Research/Resources

Youth Services Directory - 2008

The service information listed in The Calgary Youth Services Guide has been provided by the agencies themselves. In it you will find listings of agencies & organizations that provide programs and services for youth.

Immigrant Children in Focus - a map of needs, strategies and resources

There are ample success stories that illustrate high levels of adaptability and integration of immigrant children into Canadian society. Their stories of resilience and triumph offer glimpses of their positive role in the future socioeconomic wellbeing of our nation. Still, there are a significant number of immigrant children struggling with the bleak reality of illiteracy, poor academic achievement and persistently high dropout rates. Their challenging situation calls for our public institutions in education, justice, health and social services to learn, assess, plan and develop culturally competent services that address both diversity and the complexity of their linguistic, social, cultural and educational needs.

Publisher - Coalition for Equal Access to Education

Nonprofits and Policy Advocacy: Learning from Success - July, 2009
The intent of this document is to provide examples of policy advocacy campaigns and to highlight some of the characteristics that made them successful. Many non-profit organizations have had positive experiences of policy advocacy. By examining some of the successes in non-profit policy advocacy both close to home and abroad, this document is meant to encourage and inspire agencies to embrace policy advocacy as an important part of their work, and to provide some information and resources to get started. - Edmonton Social Planning Council

Overcoming Barriers to the Positive Development and Engagement of Ethno-Racial Minority Youth in Canada - 2008

This paper explores the dynamics behind and ways of overcoming barriers to the community, school, and civic participation and engagement of immigrant and Canadian-born ethno-racial minority youth with a view to improving their developmental outcomes and increasing their engagement and sense of belonging in adolescence, young adulthood, and beyond.

“Citizen of the World Guides” – Your Mentor for Achieving Success

The CARE Strategy for Children & Youth of Immigrant Families encourages you to pass on this helpful online resource for young adults to your group. Steele Curry, former CEO of the Revelstoke Companies and Past President of the Alberta Mentor Foundation for Youth, until it merged with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Calgary & Area in August of 2008 and became ”mPower” – Youth Mentoring, is the author of "Citizen of the World Guides" comprised of four books written to assist those who are embarking on or those already weaving their way through the maze of adulthood. Mentoring youth has been a lifetime occupation for Mr. Curry and making these books available on-line for "Free "speaks to his generosity of spirit. Although certain principles apply throughout the ages, these books address social and work related issues encountered in this ever changing world we live in. Check out Steele Curry's Books - download for FREE

Make the Right Impression, Find The Right Job & Excel

Be A Pro-Communicator, What's Really Important

Calgary's 2008 Vital Signs Report Card

This annual check-up looks at important indicators of our city’s quality of life, using information from current statistics and special studies. The first step in the development of Calgary's Vital Signs report card is a broadly-based, rigorous research phase resulting in the identification and selection of 12 key indicators. These indicators will then be “graded” and the final report card is produced. Full Version Snap Shot Version

Nonprofits and Policy Advocacy: Learning from Success
July, 2009 - This document, a secondary review of success in policy advocacy, is meant to help. Its intent is to provide examples of policy advocacy campaigns and to highlight some of the characteristics that made them successful. Many non-profit organizations have had positive experiences of policy advocacy. By examining some of the successes in non-profit policy advocacy both close to home and abroad, this document is meant to encourage and inspire agencies to embrace policy advocacy as an important part of their work, and to provide some information and resources to get started.