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Building Relationships with Families and Communities. A CLOSER LOOK AT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO EDUCATE A CHILD Dr. Sentsetsa Pilane Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters Society of Edmonton and Area November 30, 2016 Sentsetsa M.

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Building Relationships with Families and Communities.

A CLOSER LOOK AT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO EDUCATE A CHILD

  • Dr. Sentsetsa Pilane

Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters Society of Edmonton and Area

November 30, 2016

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What is a Partnership?

Broad range of relationships and structures Goal Model

Partner Expectation

Sentsetsa M. Pilane Ph D Adapted from FSG: The Promise of Partnerships – Multi-stakeholder partnership typology page 2

Address a defined Problem Address a Systemic Challenge

Joint Project

Short-term, one time collaborative effort among a small set of partners, often to develop or pilot an innovative product or approach

Joint Program

Collaboration among a small set

  • f partners to

implement a program to address a specific aspect of a social problem

Strategic Alliance

Platform for

  • ngoing

collaboration around one or more related issues, aligning partners (typically >5) in support of a common agenda and joint investments

Collective Impact

Initiative based

  • n long term

commitments to a common agenda by the group of cross-sector actors needed to realize systems- wide change around a social problem Requires contributions from individual

  • rganizations to a joint effort – short term

(< 10 years) and oriented around specific grants May require changes to organizations’ core activities to align with the common agenda – medium to long-term >10 years and not defined by specific grants

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The Issue: Challenging measures for challenging times

Social Challenge: How do we reach out and support the integration and re-building of lives?

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Integration in Ecosystems Building Networks within systems

Building Partnerships with Families & communities

Families and children

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Parallel but not equal challenges

Challenges faced by immigrant families

u Often language barrier u Low income and decent living

resources – lack of immediate employment

u Systems understanding u Cross-cultural understanding u Identity renegotiation u Loss, isolation and associated

consequences

Challenges faced by new home communities

u Language and communication u Limited resources u Time lag in learning and

responding to needs

u Cross-cultural learning and

understanding

u Re-negotiating a different

identity

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Parallel and complementary assets and strengths

Assets and strengths within immigrant/refugee families

u Resilience u Determination to overcome u Embracing new home u Family closeness u Openness to new and diverse

ideas

u Knowledge of their own culture u Willingness to learn

Assets and strengths within welcoming communities

u Adaptable and open minded u Nimble and willing to help u Knowledge of systems u Culturally diverse and

resourceful

u Can leverage existing resources u Connected to social and

systems networks

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Why Partnerships?

uCollaboration and working together to solve

problems

uBridging the different experiences uLeveraging resources and engaging broadly uCreating new learning and experiences

together

uDeveloping and offering voice to issues,

innovation or product(s)

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What kinds of solutions do the Partnerships offer?

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Settlement support: housing, connecting with essential living resources

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Orientations to new systems: schools, health systems, cultural and civic centers, language learning centers, employment centers

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Mentoring and mentoring partnership building:

u Academic, school and adult learning mentoring: Literacy, math, computers,

conversation clubs and language learning, physical literacy and sports

u Relationship building and social networking: mental health, self-esteem & confidence u Employment, entrepreneurship and job seeking transitions: self-sufficiency & dignity u Organization to organization capacity building and coaching u Day to day living and systems’ negotiation

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Safe communities’ building and civic engagement support

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How can partnership be successful?

u Developing a shared vision u Broad engagement and first voice u Build on what works and innovate with new

approaches

u Linking and leveraging resources u Being flexible and adaptable u Embrace uncertainty and creative tension u Be results driven for success

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What does it mean for children and youth?

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Inputs Outputs Outcomes Impact

PROGRAM POSSIBILITIES

  • 1. Youth

Mentoring programs

  • 2. Conversation

Circles

  • 3. Networking
  • pportunities

Sports and physical activity

  • 4. Free Access

for children

SCOPE OF POSSIBILITIES

  • 1. Variety of need

specific programs

  • 2. Number of

schools served

  • 3. Number of staff

and volunteers engaged

  • 4. Dosage of

program

  • 5. Length of

program

DESIRED OUTCOMES

  • 1. Strong Inclusive

relations and networks

  • 2. Improved

functional conversational English

  • 3. Improved Literacy
  • 4. Improved social

integration 5.Success in schools and increased graduation

  • 6. More Cultural

mentors

SOCIAL IMPACT

  • 1. Significant success

rates in school completing and higher education

  • 2. Work readiness

and increased capacity building success

  • 3. Strong

community integration

  • 4. Strong sense of

positive identity and belonging

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A Solution

  • 1. Reach out and connect with families
  • 2. Learn about the culture(s), find cultural brokers, and

continue to inform ourselves to bridge the cultural understandings

  • 3. Create and offer safe welcoming environments
  • 4. Reach out to schools, principals, teachers and support staff
  • 5. Reach out to other stakeholders and potential partners
  • 6. Develop collaboratively designed, engaging support

programs drawing on the learnings of immigrants

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Educational Learning options

u After school home work help, recreation and sporting activities u Safe spaces for children and youth after school care u In-school settlement work: Newcomer Orientations u In-school mentoring, Corporate mentoring u Community based language learning classes u Community based 1:1 relationship and life skills mentoring u Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters: out of and in-school programs u Summer, Spring and other Holiday Programs u Community Winter Activity Programs u Field trips and know-your environment excursions u Alberta Mentoring Partnerships: Organizational/community capacity building

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Edmonton OST organizations – open participation

u Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters u Catholic Social Services, John Humphrey Centre u The Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton u Africa Center, Brander Gardens Rocks, ASSIST

, IFSSA and other community

  • rganizations

u Edmonton Public Library, YMCA, CCEP

, Edmonton Immigration Services Association, Centre d’accueil et d’etablissment du nord de l’Alberta

u Edmonton Mennonite Center for Newcomers, Welcome Center for Newcomers u Action for Healthy Communities, Multicultural Health Brokers, The Family Centre u School Boards: Francophone, Catholic and Edmonton Public Schools, u REACH Edmonton and City of Edmonton, Alberta Mentoring Partnerships (Province) u Funders

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How does the community contribute?

u Building supportive partnerships: Program supports, funding u Capacity building, staff and volunteer engagement u Program development and service delivery

u After school, In-school, Summer and other holiday programs u Fund and resource development u Program Space Acquisition

u Advocacy, cultural and systems brokering

u Accessibility of city resources: Recreation centers, skating rinks, ski centers, parks, libraries,

cultural centers, theaters, museums, health facilities

u Organization to organization mentorship

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What community supports exist and what is possible?

u A variety of options based on need, partnership and

funding

u The community is nimble enough that with funding

availability they can collectively and or individually develop and provide support

u Responsive, proactive, inclusive non-intrusive welcoming

  • pportunities

u A place and a community to belong to u A chance to be a dignified responsible persons

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EDMONTON OST

2012

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Resources

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Faster Alone, Further Together – An Out of School Time strategy for Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Edmonton, Feb 2010 p 20-21

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Making Out-of-School-Time Matter – Evidence for an Action Agenda, 2005. Rand Education and Rand labor and Population

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Students from Refugee Backgrounds – A Guide for Teachers and Schools, 2015. Ministry of Education BC

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Leave Them Wanting More!: Engaging Youth in Afterschool, May 2015. Harvard family Research Project

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Alberta Mentoring Partnerships Resources at albertamentors.ca

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FSG (2014), Reimagining Social Change – The Promise of Partnerships

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Conversations with other children and youth focused partners over the years

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Acumen, Building an Ecosystem of dignity

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA81Un_UMuk&t=1992s

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