A Compilation from Various Sources of Useful Information for Youth Advocacy
OYM! Planning Report
Report on a day of facilitated planning held in January 2011
| oym_planning_report_-_2011_-_final.pdf |
A Call for an Ontario Youth Outcomes Strategy
A call for a Youth Outcomes Strategy that provides clarity around common objectives and leads to better alignment between policy, funding, program development and service delivery.
| call_for_ontario_youth_outcomes_strategy-june2008.pdf |
Review of the Roots of Youth Violence
Both the executive summary and full report of the Review of the Roots of Youth Violence can be found on this site.
Crime Prevention Ottawa's Submission to the Roots of Youth Violence Review
| crime_prevention_ottawa_submission_to_the_review_of_the_roots_of_youth_violence_final.pdf |
Crime Prevention Ottawa's Response to the Roots of Youth Violence Report
| crime_prevention_ottawa_rryv_response_final.pdf |
Examples of Youth Policy Frameworks
A report compiled by the United Way of Toronto of various youth policy models in both the governmental and NGO sectors.
| examples_of_youth_policy_models_sept_08_final.pdf |
Framework for Promoting Healthy Child and Youth Development
An example of the City of Ottawa and United Way Ottawa’s joint framework.
| framework_for_promoting_healthy_child.doc |
Landscape of Toronto's Youth System
A presentation by Tazim Virani on the fragmentation of youth policies and services.
| landscape_of_torontos_youth_system.pdf |
Ontario Youth Matter! Consensus Statement
What OYM believes in and supports.
| oym_consensus_statement.pdf |
Ontario Youth Matter! Key Messages
A description of OYM and a list of its members and champions
| ryvr_-_key_messages_-_final.doc |
Ontario Youth Matter! Terms of Reference
| oym_terms_of_reference_oct_8-08.pdf |
Roots of Youth Violence Review Key Messages
A document that singles out the key messages in the Roots of Youth Violence Report.
| ryvr_-_key_messages_-_final.doc |
Supporting the Call for a Youth Provincial Framework
A United Ways of Ontario toolkit for action that includes a facilitator’s guide to help plan and facilitate community fora, tips on working with the media and guidelines for meeting with your Member of Provincial Parliament
| toolkit.pdf |
Toronto's Youth Serving System
A policy research project to document and analyze the systems and policy structures within which the youth-serving sector functions. The purpose of this project was to determine the extent to which policy and program coherence existed in relation to youth services and supports in Toronto.
| uwo_torontos_youth_serving_system-fullreport.pdf |
What is Policy and Why Should Anyone Care?
A presentation by John Stapleton and Tonika Morgan that clarifies some basic vocabulary; helps to better understand the idea of policy as the language of governments; explores common errors – the difference between good and bad policy; and investigates whose job it is to develop public policy options.
| what_is_policy_and_why_should_anyone_careapr24-09.ppt |
Youth Policy: What Works and What Doesn't
A review of youth policy models from Canada and other jurisdictions.
| uwo_youth_policy_what_works-fullreport.pdf |
Youth Policy: What Works and What Doesn't Presentation
A presentation by Kamara Jeffries on youth policy models from Canada and other jurisdictions
| youth_policy_models_review_update.pdf |
Youth ABC'S (Ability to Bring Change) Initiative
A Boys and Girls Club of Canada presentation on building the capacity of youth to act as positive change agents at the local/community and provincial levels.
| youth_abcs_presentation.ppt |
Vancouver Youth Vital Signs
How to Prepare for a Media Interview
A guide on the do's and dont's of media interviews
| media_preparation_for_oym.pdf |
Report of the Ontario Youht Matter! Youth Advisory Panel
In the summer of 2010, 25 young people from the entire province were assembled to learn about policy and how it affects youth; develop a set of principles about communication and engagement to guide policy-makers; and design the curricula for local, youth-led workshops that would extend the conversation to communities across the province. Here is their report.
| oym_youth_panel_sep_30_final_report.pdf |
