advocacy in child care
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Advocacy in Child Care
By: Nafezia MohamedHani Adan
Nadia QuestAfnan Es-SayyidSimone Gregory
The Issue
The issue for these youth are that they don’t have enough extracurricular programming. If they do have programs available must youth may not be able to afford the fees transportation my be an issue to must youth as well
Advocacy Statement
We are advocating for greater funding to provide a variety of extracurricular programming to youth in high risk neighborhoods. The areas we choose to support are Malvern and Kingston, Galloway.
East Metro Youth Services
Supports and Services Mental Health ClinicResidential programsTDSB creditsOutreach workers to interact with youth in their communitiesNew Comer program to build social attachments to environment
Play It SmartFor youth age 7-13Academic program to help youth with school work and use their creative mindsExtracurricular activitiesSnack programFree transportationGoal: to end the war between Galloway and Malvern
Play It Smart
Other Stakeholders
Canadian Tire JumpstartYouth LinkMalvern Family Resource Centre
Research: Interviews We decided to Interview East Metro Youth Services, to find out what programs they offered in greater detail and how their services make a difference in the community. We also Interviewed Play it Smart mentorship services that works in affiliation with Centennial College to provide safe spaces to mentor, tutor and provide physical activity for children.
Online Research: Statistics Canada Study
National Crime Prevention Center of Public Safety Canada conducted a study that outlines reasons why and where youth conduct the most crime. It strongest finding? Residents who have greater access to resources have higher education and income levels. Availability of school extracurricular activities were found to reduce the risk of delinquency!
Click Here to Access Study
Action Plan
PLAY IT SMART:What is Play it Smart? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_TKdtfENg8
We interviewed the childrenWe volunteered in the closing Celebration
LETTER:Letter to Mayor Ford Included children’s responses
Action Plan: Distributing Posters
We created this poster to inform members of the community about the services offered in their neighborhoods to create awareness, and advertise the resources available to them….
FREE OF CHARGE
“Save our Youth”: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-our-Youth/146529205521641?ref=hl
People commented, joined and are encouraging us to continue advocating for the youth because it’s really important to keep them safe and healthy!
Follow the leader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCUrIQOhFBo
Animoto Video
http://animoto.com/play/v6h83m1eMNOCzm8udkbeeA
Follow Up Plan
Many of our members were inspired by the organization Play It Smart and the young people who attends the program. We have register to become mentors to help tutor the young people.
Mentor registration confirmationHi Lynn,
I just wanted to confirm with you that your students, Nafezia and her team members are registering as mentors for the upcoming September 2013 season with Play It Smart. I look forward to working with them and implementing their ideas into the program in the near future.
Thanks again for suggesting the Play It Smart program to them and other students.
Have a wonderful day,
Jan Edward | Centennial College | Assistant to the Dean of Students - Student Life Enhancement Division (SLED) | Progress Campus, rmC101 | 416-289-5000 x.2108 | 647-295-4056 (mobile/text) | [email protected] |
Reflection We learned that the simplest thing we do is better than doing nothing. We learned that there are a lot of agencies that are dedicated to helping youth living in high risk areas. we have learned what it takes to be an advocate and what is needed in order to fully advocate on behalf on something or someone. We learned a lot from our interviews with Play It Smart youth.
How can you get involve?
Become a mentor for Play It Smart at centennial college. Starting in September 2013, you can help tutor youngsters with their homework and help improve their basketball skills.
References Put your plan into action picture. Retrieved from http://lab.agencyaccess.com/blog/bid/39771/Matching-Your-Budget-With-Your-Promotional-Marketing-Goals Extracurricular activities. Retrieved from http://blog.teenlife.com/2012/12/extracurricular-activities-revisited/ Funding. Retrieved from http://mccac.ca/?page=25 Report card. Retrieved from www.centennialcollege.ca Group of people. Retrieved from http://fabiusmaximus.com/2012/12/31/internet-communities-47427/.East Metro picture. Retrieved from http://www.emys.on.ca/
Centennial College play it smart. Retrieved from http://www.centennialcollege.ca/AboutCentennial/Community/playitsmart Canadian tire Jump Start Logo. Retrieved from http://jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/en/ Youth Link Logo. Retrieved from http://www.youthlink.ca/ Malvern Family Resource. Retrieved from http://mfrc.org/. East Metro Youth Services Logo. Retrieved fromhttp://www.tgmag.ca/projectpeace/images/emys_logo.gif Centennial College Logo. Retrieved from http://www.studyincanada.com/logos/ccenc08.gif. Animoto created by Afnan.Youtube video. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCUrIQOhFBo