Train Community Managers
Agence Ometz
Ometz is a non-profit social services agency that supports and strengthens individuals and families by offering a range of human services in the fields of employment, immigration and social services. OMETZ is partnering with MBA CSI to evaluate its Daycare Intervention and Kids Can! Programs.Daycare Intervention Program
The Daycare Intervention Program is a project funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). It has amongst its goals:- To work with young children in communities faced with vulnerability factors identified by PHAC
- To help teachers to identify children at risk and to help teach children motor, language and social skills
- To promote the work completed by the Community Action Program for Children and Agence Ometz to parents and their respective communities
Kids Can! Program
The Kids Can! Program is a partnership between Agence Ometz, the English Montreal School Board and Concordia University, funded by Health Canada. It is a preventative effort that is geared toward informing youth about:- Drugs - their names, contents and effects
- The risks that accompany the usage of these drugs
- How they can resist pressure and engage in healthy decision-making and behaviours.
Evaluation
The Evaluation of the Daycare Intervention Program and the Kids! Can Program is conducted by MBA students and their responsibilities include:- Developing and implementing an evaluation plan
- Collecting data through student pre-test/post-tests, phone interviews, focus groups and surveys
- Analyzing the data to determine if the projects are meeting their desired outcomes
- Preparing evaluation reports for the Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada
- Providing feedback and suggestions for the projects’ implementation in future years.
Evaluators
- Jessica Bernstein, MBA 2010 - October, 2010 - July, 2011
- Amita Dixit, MBA 2013 - July - December, 2011
- Caitlin Bibbs, MBA 2013: September 2012 - July 2013
Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, Professional and Institutional Development Initiative
The objective of the program is to train members of the management committee, program directors, coordinators and other middle managers in the public service of the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, to improve their capacity and core competencies, in key community governance and decision-making mechanisms and frameworks
Training Seminars:
- Strategic Planning for Community Development, Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, November 26 - 28, 2008
- Resource Allocation and Budgeting for Community Development, Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, January 26 - 30, 2009
- Managerial Decision-making, Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, January 25-29, 2010
- Reporting on Activities, Projects and Programs, Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, March 15 - 19, 2010
