Agency Panel

Principals that work

Housing first approach- stable, decent and safe- using a wraparound approach to service delivery
Case Management- accompagnement: leads to successful interventions
Creativity- youth engaging and creating in their own success
Community based programs- early intervention and prevention

Learning Community

- Staff exchange program allows organizations to share knowledge.
- We must “go grocery shopping” around the country and learn from other organization, take that knowledge and mold it to better fit your community.
- What it takes to work with youth across the board is very similar. We operate with similar philosophies because we work with what works.
- We must inspire a national conversation between agencies.

Arts education

- Art is a necessity.
- Developing programs in a linear fashion, creating programming around the needs of clients.
- Youth participation in program development is successful.

Youth Engagement

- We must work “with” youth in a duel partnership.
- Please see Dr. Hunts Latter of Engagement

Partnerships

- It is important to de-mystify street-kids to corporations in order to develop funding partnerships.
- Canadian colleges are looking to work with marginalized population; it would be an interesting partnership to develop.
- Developing sustainable funding partnerships with foundations, which can be more stable that government funding.
- diversify funding with the corporate and volunteer sectors

Corporate Responsibility

The sense that corporations have a social responsibility is a really interesting aspect that is worth exploring. The sense that corporate investments and corporate giving can really make a huge social and environmental impact on communities and organizations working in communities.