OCS Outcomes Report 2015-2016
Youth Services was responsible for supervising the 2 youth researchers that collected the data for Surrey. In July 2015 the McCreary Centre launched the report titled: Our Communities, our youth: The health of homeless and street-involved youth in BC . Youth Educational and Employment Support Fund (YEES) On April 1, 2015 the Surrey Youth Resource Centre (SYRC) received funding from an anonymous community donor to support youth in their educational and/or employment goals. The program is designed for youth experiencing barriers hindering their success of pursuing their goals. Youth are able to access this program through their youth workers after all community supports have been explored and exhausted. 18 youth were successful in receiving support through this program this fiscal reporting period. Eighty-seven percent of all the youth who completed the program reported a significant increase of awareness of services and programs that they can access in the community. Services To Access Resources and Recreation (STARR) STARR offers out-of-school activities for 4 elementary schools in the Surrey School District, KB Woodward, Holly, Katzie and Martha Currie. The program works very closely with the Community Partnerships Division of the Surrey School District. The purpose of the programs is to promote leadership, role modeling, and conflict resolution skills for the children by providing programs such as the ambassador program, school newspaper, mentor program, cooking clubs, sports, and photography clubs.
In addition to the school based activities, the STARR program also offers day camps for up to 20 children who would not normally be able to attend camps due to low income.
During this last year the STARR program moved two of our school locations from Forsyth and James Ardiel to Katzie and Martha Currie in Cloverdale.
We are also undertaking a strategic shift in our programming, moving to more outreach to families and community in Cloverdale.
Quality Improvements 1. Offered a winter break camp for up to 20 students after observing that a number of our student’s families did not celebrate during the winter school break and the students were expressing that they were sad and lonely during this time. The first winter camp was very successful and we will do it again in the coming year. 2. Initiated an alumni mentoring project during our camps that was very successful and we will be expanding it over the next year to help students transition from elementary school to high school.
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