The Youth Outreach Worker Program is an initiative that aims to empower youth between the ages of 12 to 29. The goal of the program is to promote engagement of youth and their families in the community as well as increase youth access to opportunities. In order to achieve these goals, Midaynta’s YOWs:
- Work with community agencies, schools, community housing, hospitals, community health and mental health facilities, aboriginal services, faith community, settlement services, local police, probation, parents and youth to link youth and their families to appropriate community services by identifying access barriers, and ways to overcome these barriers
- Work with community partners to enhance their capacity to serve community youth and their families
- Work with the public and separate school boards on supporting and re-engaging youth facing challenges in school as a consequence of a suspensions and/or expulsion.
- Collaborate with Lead Agency to ensure timely data collection and analysis to inform program evaluation
- In order to ensure youth, meet their unique needs, our YOWs provides outreach referral and follow-up services for youth 12-29 years old and their families to programs and services including but not limited to:
- Pre-Employment Development (e. Job search, Resume, cover letter, interview skills, etc.)
- Skilled Trades & Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
- Bridging Programs to Post-secondary Education
- Mental Health & Addictions Assessment & Treatment
- After School & Summer Programs
- Recreational Programs
- Summer Job Readiness
- Community Crisis Response, Parent Education
- Conflict Mediation
- Diversion & Re-integration Services
Our services are offered in English, Somali, Swahili, and Bajuni.