Notes
Community organizations:
1) REACH Edmonton
2) Alliance Jeunesse-Famille de l’Alberta Society (AJFAS)
3) BUCACY (Building Capacity among Children and Youth)
4) Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters (BGCBigs)
5) Eastglen ELL Metro
6) Welcome Centre for Immigrants
7) BGCBigs / Nyarkeni
8) Bridging Minds Edmonton
9) Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN)
10) Global Girls
11) Free Footie
12) Islamic Family & Social Services Association (IFSSA)
13) The Green Room
14) Multicultural Health Brokers (MCHB)
15) Partners for Humanity Foundation
16) Learn and Grow
17) Sinkunia Community Development Organization
18) Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton (SCCSE)
19) Hormuud Homework Club 20.
20) Reach Ahead
21) Somali Canadian Women and Children Association (SCWCA)
22) Horumar Summer Day Camp
23) South Pointe Community Centre
24)YWCA Edmonton GirlSpace
Future research / gaps identified: n/a
Integration timeline: newcomers not defined
Key findings:
1) Bridging Together has successfully provided out-of-school time programs to immigrant and refugee children and youth in Edmonton
2) 1,200 children and youth participated in the summer programs in 2019.
3) The programs had a positive impact on the well-being and integration of immigrant and refugee children and youth
3) The collaborative has successfully engaged community groups, service delivery agencies, and other stakeholders in the development and delivery of the programs.
4) Challenges in program development and delivery included: limited funding and resources, language barriers, and the need for more culturally responsive programming.
Key populations: immigrant and refugee children and youth in Edmonton, AB
Key recommendations:
1) Attain more sustained funding
2) Increase collaboration and coordination among stakeholders
3) Develop more culturally responsive programming
