Youth and Youth-at-risk

HCA has worked nationally and internationally to evaluate and enhance programs aimed at fostering the healthy development of youth.
In Canada, we are engaged in on-going evaluation work for Katimavik, the national volunteer service program for young people aged 17-21. We have also undertaken formative evaluation work on community-based approaches to reducing child poverty.

In Ontario, HCA evaluated the implementation of the federal Community Action Plan for Children (CAPC). Monitoring and evaluating alternative education programs for youth-at-risk is another focus of our work. Internationally, HCA completed a baseline study of youth sport programming and policy in five regions of the world. We also evaluated a program aimed at enhancing child development and community capacity through sport and play activities for Internally Displaced Person (IDP) communities and schools.


HCA is currently working on…

  • A summative evaluation of the Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
  • An evalution of the Katimavik program, an alternative education program for young Canadians aged 17-21.

 

Some of our more recent projects include:

  • An evaluation plan for Give Yourself Credit, a Guelph program designed to provide improved access to housing and educational opportunities for youth aged 16-18.
  • An evluation of the SportWorks program implemented by Right to Play in Azerbaijan which uses sport and play as tools to enhance healthy child development, build community capacity, and use the convening power of sport and play to provide education and prevention messages to children and youth.
  • An evaluation of the 2nd Chance Program in York Region, an alternate education program for youth at risk. The evaluation was conducted on behalf of Justice Canada, Ontario Social Development Council.
  • An outcome based evaluation of the Community Action Program For Children, Ontario Region on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
  • An implementation review of the Ontario Early Years Centres Program on behalf of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
  • An assessment of employment outcomes of private career college graduates and students who did not complete their program one year after the end of the program on behalf of the Nova Scotia Department of Education.
     

To see additional detail on these and 
other projects, please click  here                                  

 

  
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