1. WALKING THE PARTNERSHIP TALK A Collaborative Community Intervention – Engaging Marginalized Youth in Underserved Communities

3. City-wide Youth Outreach Initiative (2006)  35 Outreach Workers  4 Youth Justice Outreach Workers  Focus -13 priority neighbourhoods  Funded by MCYS

4. Roll Out to Other Regions (2007) London London Hamilton Hamilton Windsor Windsor Ottawa Ottawa Thunder Bay Thunder Bay

5. AGENCY LEADS ACROSS TORONTO EAST – EAST METRO YOUTH SERVICES EAST – EAST METRO YOUTH SERVICES WEST – YORKTOWN CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES WEST – YORKTOWN CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES NORTH – JAMAICAN CANADIAN ASSOCIATION NORTH – JAMAICAN CANADIAN ASSOCIATION

6. THE NEIGHBOURHOODS

7. PARTNERS: Agincourt Community Services Association Agincourt Community Services Association Boys & Girls Club of East Scarborough Boys & Girls Club of East Scarborough Rosalie Hall Rosalie Hall Malvern Family Resource Centre Neighbourhood Link Support Services YOUTHLINK

8. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:  Create youth development opportunities in collaboration with local communities to connect marginalized youth to positive alternatives  Prevent/reduce anti-social and/or violent behaviour among youth in priority neighbourhoods

9. PARTNERSHIP MODEL PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY RFP PROCESS RFP PROCESS MOA MOA JOINT HIRING JOINT HIRING SUPERVISION SUPERVISION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ROLE OF LEAD AGENCY ROLE OF LEAD AGENCY ROLE OF PARTNER AGENCY ROLE OF PARTNER AGENCY

10. FACTORS INFLUENCING COLLABORATION SUCCESS Environment Environment Membership Characteristics Membership Characteristics Process/Structure Process/Structure Communication Communication Purpose Purpose Resources Resources Accountability Accountability Mattessich, Paul W., Marta Murray-Close, and Barbara Monsey. Collaboration: What Makes It Work, 2nd ed. Saint Paul, MN: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2001.

11. PROGRAM STRUCTURE BI-LEVEL MEETINGS W/ MCYS & CITY BI-LEVEL MEETINGS W/ MCYS & CITY 3 LEADS COMMITTEE 3 LEADS COMMITTEE STEERING COMMITTEE STEERING COMMITTEE SUPERVISORS’ GROUP SUPERVISORS’ GROUP YOW GROUP YOW GROUP RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

12. PROGRAM OPERATIONS MOA MOA JOINT HIRING JOINT HIRING SUPERVISION SUPERVISION JOINT TRAINING – MANUALS JOINT TRAINING – MANUALS COMMUNITIES THAT CARE COMMUNITIES THAT CARE BLACKBERRIES BLACKBERRIES

13. PROGRAM OPERATIONS BUDGET / FINANCE BUDGET / FINANCE OUTREACH RECORD + DATA REPORTING OUTREACH RECORD + DATA REPORTING POLICIES & PROCEDURES POLICIES & PROCEDURES COORDINATION COORDINATION STEPS STEPS SUMMER JOBS SUMMER JOBS

14. PROGRAM EVALUATION LAMARSH CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION YORK UNIVERSITY

15. MULTI-LEVEL EVALUATION YOUTH YOUTH FAMILIES FAMILIES YOWs YOWs PARTNER AGENCIES PARTNER AGENCIES SYSTEM REPRESENTATIVES SYSTEM REPRESENTATIVES FUNDER FUNDER

16. MAJOR LEARNINGS INVOLVE ALL KEY PLAYERS INVOLVE ALL KEY PLAYERS MEET W/ MANAGERS OF PARTNER ORGS BEFORE MOA SIGNED MEET W/ MANAGERS OF PARTNER ORGS BEFORE MOA SIGNED FINANCIAL STAFF MEET EARLY IN PROCESS FINANCIAL STAFF MEET EARLY IN PROCESS CLARITY re: ROLES & ACCOUNTABILITY CLARITY re: ROLES & ACCOUNTABILITY ONGOING COMMUNICATION ONGOING COMMUNICATION BUILD OWNERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS BUILD OWNERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY AGREE TO DISAGREE AGREE TO DISAGREE

17. MAJOR LEARNINGS MAKE PROMISES YOU CAN KEEP MAKE PROMISES YOU CAN KEEP KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE PROVIDE FOOD PROVIDE FOOD ROTATE MEETINGS AMONG PARTNERS ROTATE MEETINGS AMONG PARTNERS CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESSES CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESSES MAINTAIN SENSE OF HUMOUR MAINTAIN SENSE OF HUMOUR