VFCYJ Submission Form - HYPE Conference

Form for Goods and Services Submissions

(Grants and extraordinary committee expenses)

Please send your submission to Councillorday@shaw.ca for distribution

1. Name of organization / person(s) applying: Pacific Centre Family Services Association

2. Background of organization / person(s) or applicable history of related projects: PCFSA has been delivering high quality child, youth, adult and family based services since 1968. From our current community based locations in Langford, Colwood and Sooke on South Vancouver Island, we provide a range of services across the Capital Region District. These include work with men and women addressing family violence, youth outreach and email counselling, family and couples counselling and counselling to address alcohol and other drug issues.

3. Clear goals and objectives of the project – clear indications of relevance to the Family Court and Youth Justice Committee mandate: The HYPE conference will explore: youth funding in Victoria, clear limits and reframing conflict, building community youth voice, intro to the active participatory approach and planning and reflection and cooperative learning. These conference workshop topics are very close to the principles and standards of the Committee. The Committee has a strong commitment building community youth voice, understands that the impact on funding for youth services in the region has a major impact on youth health and behaviour and potential for involvement in the justice system and the Committee demonstrates belief in cooperative learning.

4. Any features of the project you believe are pertinent to this application: This is the type of conference that is a natural extension of the Bright Ideas series of conferences that the Committee has previously taken a lead in organising.

5. Will the project dovetail with other similar work? (ie. In the Greater Victoria area or within your organization). The project is building on the Youth Programs Quality Initiative which is actively supporting a common high quality approach to youth programming across the region. The topics are all active issues for all local youth serving agencies.

6. Budget: to include clear accounting with potential line items and accompanying narrative. The Conference is already planned and budgeted. PCFSA is asking FCYJC to partner together to provide some refreshments for the attendees. The cost will be $300-400 and we are asking to share this 50:50.

7. Other funding avenues/partners being explored: None at this time – our contribution will be limited and the refreshment will be provided within budget.

8. Catchment area served – target population: Capital Regional District

9. Needs/problems to be addressed through the project work: This conference is a wonderful opportunity to promote high quality youth programming in our region. As the Committee is aware it is important to continue ensuring that our youth service providers meet regularly to update each other in this rapidly changing field and community sector. This conference will contribute to this principle.

10. Deliverables (goods and services to be provided): PCFSA and the Committee will take responsibility for the provision of refreshments at one of the conference breaks.

11. Timeframes (eg. Intended start date of project, length of time from start of project to deliverables, one time project or on-going?)

    3. The conference dates are October 4th and 5th.

12. Evaluation framework: