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A project that’s running smoothly!

16/5/2016

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The Grand tour des petites écoles is back again this year, but with some new features.
You’re probably familiar with how it works:  a team of young students from La Ruche High School trains two mornings a week from December to May.
Some students who participate have school related problems, such as a lack of motivation, low self-esteem, behaviour problems, ADHD, as well as substance abuse and addictions. Throughout the preparation process, the students get training support, as well as support with nutrition, road safety, self-confidence and perseverance.
Various activities are planned to allow these youth to become ambassadors and to share what they’ve experienced and learned not only with students from “small schools” (the elementary schools in the MRC), but also with those from La Ruche.  What’s new this year is the opportunity for schools to request a fleet of bikes.  In fact, a new aspect of the project is the creation of a bike repair shop.
Experts give workshops on the mechanics of bikes in order to give a second life to some “beat up” bikes.
The used bikes were donated by the City - through its Ecocentre - and by private individuals and then refurbished by the students.
The result is a fleet of some 50 bikes that will be available to schools for the Grand tour des petites écoles, but also for plenary and road safety activities.
And who knows...the project might undergo more changes in the future!
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Building relationships of trust with families

2/5/2016

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Our evaluation process, which is supported by Marielle Thibaudeau, an external evaluator, is slowly moving forward.  The hoped-for outcome of this work is an enhanced relationship of trust between the families who are at risk and their regional organizations and community.
 
We conducted two surveys of various stakeholders in the MRC to determine what kind of support and training they might need to implement the Réseau Parent’Aise Approach (designed to enrich practices that create alliances with families who are in a situation of neglect).  The results allowed us to develop a training plan accompanied by community support.
 
In addition, the evaluator carried out telephone interviews of MRC stakeholders from different business sectors and occupations, which yielded winning practices in dealing with vulnerable families.  The goal was to understand the attitudes, approaches and intervention strategies that foster a relationship of trust with vulnerable families.  A report was prepared based on the data from these interviews. 
 
Subsequently, stakeholdres from different business sectors (community, CPE, municipal, and CSSS), worked on proposals for applying the interview data to different occupations (secretary, manager, child development worker, family support worker, citizen service officer).  They also worked on the best ways of increasing their own awareness and of making changes in their practices that would help build relationships of trust with families in the MRC.  Several interesting suggestions were put forward during the meeting (Parent’Aise Approach training, role playing, awareness capsules, co-development between and within organizations, checklist, self-assessment, etc.).  These proposals will guide the development of an action plan to help us reach our objective of building stronger ties between vulnerable families and their community and regional organizations. 

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From the farm to the cafeteria

2/5/2016

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This was the theme of a large gathering that was held last November.  It’s also the goal we’ve set for ourselves in our MRC and in the Coaticook MRC, with the help of the MAPAQ.
 What is it?
It’s primarily a direct link between producers and establishments (schools and CPEs)
 Why is it necessary?
The required quality standards and food costs make it difficult for distributors or establishments to balance their budgets.
Producers can’t compete with national suppliers, both in terms of costs and, more specifically, logistics.
The supply does not meet the demand.
The purchasing processes have yet to become customary.
 How is it achieved?
Building on promising initiatives, we’ll begin by bringing the main players back to the negotiating table so they can share their views on issues such as supply and demand, purchasing processes and coordination.
 
Then, working together, we’ll gradually build a partnership between producers and establishments that will allow them to get to know one another and to facilitate learning.    
Subsequently, we’ll develop a local purchasing network.
 
The basis for it
We now know how important it is, from a nutritional as well as an educational standpoint, to provide foods with high nutritional value as well as to help youth reconnect with nature. 
And from an economic standpoint, we know that in supporting local producers and the local economy, we help create a vibrant and attractive community.
So, in the end, we have all the components - social, environmental and economic - necessary for a sustainable development.
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Parent remobilization project

2/5/2016

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As part of our action plan for 0-5 year olds, the Socio-economic Committee has been working for more than a year on actions aimed at improving the living conditions of at-risk families with young children.  By offering our support, we hope parents can improve their ability to meet the basic needs of their children.
 
Committee stakeholders have developed a remobilization project for parents of young children who’ve been out of touch with the labour market or with training opportunities.  The goal is to help them make greater strides with respect to training, orientation and employability, thereby improving their living conditions.
 
With this project, we want to offer parents an opportunity to get back into action by allowing them to break out of their isolation, enjoy a pleasant group experience, and receive support that’s both flexible and adapted to their needs.  The partners feel it’s important to listen to the parents, which is why they chose a formula that’s flexible and progressive.
 
In practical tems, the “program” will take place over the course of 10 months, with three half days a week.  An intervenor will always be part of the group in order to provide parents with ongoing and personalized support.  A second resource person will coordinate the project and also regularly interact with the parents.  The program is made up of four tracks (professional, educational, personal, and family), and includes discussions with the parents on various topics.  The parents will choose the topics that interest them, and the appropriate professionals will be invited to take part if they so wish.
 
At the same time, it’s also important to eliminate any impediment to their participation in the program.  Therefore, several options will be made available to parents, such as spaces in drop-in daycares, a $9 subsidy per half-day, reimbursement of travel expenses, and food service (snacks and breakfast) during the program..
 
If all goes well, the project, which is awaiting validation, will start in the fall of 2016!
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What future is there for our group?

2/5/2016

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Since 2013, we’ve adopted a mission, and a global and integrated vision, that reaffirm the partners’ willingness to take actions that enhance the well-being and quality of life of 0-17 year olds.  It was the beginning of a change that meant reflecting on, and addressing, ALL the needs of youth in our community, beyond the themes that were supported by our two funders, Avenir d’enfants and Québec en Forme.
Although Memphré en Mouvement’s partners always based their action plans on real local issues and the realities in our territory - while being careful not to duplicate the missions of organizations already in place - we always confined our projects to the themes that were supported by our two main funders.
But now that Québec en Forme’s funding is coming to an end, we need to translate these changes into concrete actions.
The partners have made it clear that they wish to pursue the dialogue (collective action plans), the networking (getting to know one another and sharing information) and the concrete actions in the field (instituting lasting changes to improve the well-being and quality of life of 0-17 year olds).  In order to make this dream a reality, the group is currently taking several important steps, such as following the regional level’s lead in addressing the different issue tables affecting youth; initiating a dialogue with the Socio-economic Youth Table; and writing to the Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation to see if it might be able to support our concertation work.
These efforts are being made in order to reach a stable solution for the MRC’s Youth Roundtable by the time Avenir d’enfants’ funding ends, in 2019.  To be continued!
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