The Camrose Open Door Association

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The Camrose Open Door Association Mission Meet
the needs of at risk youth ages 11-24
THE OPEN DOOR Opening the door to a brighter
future
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• VIAble organization
• Visible We are where
• youth are
• Initiators We initiate contact
• Available We are there when youth need us
• Provide a hand-up, so youth can use their skills
  and not be dependent
• Provide youth with the opportunity to discover
  what they are capable of

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Background

• Located in Camrose
• Local youth priorities identified in June 2009
• Four years employment project experience
• Graduates working in various businesses
• Difficulty finding work experience placements
• Six months of project development
• One year of proposal writing/finding resources
• Six months of operating

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PEER Connections - Vision

• P Productivity
• E Employability
• E Employment
• R Retention
• Connections
• Participant to participant
• Participant to staff
• Participant to community members
• Youth to peers and seniors

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Strategies

• Develop a social enterprise
• Provide individualized wraparound services
• Encourage opportunities for different generations
  to mix
• Provide participants with timely feedback
• Create a learning environment
• Create an Employment Liaison staff position
• Complete 17 weeks of work experience and skill
  development

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Café Connections
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Cyber Connections
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Connections Youth Centre
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Outcomes

• Youth have gained skills necessary for employment
• Youth have an increased ability to maintain
  independence
• Youth have access to a safe place to meet with
  friends

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Preparing Lunch
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At Work
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Outcomes

• Youth are more connected to support networks and
  others in the community
• Youth have increased their basic life skills
• Camrose community has an increased understanding
  of youth issues and possible solutions

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Id like you to meet Dusty
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Partners/Stakeholders

• Rural Albertas Development Fund
• Service Canada Youth Employment Strategy
• The Counselling Foundation of Canada
• Rotary Club of Camrose
• Benjamin Moore Community Restoration
• Camrose and District Thrift Shop
• Camrose Morning News
• Service Options for Seniors (SOS)

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Still to Come

• Youth teaching seniors how to use computers
• After school drop in area for junior high
  students
• Morning or afternoon drop in for seniors - Wii

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Contact Us

• For more info please contact
• Randal Nickel B. A. B. Ed. M. Ed
• Executive Director
• opendir_at_cable-lynx.net
• www.camroseopendoor.com
• 780-679-6803