial Analysis program, Department of Geography, Ryerson University
To view the research report click here. [pdf, 1.90MB]
Play Works: Youth Friendly Community Recognition program. Find out how being recognized as Youth Friendly can help your community (pdf, 300K).
Do It Yourself, A funding program to help youth plan their own play activities (pdf, 310K).
A Call for Action! The cost of Excluding Onatrio's Youth From Play, Executive Summary (pdf, 325K), Report (pdf, 872K)
New Science, New Strategies Helping Canadian Teens Transition to Adulthood, a new report by Karen Minden, PhD. Full report (pdf, 36k)
Action Speaks Louder!: Making the Case for Youth Recreation
"The Ideas That Matter(tm)" report on the Foundation's winter 2002 forum. Full report (pdf, 1.9mb)
Recreation And Citizenship: A Review Of Research Trends,Gaps, And Future Directions.
Full report (pdf, 380k)
In 2002, the Foundation commissioned the Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH) to produce a discussion paper highlighting research on youth, recreation and citizenship. The paper looks at participation in recreational activities in terms of the collective, rather than individual benefits. It reports on the current state of knowledge in the area, as well as summarizes expert recommendations about specific research needed to move the policy agenda, including current gaps or new directions that the research is taking.
Municipal Funding for Recreation Full report (pdf, 545k)
The Foundation recently commissioned a report by Enid Slack to review how recreation is currently funded at the municipal level and to consider other funding options. The study evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of various funding options.
Youth as Decision Makers
Summary (pdf, 348k) Full report (pdf, 268k)
The Youth as Decision Makers (1999) document was commissioned under the Youth Engagement Program and written by Susan Wright of the Randolph Group. It has been produced and is distributed in hard copy through the Provincial Consortium on Youth Recreation through Parks and Recreation Ontario.
Neurological Developmental Significance of Recreation in Early Adolescents Workshop
The Laidlaw Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, and Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction jointly sponsored a public lecture held on Wednesday evening May 29, 2002, by Dr. Ron Dahl entitled "Adolescent Brains & Developmental Opportunities: The Role of Recreation Engagement". It was followed by a full-day workshop on May 30th, 2002.
Early adolescence is a time of great change when developmental trajectories can be altered. This workshop focused on the important role recreation plays in this crucial developmental period. Adolescent Recreation Engagement involves non-school time activities and disciplines that have elements of choice, lead to satisfaction, and encourage progressive learning and enjoyment.
This conference provided an opportunity for scientists, health professionals and interested individuals from different disciplines and geographic regions, to engage in a dialogue on recreation engagement.
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