Act 1

With Trillium, we can chart a course to build community Community Resource & Learning Room funding presentation by Brent MacKinnon

We connect synergy in schools, community, and youth

Choosing solutions to complex social problems is difficult

In-kind support alone cannot steer the CR&LR’s course

We are poised to grow with a watertight plan

With youth as crew rather than passengers, we are stronger

Act 11, Scene 1

We serve at the junction of citizenship, and livelihoods

We are located in a civic learning system & growing

Our school believes in our unique role within the school

We prepare youth for life long learning

We benefit youth, teachers and administration

Follow a strength based approach with youth as partners

A Youth Advisory Committee supports program development

Youth are active practitioners in service delivery

We engage youth and adults as partners and life long learners

We address challenges by tapping into youth assets

We engage the community by sharing youth perspectives

We bring the community to youth

We use a walking & learning with youth approach

Act 11, Scene 2

Our success rests in our effective partnering practices

We support youth in citizenship & life long learning roles

It’s our second year of in-kind support with the YRDSB

Youth participation and use of our resources is increasing

The YRDSB depends on community partnerships

We are well positioned as this interest is translated into practice

We place youth are at the forefront of community building

Street Kids International is our partner in the ………………………..

Youth Community Mapping Program

Youth poverty & homelessness are of primary concern to us

We focus on fostering youth assets and citizenship activities

Our funding base is growing as we succeed in our programming

Funding: National Crime Prevention Strategy and Laidlaw Foundation

With added support from IBM Canada & the YRDSB

Our strength rests in the delivery of youth driven programming

We are eligible for future renewal and program grants

Our interest is youth citizenship and youth inclusion

We tap into underutilized youth assets to build sustainability

Act 11, Scene 3

Our partnership model is transferable to other schools

Our partnership with SKI brings added value to our work

Through our Youth Mapping Program we deliver workshops

Our organizations will continue to share resources & supports

The Job Skills agency helps us address employment needs

Collocation of staff from Job Skills, extends reach to youth.

This collocation model can work with other service providers

We have demonstrated transferability to other schools

There is existing interest from other schools in our program

We actualize the York Region District School Board Mission…

and the Communities of Character Charter – York Region

Will the CR&LR survive their coming economic challenges?

Act 111

In-kind funds alone cannot navigate CR&LR into the future

With youth as crew, rather than passengers, we build together

With Trillium, we can chart a course to build community

CR&LR – youth strengths & adult partnerships for community health

Community Resource & Learning Room Brent MacKinnon Program Manager Community Resource & Learning Room Division: York Community Resources Group Huron Heights Secondary School Tel # ext