Helping Kids Succeed Richmond-Style Grants
In supporting innovative approaches that demonstrate how we can all best support children, Richmond Children First invited community organizations to apply for one of three $3,000 grants for projects that demonstrate how to Help Kids Succeed Richmond-Style. The following projects received grants:
Grauer Neighbourhood Kids Program
This project will continue to teach children aged 6-12 asset-based mentorship skills which they will utilize in working and playing with children from birth to 6 years old and their families to develop empathy, confidence and self-esteem.
Host Agency: Boys and Girls Club of Delta/Richmond
Partners: Grauer Elementary School, Richmond Family Place, Thompson Community Association
Richmond Summer Middle Years Project
This project will support refugee and new immigrant children from 6 - 12 years of age and their families over the summer months by providing social recreation, mentoring, leadership, family outings and a psycho-educational group.
Host Agency: Richmond Family Place
Partners: Touchstone Family Association, Boys and Girls Club of Delta/Richmond
Hamilton Youth Empathy Project
This project will build on the Roots of Empathy program and will utilize youth mentors to work with 6 to 12 year olds to develop their relationships with younger children, from birth to 6 years old in the community.
Host Agency: Boys and Girls Club of Delta/Richmond
Partners: Hamilton Community Association, Richmond Family Place
Mobile Childminding Program
The mobile childminding program offers free childminding for non-profit agencies offering parenting programs, community kitchens, workshops, support groups or other services to families. This program helps remove barriers that families may experience in attending these groups. The program also offers children opportunities to participate in quality early childhood activities. For more information call Richmond Family Place at (604) 278-4336.
Growing Together: A Guide to Help Your Child Grow and Learn
This developmental guide, created by professionals in the Richmond community who work with young children and their families, provide practical information on how to best support, encourage and help children to grow and learn.
The Guide is available in English (PDF 4.9MB) or Chinese (PDF 19.2MB).
Community Collaborations
Richmond Children First works with public and community sectors in Richmond to develop projects that build on the strengths in the community that enhance opportunities for young children and families.
- Grauer Early Learning Centre: A School-Community Partnership (January 2008) (PDF 145KB)
The establishment of the Grauer Early Learning Centre has provided an opportunity for the Richmond School District to partner with community agencies to create a unique integrated service model responsive to the needs of Richmond children and their families, particularly children in the Blundell neighbourhood.
- The Richmond Early Years Bridging Project (July 2008) (PDF 78KB)
Richmond Children First was invited by Immigrant Settlement (Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development) to work with the community to develop a pilot project focusing on the settlement needs of high-risk refugee children 0-6 years of age and their families. This pilot project, one of five Lower Mainland projects, is part of a larger strategy by Immigrant Settlement to research the feasibility of developing an early childhood settlement service for immigrants and refugees. Twelve Richmond organizations are providing funding and/or in-kind support to The Richmond Early Years Bridging Project, scheduled to start in the fall of 2008.
