Deepening How We Evaluate and Understand Youth Success
Date: April 27, 2022 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm (ET)
Speakers: Maxime Crawford-Holland and Trevor Johnson
Collective Impact approaches emphasize data and shared measurement to better understand the problem or challenge being tackled by the community. Data can be very helpful to zero in on the problem and priorities. For example, the number of young people graduating from high school provides a picture about young people, the education system, and the community. But there are limitations when we only focus on one data point or even a small set of data points.
We might miss key community factors which do not show up in a data point. Did the young person have access to transportation to get to and from school? Were they bullied at school? Did the family believe that graduating from high school was important? Did the young person have consistent access to secure food and housing? What kinds of positive relationships did the young person have at home, in their community, and at school? This webinar will discuss how data can be helpful in understanding a community context. We will also explore how data needs to be supplemented with a deeper understanding of the individuals behind each data point.
Join us for a lively discussion with colleagues from CBYF Yukon and CBYF Chilliwack as we explore the question of evaluating and understanding youth success.
Speakers
Maxime Crawford-Holland, CBYF Yukon - Whitehorse, YK
Maxime Crawford-Holland (he/they) is the Project Manager for CBYF Yukon, which means he has the honour of representing a collective of young people, youth-serving organizations, and other groups working together in the Yukon. He is a white settler originally from Toronto, but feels more at home in the Yukon and continues to learn and grow from the land and people around him. He has a background in Music Education and is passionate about community organizing and building positive and meaningful relationships with youth. He also loves being outdoors and enjoying activities in every season! He is part of an amazing team working towards a Yukon where all young people have what they need to thrive and become their best selves!
Trevor Johnson, CBYF Chilliwack - Chilliwack, BC
Bio and picture to come!
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