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Richmond Addiction Services Society has facilitated the importation of the materials and are developing marketing, distribution and awareness raising opportunities but do not have the expertise nor the man power nor the funding to fully implement the Enterprising Non-Profit program. We need help and support to create more awareness and marketing for these products and programs so that the revenue goes back into the non-profit society and the funding of the Supporting Families Affected by Mental Health and Substance Use programs. This is a way to diversify our funding sources so we can become less dependent on waning government support and funding.

We care about youth health because we are in the business of prevention and harm reduction. Our idea is to partner with stakeholder organizations who already have expertise in working with diverse youth and with communities. In addition we want to partner with forward thinking research organizations to fund a year's worth of smaller projects, much like you would move to a documentary series rather than a doc one-off. Creating an economy of scale would help us keep our services affordable, partnerships could even make them free in some case to our beneficiaries, and working in common cause with our partners toward specific social outcome goals, would allow us to both build a branded outreach framework and work in direct grassroots manner with groups.

What we do specifically, whether it be to create a brochure, a poster, a video, or a photoshoot, is that we engage members of our intended audience as our creative cohorts, while bringing a professional team to the table to help bring their ideas to life in as slick a manner as they are used to seeing in mainstream media.

What we endeavour to do is to recognize youth as the experts in their own experience, while representing them at their best (not their worst like reality TV!) to their peers.

We also bring an intergenerational approach to this, we are not doing DIY self expression projects, but mentoring, and building capacity in a group who has agreed that they share the mission to create positive and effective messages for their peers.

We know from experience this approach works.

In Sointula, children and parents attend the other Goose Drop In Program on Fridays. The facilitator leads the group through a variety of songs, rhymes, stories, and puppet plays. This experience models healthy interactions for parents and caregivers. An example of this success is when a parent came back to the session and delighted the group with the story of how her daughter sand a learned song all week. These children are better prepared for their entry into the Elementary grades as they are learning the importance of song and rhyme as well as the ability to sit and attend to a story session. The parents enjoy the excitement of their children learning and how they fit in as an important teacher for the Love of Literacy and Learning. An important feature of this program is the development of social connection and community support for each of these parents.
In Port Alice, the Henny Penny Preschool offers a healthy Literacy based Preschool program. Parents are actively involved by supporting and volunteering in the Program. We want to expand this opportunity by purchasing more equipment that builds on the physical and social development of the young children. The community has gone through a period of difficult , economic times but a recent growth is encouraging young families to choose this community. However, with this growth of young families we need to infuse support and opportunities and resources to increase the impact of current programs. Again, these young children and their families will be better prepared to enter the Elementary School system.

Last year, we facilitated an XploreSportZ Girl's Only after school program in Smithers, BC. It was a fun, encouraging environment where girls were given the opportunity to try a different sport each week. They were able to build athletic confidence, social skills, and also make new friends. The program started with 30 participants, but ended with 37 and include such sports as cross country skiing, volleyball, basketball, soccer, and badminton.

This program addressed several key health and social issues facing not only children in Northern British Columbia, but all of Canada.

First, we were able to get young girls active on a weekly basis. A recent Stats Canada report shows that children in Canada should reach a step count of 13,500 steps per day. Young girls are only reaching 10,300 on average (boys = 12,100). This can only indicate that children in Canada, especially young girls, are leading increasingly sedentary lives. By introducing girls to a variety of sports at a young age, we are able to develop healthy, active lifestyles from a young age.

Another issue we have identified is that there are not enough trained leaders in small northern communities to lead these programs after we leave. Through a strong partnership developed with Coaches BC, we are able to go into these communities, train and certify leaders in the NCCP Run, Jump, Throw program, and facilitate an XploreSportZ camp so these new leaders are aware of what is required to run a proper physical literacy program. Effectively, we are completing two jobs in one trip which saves on travel expenses.

One example might include a community soccer team who wishes to attend a tournament in other town, but the parents of two team members cannot afford the trip expenses.

The athlete/team creates a profile (team name, sport category, age group, club affiliation, social media accounts ), and then a 'project' called "Going to the Kamloops tournament in July". The project details would include a video showing the team and outlining the purpose of the funding requirement, timeframe (45 days), amount required ($900), funding levels ($5, $20, $50 & $100), and rewards for funding (T-Shirts, signed team photos, etc.).

Once the project is published, the system would send a link to the social media accounts for publishing on Facebook and a Tweet with a linkback to the project on our platform.

A potential financial backer would review the project and profile, and if they are agreeable to financially back the team members. The user would either create a personal profile or log into their existing profile, and then choose an amount. The backer would enter their credit card, and commit to make a payment.

All funds are held in a trust account, and settled with the athlete in accordance to the project type selected.

This solution is complimentary to other existing funding sources, but uses new technology to reach previously unknown prospective backers. Our methodology is also unique in that it regularly proactively communicates with each user. The use of recurring payments allows several micro-payments over a longer period, instead of relying on a single large donation.

