The YMCAs of Québec
obJective: the weLL-being AnD SucceSS of Québec youth. reSuLt: over 30,000 chiLDren AnD youth AgeD 0 to 17 reAcheD!
A Pioneer at Camp Y Kanawana
chiLDren and youth
Post Secondary Youth Eco Internship Program – Sentier Urbain 2010
A well-kept secret: psychomotricity workshops In 2008, 43% of preschool-aged children from the borough of Saint-Laurent presented difficulties in at least one area of school readiness despite the fact that infancy is a key period of development. For the last 2 years, the Saint-Laurent Y centre, in collaboration with Québec en forme, the Comité des Organismes Sociaux de Saint-Laurent (COSSL), the Marguerite-Bourgeoys and English Montreal School Boards, and the Bordeaux-Cartierville- Saint-Laurent CSSS, has been offering psychomotricity workshops to children aged 2 to 6 in the borough’s daycares, CPEs, community organizations, and schools. Psychomotricity is geared towards the overall development of children through activities that focus on balance, coordination, fine motor skills, and more.
A new arrival: the youth integration program (yip)! Since October, approximately 20 youth aged 12 to 17 from the neighbourhoods of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Pointe-Saint-Charles have been receiving the support of The YMCAs of Québec. YIP is intended for youth who are at risk of committing crimes, developing delinquent behaviour, skipping school, or experiencing social exclusion. YIP provides targeted support for youth by providing them with activities based on their interests and personalized follow-ups while promoting the importance of interventions on a personal, family and community level. The program, in which participation is voluntary, is 5 to 10 hours per week and lasts for 6 months. It is being funded by the National Crime Prevention Centre for the next five years.
Psychomotricity workshops
A new daycare at the Cartierville Y centre
welcomed its first toddlers last
May. With 52 spots available, the Y daycare provides children aged 9 months to 5 years with a sunny environment that includes access
to the swimming pool, recreational pool, studios, gymnasium, as well as a fenced-in outdoor playground.
youth eco internship, version 2 All the positions for the Youth Eco Internship program were filled in 2010.
Approximately 150 interns were placed in some fifty non-profit organizations across Québec. Interns also worked for 3 to 12 months in various programs for The YMCAs of Québec in Montreal and Québec City, and elsewhere in the province. As part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, a new contribution agreement with Human Resources Canada allowed us to implement a new internship program (Youth Eco Internship 2) for post- secondary students. 60 environment-related internships lasting 3 to 5 months are currently being offered. The program was launched on September 7, 2010.
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Children aged 3 to 5 from the borough of Saint-Laurent can now benefit from the YMCA preschool summer camp. Swimming, exploration, arts and crafts, music, and games are all being offered every morning during the summer season.
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