The Child & Youth Programs Team are responsible for providing effective, productive, and safe programming for children and youth of the community by planning, implementing, and evaluating fun and exciting programs for the children and youth. The Child and Youth Programs Team will ensure that the health and social community-based promotion, prevention programs, and services are offered inclusively to Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. The Child & Youth Programs Team utilizes and implements wholistic approaches to well-being and wellness in its programs and services. The Team will ensure that community and organizational plans and strategies are supported and implemented in programs and services.
In addition, the Child & Youth workers will work collaboratively with the Atikameksheng Lands and Natural Resources for environmental health concerns affecting Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. The program workers plan prevention programs along with the Health Programmers that will have a positive impact on children and families in living a healthy lifestyle. The Child and Youth Worker considers the following when designing a program while working with health professionals, Education, Social Service Professionals, and outside agencies;
o Drugs and alcohol prevention
o Leadership training/youth empowerment
o Traditional and cultural programming
Recruitment of volunteers to assist with children and youth programming is encouraged when planning and engaging children and youth programming with other target groups of the community, elders, and adults.
The Child and Youth Worker operates the Youth Centre ensuring the centre is OPEN in the evenings and weekends. The age category for this program is 7—21 years of age.