OCS Outcomes Report 2015-2016
marketing efforts and connections with employers continue to create opportunities to increase the percentage of clients who secure sustainable employment.
McCreary Foundation: Street Youth Project Our Youth Services Programs and a number of community agencies throughout the province worked in partnership with the McCreary Foundation to conduct research on the health of 12– 19 year olds who are homeless, precariously housed, or involved in street lifestyles. Options 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. Family Resource Programs Through the generous donation of $25,000 from the RBC Learn to Play Grant, we have been able to introduce the concepts of physical literacy to the parents and caregivers who attend our programs, in a more formal way. We have been able to hold regular physical literacy sessions at each of our locations and have events planned for the coming fiscal year. CVFRP moved to Clayton Hall at end of quarter 3 where there is a larger population and need for resources. This has proved to be a huge success with a huge increase in the number of families attending programming there. OCS Computer Program OCS has partnered with BC Technology for School to offer SYRC youth computers for $75.00 for the purpose of assisting young people with their educational goals. These refurbished computers come with a 6 month warranty and with software. Last year, 19 laptops were distributed to young people in need. Child Care Resource and Referral Programming (CCRR) On May 29, 2015 we had the launch of the Newton Early Years Centre. We had an overwhelming response of community partners, clients and special guests including Minister Cadieux to join us for the official ribbon cutting and launch of an integrated network of Early Years services that brings together the expertise of Surrey’s child and family agencies with the emerging needs and capacity of the families in Newton. An Integration Committee was formed and meets bi-monthly, two of the CCRR staff attend these meetings and provide information and resources for the Newton EYC Site. CCRR Program Manager is a member of the newly formed Surrey Community Child Care Task Force to develop and get active stakeholder commitment to a Surrey Child Care Action Plan that will enhance and support the long term sustainability of a community planned continuum of high quality, accessible, affordable, comprehensive child care services for Surrey families with children up to age 12 years.
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