1. Alberta Mentoring Partnership Stakeholder Meeting

2. Alberta Mentoring Partnership Stakeholder Meeting
Mentoring Refugee, Immigrant, and Newcomer Children and Youth
September 11, 2017

3. Overview Mentoring What We Heard Resources Questions
How to Get Involved

4. Mentoring
Mentoring is the act of an adult or older youth spending time one-on-one, or in a small group, with a child. Mentoring for newcomer and refugee youth helps them succeed in school, and adjust to their new home.

5. What We Heard

6. What We Heard Consultations Geographic scope Online survey
In-person group discussions (Edmonton and Calgary)
Phone interviews
Online research
Geographic scope
Alberta-wide (7 communities)
National and international experts

7. What Works Participant-Driven Programs Grassroots Community Programs
Let the participant identify and guide
Grassroots Community Programs
Empowering community members
In-School Mentoring
Peer-to-Peer or Youth-to-Youth Mentoring

8. What Works Holistic Programming Homework Clubs Conversation Clubs
Suite of parallel programming for families
Homework Clubs
Conversation Clubs

9. Challenges Funding Siloing Confusion over what mentoring means
Lack of coordination, duplication
Confusion over what mentoring means
Mental health and well-being
Capacity
Organization
Individuals involved

10. Challenges Barriers Misconceptions Program policies and paperwork
Real and perceived
Misconceptions
Program policies and paperwork
Matching right volunteer to right role
Employable skills
English language skills

11. Challenges Cultural alienation or lack of acceptance
Sexual minorities; religious minorities.
Lack of available adult mentors
Family Trauma
Lack of critical mass of newcomers
Public debate and stigma

12. Syrian and Other Populations
More supportive of mentoring relationships with common culture and/or language.
More supportive of grassroots activities.
Some sense that agencies receive funding; grassroots does significant work.
African population with different (and high needs)

13. Resources

14. Resources Considerations and Best Practices What to Know
Definitions
Examples of Programs
Conversation Clubs
Homework Clubs
Marketing and Promotional Resources

15. How to Use the Resource Help develop programs.
Review processes for volunteer recruitment, screening.
Update terminology.
Recruit and engage.

16. Who Will Use the Resources?
Agencies
Building programs
Volunteer screening, recruitment, retention
Volunteers
What to know
Schools
Engagement

17. Best Practices Start by Building Trust and a Relationship
Start with the End User in Mind
Be Flexible
Schools are Critical

18. Best Practices Be Culturally Relevant and Sensitive
Be Participant-Driven in Matching with a Mentor
Pay Attention to Costs. Keep them Low to Free
Bridge Participants to Other Services

19. Programs Conversation Club Group mentoring
Language and cultural learning
Intercultural exchange

20. Programs Homework Club One-on-one or small group mentoring.
Academic growth.
Personal growth.

21. Challenges and Solutions
11 common challenges
How to overcome them.

22. Promotion and Recruitment
Schools
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23. About Refugee and Newcomer population profiles.
Where do refugees come from?
What to know about refugee populations?

24. Resource Guide

25. Things to Remember Trust and relationships. Participant-driven.
Schools!
Every agency and community is unique.
Find the program that works best for you.

26. Questions?
Questions and Answers

27. How to Get Involved Download the resources
Book training for your organization or community

28. How to Get Involved Training opportunities can include:
Overview of resources and mentoring.
Training on specific tools or programs.
How to promote and recruit.
Other focuses to meet your needs.

29. How to Get Involved Training can occur: In your community.
Online, via webinar or Skype.
Presentation at meetings or conferences.
In-person workshops.

30. Get in Touch Thank you! Please contact me:
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Alberta Mentoring Partnership
Thank you!