Youth organize an event to engage other youth in the Mon culture and Calgary community life
The Strategic Opportunity Grant will help launch “Unison Tuesday@Knox”, a new collaboration with Knox Presbyterian Church serving as a satellite location for Unison Calgary programs. As soon as funds are available, Knox Presbyterian Church will begin serving as a site for Unison’s “Thrive Free Food Market”. This poverty-reducing food-bank program strongly augments Knox’s current efforts to address food insecurity. Engagement with clients of the “Thrive Free Food Market” will provide critical feedback to Knox and Unison on what other poverty-reducing and mental health programs are actually needed by the community. The project name, “Unison Tuesday@Knox”, reflects that this and other Unison programs will be offered on Tuesdays at Knox.
The goal of this project is to provide professional development training to Spirit North’s Regional Coordinators, who are responsible for leading and managing teams of 6 – 10 Community Program Leaders, Assistants and volunteers. The Regional Coordinators have expressed a strong desire for support in the way of training and education specific to managing teams and employees. As new leaders and managers, they are finding aspects of management such as critical conversations, performance feedback and motivating teams to be challenging. As their employer, Spirit North would like to support these new leaders and managers with professional development designed to improve their skill levels and increase their confidence managing teams.
A student club develops new friendships through regular gatherings to make and distribute knitted items for homeless people
Youth engage their peers in equity learning by reflecting on the history injustices of the Chinese Immigration Act
Women within the Afghan community organize a series of learning sessions with their more isolated peers
Neighbourhood volunteers help their peers appreciate their community and collectively imagine future gathering spaces and parks