Northern Alberta Youth Program and Service Review October 2008 Acknowledgements This report has been made possible through a partnership of Municipal District of Smoky River Northern Alberta Development Council Inquiries or requests for extra copies may be directed to Mr. Allen Geary – Research Project Manager Northern Alberta Development Council Peace River, AB
[email protected] Or Ms. Penny Fox – Executive Director Family and Community Support Services MD of Smoky River Falher, AB
[email protected] Table of Contents Executive Summary The Context of Northern Alberta Part 1 – The Target Group…...………………………………...………………….5 Section 1.1: Target Group Population Section 1.2: Northern Alberta: High-school Achievement Part 2 – A Survey of Youth Service Providers………………………..…………19 Section 2.1: Service Provider Survey Results Section 2.2: Identified Barriers and Solutions Section 2.3: Researcher Comments and Recommendations Appendices: A - Survey Instrument / Participants…………………………….36 B - Regional Assets List of Figures and Tables Table 1:A Student Population in Alberta Table 1:B Student Population - NADC Region Table 2: Health Authority Population Statistics – NADC Region Table 2.A Health Regions - Target Group Table 3: Variance Extracted - Health Region Population Data Table 4:A Target Group – Public School Enrollments – NADC Region Table 4:B Target Group – Separate School Enrollments – NADC Region Table 4:C Target Group – Francophone School Enrollments - NADC Region Table 4:D Target Group – First Nation School Enrollments - NADC Region Table