Youth Programming Research and Development - Phase 2

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Kids On Track
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Josh Dewling
Executive Director
(1)
3
Project
Academic experience
80 hours per learner
Learner
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
Community engagement Social work Creative writing Social sciences
Skills
research
Details

The main goal of this project will be tackling the challenge of developing exciting, impactful, and healthy activities and programs for youth aged 12-17. The outcome of this project will be the creating of a program library that can be used by the organization to plan and facilitate program activities for youth.

Deliverables

Tasks involved in this project could include:

  • Research of effective programming activities for Canadian youth
  • Consultation with other service providers on what is effective in their community context
  • Review of existing organizational program library
  • Consultation with program staff to evaluate current programming methods
Mentorship

Students will work closely with the Youth Coordinator and other Youth Staff to develop the programming library. Students will also have access to all tools, technology, and data needed to complete this project.

About the company

Company
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
11 - 50 employees
Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society

Kids On Track is a community-building organization that provides hope, direction, and ongoing support for children, youth, and their parents.
Educational, social, spiritual, and recreational elements are combined to deliver well-rounded programs. We cultivate relationships, encouraging participants in faith, character and leadership development, social skills, and a healthy lifestyle. We strive to support families experiencing limited opportunities due to various socioeconomic challenges.

Since 1992, we have expanded our programs to respond to changing needs in the community and new opportunities to help at-risk kids and their families. We currently have more than 1,000 participants actively engaged in our programs. Our volunteer base has grown to a team of more than 314 volunteers who collectively contributed 4,469 service hours in our last fiscal year (Sept. 1, 2018 – Aug. 31, 2019).