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YOF | 2019 – 2020

Having all played university basketball at the highest level in North America, the A4H executive team understands first-hand how valuable skills developed through participation in sport are. Their curriculum and programming builds on the understanding that sports are a great way to develop goal setting, teamwork skills and tools to help manage adversity – all of which can be applied off the court. The YOF league teaches fundamental basketball skills, teamwork, sportsmanship and a passion for the love of the game of basketball while also learning about what it takes to be a student athlete through different educational workshops. Funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the program focuses on mentorship, basketball and educational programming for Black youth in Peel.

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Results

The Aspire for Higher program chose four quantitative survey modules to identify trends and measure outcomes of the program; one module (Leadership Qualities) was used with program staff and coaches along with the Workforce Preparation module. The youth participants completed the Consistent Caring Person module as well as the Youth Engagement Qualities module. Descriptions of the four modules are listed below.

• Workforce Preparation module aims to evaluate the workforce readiness of the staff in the program in terms of their problem-solving abilities and ability to search and use information.

• Leadership Qualities module aims to evaluate the extent to which individuals in the program possess qualities of leadership during the program.

• Consistent Caring Person module aims to explore the extent to which they have adult support as well as social support, partnerships and connections

• Youth Engagement Qualities module examines the extent to which youth participating in a program are experiencing key qualities of engagement that are associated with positive outcomes, such as safety, involvement in decision-making, partnership with adults, and identity exploration.

Youth in the Aspire for Higher program as well as the program staff and coaches also filled out a Demographics tool to share more about themselves.

Detailed results can be found in the evaluation report.

Funder

Ontario Trillium Foundation

Funding Amount

$ 396,700