| Criteria |
Successes |
| 1. Youth Have Options to play |
- - Opportunities vary from Recreational, Arts, structure, non structured activities.
- - 29 volunteer workshop and leadership program (including Leaders in Training programs)
- - 51 Youth Drop In programs
- - 22 types of sport and physical activity
- - 12 types of arts and culture programs
- - 6 types of leadership and volunteer programs
- - 11 types of aquatic programs
- - 5 youth councils
- - 18 year round youth events
- - 12 Markham special events
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| 2. Youth are formally connected to the community |
- - Mayor’s Youth Task Force
- - 4 Area Youth Councils
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| 3. Facilities are dedicated to youth play |
- - Angus Glen Youth Centre
- - Thornhill Youth Space (in development)
- - East Markham Youth Centre (in development)
- - Markham Village (Friday youth nights)
- - Skateboard Park
- - 51 Drop in programs
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| 4. It is easy for youth to find information about play activities in the community
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- - Markham Youth Website: regular updates & chat room
- - Economist and Sun: frequent articles
- - 4 x Seasonal Markham Recreation Guide
- - 3 x Markham Youth Newsletters.
- - 10842 newsletters are distributed to Gr 6-8 across Markham for each version in Fall, Winter, Spring
- - 4 x Area Youth Councils
- - High school newspapers
- - Designated youth display cases in each community centre
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| 5. The community supports public youth events |
- - 18 youth events
- - International Youth week
- - $25,000 funding from Markham for year round festivities for youth
- - 6 x Youth Dances (Crosby Arena & Thornhill)
- - Games tournaments
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| 6. The community commits funding for youth play
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- - $4,700 is allocated to the coordinator of the four areas (Milliken, Markham, Unionville, Thornhill) for youth programming
- - Youth event budget is $25,000
- - Local communities contribute over $6000 to Youth Week
- - Basketball drop-ins at Armadale C.C. and Thornhill C.C. are free
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| 7. The community supports positive youth development
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- - High Five certificates continues to increase annually
- - Regular Staff Orientation (Youth Friendly Community Workshop)
- - Volunteer Orientation Workshops
- - 650 volunteers in database since 2006
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| 8. The community support youth volunteerism and leadership development |
- - Increased volunteer workshops to 6 per session and 8 sessions during summer season
- - Leaders in Training Program that incorporates Standard First Aid and High Five training
- - Youth make up for 70% of total volunteers
- - Mayor’s Youth Task Force
- - 4 Area Youth Council
- - 350 volunteers for Milliken Children’s Festival
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| 9. The community has models of effective community partnerships |
- - YMCA Markham
- - York Region District School Board
- - Ontario York Region Heritage Lions Club
- - Street Kids International
- - Pathways of York Region
- - PowerStream
- - Cadillac Fairview Markville Mall
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| 10. Youth activism and advocacy for play is nurtured |
- - Youth Services Strategic Implementation Plan (2009-2011 plan in development)
- - Mayor’s Youth Task force
- - 4 Area youth councils
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| 11. Youth feel comfortable in their own community
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- - Parks and Trails
- - Bicycle network
- - Recreation department continue to host CANBIKE workshops for youth
- - Dedicated youth space (Angus Glen, Thornhill, Centennial)
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| 12. Youth can get to the play programs that are offered |
- - Even distribution of recreational facilities throughout Markham
- - Development of the East Markham Community Centre will help target expanded population in the Cornell and Boxgrove communities in Markham
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| 13. Schools support the youth friendly approach |
- - Representatives that sit on the Area youth councils and MYTF represents schools in the Markham area
- - YRDSB will be used to help develop a new external youth service strategic plan
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| 14. Adults champion the cause for youth play |
- - Mayor Frank Scarpitti
- - Members of Council
- - Mayor and Council continue to advocate the importance of youth in our community
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- 15. The community celebrates and recognizes youth
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- - Annual Markham Youth Award (22 participants and 4 recipients)
- - Remembrance Day Poetry Contest (64 entries, 3 winners)
- - International Youth Week
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