Youth Development Program in Northern Manitoba

Abstract


 
 
 
 This article describes a study of the Cultural, Economic, Political, and Social Youth Leadership Development Program (CEPS), an identity-building program for disengaged youth, conducted by a community-university alliance in northern Manitoba, Canada. The study was conducted through the lens of transformative learning theory. Findings indicate participation in CEPS strengthened the physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental well-being of the quality of their lives, and provided knowledge and leadership skill development. The CEPS program also developed the participants' agency to make a difference in their lives, their families, and their communities.
 
 
 
 

How Are Leadership Programs Empowering Our Vulnerable Children and Youth? A Scoping Review

“…The programs identified in the review used a range of both qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods. Many studies employed interviews with participants (n = 22) (Brown and Albert 2015;Christens and Dolan 2011;Dima and Bucuta 2020;Franzen et al 2009;Gullan et al 2013;Halsall and Forneris 2018;Harvey et al 2021;Ile and Boadu 2018;Levy 2012;McNae 2010;Owen and Irion-Groth 2020;Parkhill et al 2018;Pearrow 2008;Pink et al 2020;Quinn and Nguyen 2017;Sisselman-Borgia 2021;Stedman et al 2009;Taylor 2016;Zimmerman et al 2011) or surveys (n = 11) (Franzen et al 2009;Mazurek Melnyk et al 2007;Moody et al 2003;Morrel-Samuels et al 2018;Redivo and Buckman 2004;Sewell et al 2020;Sisselman-Borgia 2021;Taylor 2016;Thomas and Mcadoo 2008;Thorpe 2007;Zimmerman et al 2011), while others used scales (n = 9) (Crave and El Sawi 2001;Grenwelge 2010;Teasley et al 2007;Zimmerman et al 2011), including the youth leadership life skills developmental scale (Ahrens et al 2015;Puxley and Chapin 2020), the individual protective factors index (Berlin et al 2007), a program session satisfaction scale…”

“…(Mazurek Melnyk et al 2007) The Cultural, Economic, Political, and Social Youth Leadership Development Program (CEPS)(Brown and Albert 2015) •The Michigan Youth Policy Fellows (MYPF)(Aldana et al 2016) •…”