| Définition | Description | |
|---|---|---|
1. Title of Initiative |
Title or name as specified in official documentation, e.g. funding contract | Career Trek |
| 2. Provider | Name of organisation responsible for delivering the initiative | Career Trek Inc. partnering organizations include the University of Manitoba, Red River College, and the University of Winnipeg, 5 school divisions, 59 schools and various institutional, non-profit and corporate organizations. |
| 3. Sponsor | Name of organisation responsible for funding the initiative | Career Trek is an independent, non-profit corporation. Contributors include Government of Manitoba, school divisions, foundations, post-secondary institutions (inkind), etc. |
| 4. Date Commenced | Month and year (if known) when the initiative first came into operation | August 1996 |
| 5. Date ended | If this initiative is not longer in operation, please give the month and year when it came to an end, if known. | |
| 6. Targeted Audience | Is the initiative aimed at specific groups, or is it more general in application? Please specify any demographic or employee groups being targeted. | Youth At-risk Phase I: 10 and 11-year-old students with identified barriers to going onto post-secondary. The individual has, in the estimation of the sponsoring school or organization, the potential for going on and completing a post-secondary education, while recognizing that the young person in question is in danger of not doing so. The nominee may be at-risk o not pursuing a post-secondary education for any number of reasons, including such factors as socioeconomic status, gender, disability, lifestyle, transiency, or attitude towards school. Phase II Intensive Projects: Past graduates of the program who are now in grade 8. Phase III Junior Staff Volunteer Program: Past graduates of the program who are now in grade 10. Phase IV Graduates as Paid Staff: Past graduates who are enrolled in post-secondary studies. Apinochek Pasaquok (“Children Rising”) Project: Youth and families from Skownan First Nation. |