TAMRMS#: B09
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The Collective
Presented by: Connie Smigielski, Manager, Family and Community Support Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That Community Living Standing Committee recommend that Council receive the March 9, 2020 report titled The Collective as information.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To provide background information relating to the move of Community & Social Development staff out of the leased space at 43 St. Thomas Street, the Collective, and the current service delivery model.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITY
N/A
ALIGNMENT TO SERVICE DELIVERY
Counselling and Outreach Services Provide confidential counselling to school-aged children, youth, and young adults. Social Responsibility One full time community intake counsellor is available to support youth and young adults (ages 16-24) in need. Outreach and referral services are provided at no cost to clients, with a maximum caseload of 40. Response to correspondence is within 2 business days. Attendance at a minimum of 6 community meetings or events annually to identify trends, solutions, challenges and opportunities.
Information, Education, and Resources Provide individual, group, and community initiatives for schools, local organizations and residents of all ages and circumstance to help build community capacity, increase awareness and provide support on multiple social issues. Healthy Lifestyle and Well-Being A minimum of 35 meetings with youth are hosted each year for youth development. A minimum six events with a youth focus are hosted each year.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL (OR COMMITTEE) DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
N/A
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Collective Backgrounder
In 2014, the Community and Social Development Department assessed implications of the closure of the Youth Community Centre, and any potential issues this may have created for St. Albert’s youth.
The decision to discontinue FCSS Program Funding to the Youth Community Centre was ...
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