Almost all of the elementary school boys that received mentor-ship had no male teachers in their schools. One teacher informed our mentor group that of the 12 grade 5 boys we were to have our mentor day with 5 had special needs, only 2 lived with their biological fathers and 8 others were single parented by their moms. The teacher estimated our one day time with the boys may represent more time with men than most would experience in a month. Primary activities include from the offset professional training of adult male volunteers ( who have undergone criminal record checks) in the art of mentoring. Current program of mentoring had an ecological identity element as well so mentors received training in nature awareness & expressive arts. Through the guidance of a local steering committee of MCFD, School District, Community Services, Aboriginal Elder & Art Therapy Institute professionals certain schools were identified with highest need boy population. Program coordinator set up contact with schools, identified at risk boys ( though all classroom boys attend the mentor day) and organized date, space & logistics of coming into the schools. Six to eight male mentors then come into the school for the day and work with one to two classes of boys only. Day activities include story telling, outdoor nature learning, expressive arts, movement & guy talk time including an opening and closing circle. Evaluations are done with each group of kids, teachers and parents of children attending mentor days.

The After School Sport Initiative was initially focused at three schools in two communities. George M. Dawson and Tahayghen in Masset and Port Clements Elementary in Port Clements. Due to catchment and the close knit nature of Haida Gwaii, children and youth from Tlell and Old Massett are also included in programs. The 2012/2013 school year brings the inclusion of Sk'aadgaa Naay Elementary School and children from Skidegate and Queen Charlotte. In previous years the programs were sports based, however for the 2012-2013 year we are able to offer arts based programs as well, drawing from the immensely talented population of Haida Gwaii and increasing inclusion of participants who may not have attended for sports only programs.
Our program targets children and youth ages 5-18. Throughout the school year the ASSI program offers sport and arts based activities during the 3 - 6 p.m. time period - a critical time when kids are often unsupervised and physically inactive. Programs have included surfing, aikido, MMA, rugby, and outdoor adventures. To reduce barriers in access the majority of our programs are offered at schools designated as neighbourhood learning centers. We also offer a healthy snack at each of our programs and free transportation to and from sessions. In hope to combat the distracted guardian, many of our programs are Drop In rather than Register only.
Many of our programs are culturally relevant, focusing on environment based recreation and promoting cultural transmission, intergenerational relationships and eco based knowledge and fitness.

Women engineering students, when asked, do not see there are any gender discrimination issues, but male students saw women not getting as much from their courses as they did. We designed an initiative that tackled the engineering culture at the start of the undergraduate programme that wasn't labelled as a women's initiative. Working with employers we brought together team and leadership insights to help engineering academics embed this knowledge and awareness within their existing programmes.

Because Riecken libraries operate through the support and volunteer efforts of members of their communities, each community library has developed a unique solution to the problem of access to technology. Programming reflects the priorities and values of each community, meaning that technology is not promoted at the expense of culture. A GPS mapping project, supported by the InHerit and Helveta organizations, allowed multiple Riecken libraries to create digital maps of natural, historical, and sacred sites within their communities. One community library in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala has a strong presence of women-run weaving cooperatives. Weaving, a traditional craft for women and girls in the area, produces beautiful, handmade goods and textiles that are sold for a profit. Thanks to mobile GPS technology, these cooperatives are now marketing their products with location and artist specific information so that buyers can locate where their products are from and even browse items in advance for preferred styles. This also allows the weavers to anticipate which items are gaining popularity. Using CI World and SVG software, these cooperatives have uploaded coordinate data to generate maps, and use Photoshop and Google Earth to enhance their appearance. Because of GPS mapping technology, women and girls in these cooperatives are getting recognition for their individual style, which promotes creativity and increases income

The LEES solution is daily classes for a mth minimum, 9-3, with accountablity no misses, no lates. This prepares the youth for the real world and gets them up, giving them structure to their day. They write jounals, communicating , drawing their LIFE TREES creating visions of their future life growth , they do a community project building dog houses and cat stands for the SPCA. The youth didn't want to do this project; we delievered them painted in bright funky colors with creative designs, the youth beamed with pride, the SPCA staff were impressed as were the dogs, cats & staff. LEES also assists the youth to speak clearly about who they are, their feelings and needs. They wrote what the program has done for them, their sincere quotes:`The program was great, this will help me keep out of jail, I can read way better and I`ve learned to think before I act, It was awesome, I haven`t cut myself since I started in the program, I am more confident , I using the win/win conflict resolution, my relationship with my family is better, I know more about myself, I understand other people`s point of view better, I quit drinking, the quest speakers were great, I know more of what`s in a community, I understand better what employers want and repeatly I learned a lot.``

BR Client 25 yrs of age

I'm not going to lie, honesty is my best trait. I noticed the money opportunity first, that was my intention ... until the program showed me its light - now I'm in it not just for the money but the opportunity to achieve greatness! I have faith in myself now!" (N.R.G., age 19)