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We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. These include the Siksika, the Piikuni, the Kainai, the Tsuutina and the

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We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. These include the Siksika, the Piikuni, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Stoney Nakoda First Nations, including Chiniki, Bearpaw, and Wesley First Nations. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.

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Storywriters: Jaspreet Sandhu, City of Calgary Daljit Gill-Badesha, City of Surrey

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES

A play in three acts

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Prologue

City o

  • f Surrey
  • Prioritized children in municipal

planning and sustainability

  • Re-conceptualized traditional spaces
  • Influenced local cross-pollination
  • Enabled collective action and policy

reform

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Ci City o

  • f Ca

Calgary

Investment in children and youth designed to:

  • Contribute to community

safety

  • Deliver quality, accessible,

affordable afterschool activities

  • Mobilize stakeholders

leveraging support and resources

Prologue

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How did we do it?

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ACT 1: PLOT

Background

  • Gaps in accessibility for children during out-of-school time
  • Increased vulnerability among children
  • 67 hours of discretionary time each week for the average child
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  • Impetus to act: 24% of

chargeable incidents involving youth took place in the hours of 3-6 p.m.

  • 90% of children in

Calgary aged 5-14 were not attached to a program or licensed care

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ACT 1: PLOT

Setting

  • Population growth/shifts
  • Multi-barriered children and families
  • Absence of key facilities and services
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ACT 1: PLOT

Characters

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  • City leadership, Council
  • Non-profit agencies
  • Community planning groups
  • Parks, recreation and culture
  • Funding bodies
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ACT 2: THE OBSTACLE

  • Stakeholder relations
  • Elections
  • Funding opportunities/challenges
  • Sustainability/greening initiatives
  • Municipal priorities
  • Children’s changing needs
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  • Refresh of CAS
  • Re-invigorate partners to focus on SEL and

Trauma Informed Practice

  • Approach school-space response at a

systems level

Calgary’s Response

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  • Pilot afterschool programming
  • Mobilized academia and school

district to create transformative data

  • Advocate for green child-friendly

indoor and outdoor spaces

Surrey’s Response

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  • Competing municipal priorities
  • Resistance to strategic integration
  • Wavering partner commitments
  • Advocacy barriers
  • Funding constraints

OUR CHALLENGES

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ACT 3: CLIMAX

How did we find resolution to the challenges and achieve equilibrium?

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  • Re-imagined resources
  • Increased local level community

representation

  • Scaled up reach and breadth of

afterschool services

  • Re-designed spaces inviting play,

neighbourhood gatherings, and unstructured activities

  • Launched Afterschool for All
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  • Partnership engagement in refreshing

Calgary Afterschool Strategy

  • Changes to hours and program types
  • Introduction of new partnerships to

leverage backbone functions and increase impact in community

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What now?