[homeles_ot-l] FW: Youth Caucus @ CHRA Congress 2010: Building a Foundation for Housing's Future

[Lynne Browne]

FYI . . . exciting opportunity for ATEH’s Ottawa members engaging youth. 

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

Cell 613-513-6647

Office 613-241-7913, ext. 205

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca <http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/> 

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From: chra at chra-achru.ca [mailto:chra at chra-achru.ca] 
Sent: February 16, 2010 6:27 PM
To: lbrowne at ysb.on.ca
Subject: Youth Caucus @ CHRA Congress 2010: Building a Foundation for
Housing’s Future 

 

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Youth Caucus @ CHRA Congress 2010:  Building a Foundation for Housing’s
Future 

Purpose: 

CHRA, during its strategic planning process in 2008, identified the need to
develop future young housing leaders.  Creating a “Youth Caucus” at Congress
will directly link to these efforts and will also provide meaningful
programming that appeals to the younger generation. 

Pan-Canadian Youth Caucus:

A youth steering committee will be established with representation from
around Canada, including representatives from the SHQ (Youth chair from host
city), CHRA head office, CMHC, the West, Central Canada, Atlantic Canada and
Québec. There will also be a local working group based in Québec City. 

Goal: 

Our goal is to attract 50 youth (29 and under) to attend this year’s event
on site and that a further 50 webcast seats be provided to youth who cannot
attend in person.

In order to make this meaningful, we need to incorporate specific
programming for all youth delegates, which could include as an example:

*         A youth “lounge” for the youth delegates at Congress. A place to
hang out, with the use of computers etc. 

*         A youth social activity (bar night) organized to coincide with the
International Dinner

*         A tour of a youth specific projects 

*         The use of social networking tools leveraged (prior to and during
the Congress) including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and
the CHRA Youth Portal to create a forum for open conversation 

*         Youth lunch at the hotel with potential guest speakers discussing
Employment in the housing industry

*         Youth rapporteurs for sessions 

*         Dissemination of experiences to the general assembly at the
closing of Congress 

*         Direct involvement in the Congress by volunteering at one
programming element

*         Direct involvement at the proposed Youth workshop

We are aiming for as diverse a group as possible to plan and participate in
this initiative and will seek a balance among youth, with respect to:

*         Regional representation 

*         Linguistic representation

*         Gender

*         Cultural diversity

*         Students

*         Young workers

*         Clients (lived experience)

*         Aboriginal representation

*         Representation from all sectors of the affordable housing
continuum: Social housing, green, homelessness, shelters etc

Candidates who are interested in joining the steering committee that will
lead the planning of this initiative will ideally be within organizations
that are members of CHRA and will have organizational support behind them in
order to attend the congress and participate in 4-6 planning meetings that
will take place via web conference. 

If you are or know of someone that would be interested in joining this
committee, please send all expressions of interest to Sebastien Provost at
<mailto:info at chra-achru.ca> info at chra-achru.ca  613-594-3007 ext 12. The
deadline for submissions is Monday March 1, 2010 and the first meeting of
this committee will take place via web conference the second week of March
(exact time to be confirmed).

 

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