The intention of this program is to target youth who have left secondary school and provide them with positive and necessary tools aimed at enabling them to become school and work-ready. The program will concentrate on the strengths and knowledge of each individual youth and help them build a personal plan to enhance and build on those specific areas. The program will include a participatory assessment of individual youth to determine and draw out personal strengths, interests and talents. And NAAF recipients will be utilized as role models and mentors to the youth. To develop this program the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation held a very successful youth roundtable in Winnipeg in March of 2009.  We engaged the students in a conversation so we can better understand what they see as their barriers, the different issues that affect them and their peers, and what they see as their solutions. The roundtable is the first in a series designed to develop programming that would assist youth in staying in school.

Reaching Out 

The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation held a very successful youth roundtable in Alberta in March of 2010.  We engaged the students in a conversation to better understand what they see as their barriers, the different issues that affect them and their peers, and what they see as their solutions. The roundtable is the second in a series designed to develop programming that would assist youth in staying in school.

LAPTOP WINNERS

NAAF, in partnership with the Trillium Foundation, carried out research and development of a mentoring framework for youth at risk centred around a strength based skills and attributes tool that is Aboriginal sensitive and culturally appropriate to help youth see their strengths.

As part of the project NAAF carried out survey’s with potential mentors. As a survey incentive two computer were drawn. The winners were:

1. Danielle Jeddore

2. Ashley Johnson