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Age Level

age

Under 13

29% (4 of 14) of youth media organizations serve young people under 13.

  • Coop Collective Vision
  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

29% (4 of 14) have no work with under 13

  • Doc Shop
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project Media

 

Age 13-19

86% (12 of 14) of youth media organizations serve 13-19

  • CUTV
  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Doc Shop
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project 10
  • Project Media
  • Wapikoni
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Young Cuts
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

None of the organizations serve no 13-19 at all

 

Age 19-24

 71% (10 of 14) work with 20 something’s

  • CUTV
  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Doc Shop
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project 10
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Wapikoni
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Young Cuts
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

21% (3 of 14) work with no 20 something’s

  • Coop Collective Vision
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE

Teachers

36% (5 of 14) work with teachers

  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project 10
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

29% (4 of 14) do no work with teachers

  1. Girls Action Foundation
  2. Leave Out Violence LOVE
  3. Project Media
  4. The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)

 

Elders

29% (4 of 14) organizations work with elders

  • CUTV
  • Project Media
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Wapikoni

50% (7 of 14) do no work with elders

  • Coop Collective Vision
  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Doc Shop
  • Girls Action Foundation
  •  Leave Out Violence LOVE
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link

21% (3 of 14) do occasional work with elders

  • Project 10
  • Young Cuts
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

Community workers

43% (6 of 14) works with community members

  • CUTV
  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Wapikoni
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

29% (4 of 14) do no work with community members

  • Coop Collective Vision
  • Doc Shop
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Project Media

gender / sexual orientation / disabilities / ethniticity / citizenship / economic levels

 

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Gender

43% (6 of 14) of youth media organizations equally serve all genders

  • Coop Collective Vision
  • CUTV
  • Project 10
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Wapikoni
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

29% (4 of 14) of youth media organizations work with more women/girls

  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Doc Shop
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE

 

29% (4 of 14) of youth media organizations work with more men/boys

  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project Media
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Young Cuts

 

At least 50% (7 of 14) of youth media organizations do some work with transgendered youth

  • CUTV
  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Doc Shop
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project 10
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link

 

Sexual orientation

Most youth media organizations are unaware of the sexual orientation of participants. However, 21% (3 of 14) of organizations do significant work with LGBT youth

  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project 10
  • Young Cuts

 

There’s an additional 21% (3 of 14) organizations that do between 10- 25 of work with LGBT.

  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

Disabilities

Most youth media organizations are unaware of physical learning disabilities or psychological challenges faced by participants.

Ethniticity

Most youth media organizations have a difficult time tracking the ethnicity of their participants, however, young people of color make up more than 75% of participants in 91% (9 of 14) of the youth media organizations.

  • CUTV
  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project Media
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

First Nations

More than 10% of participants are First Nations in 57% (8 of 14) of organizations

  • CUTV
  • Doc Shop
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Wapikoni
  • Young Cuts
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

Citizenship

Most youth media organizations do not check citizenship status, however, 29% (4 of 14) of youth media organizations work with non-Canadians.

  • CUTV
  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Doc Shop
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)

 

Economic Levels

The client economic level of more than 25% of participants is less than $40,726 within 64% (9 of 14) of the organizations.

  • CUTV
  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Wapikoni
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

The client economic level of more than 75% of participants is less than $40,726 within 57% (8 of 14) of organizations:

  • CUTV
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project 10
  • Project Media
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

Out of 14 organizations, 3 are uncertain of the economic level.

Most organizations have a difficult time identifying the SES of their participants.

 

Geography

geography

Urban

86% (12 of 14) of youth media organizations serve urban youth

  • Coop Collective Vision
  • CUTV
  • Doc Shop
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project 10
  • Project Media
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Young Cuts
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

Suburban

More than 50% of participants in 14% (2 of 14) of organization live in the suburbs:

  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Doc Shop

Between 25 – 50% of participants in 36% (5 of 14) of organization live in the suburbs:

  • CUTV
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE
  • Project 10
  • Wapikoni
  • Young Cuts

Less than 25% of participants in 29% (4 of 14) of organizations live in the suburbs.

  • Coop Collective Vision
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

21% (3 of 14) of youth media organizations work with no suburban youth

  1. Girls Action Foundation
  2. Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  3. Project Media

 

 

Rural

14% (2 of 14) organizations work with more than 75% of rural youth.

  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  • Doc Shop

7% (1 of 14) of organizations work with between 25% – 50% of rural youth

  • Wapikoni

71% (10 of 14) of youth media organizations do little or no work with rural youth.

  • Coop Collective Vision
  • CUTV
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project 10
  • Project Media
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link
  • Young Cuts

50% (7 of 14) youth media organizations work with no rural youth.

  • Coop Collective Vision
  • Girls Action Foundation
  • Leave Out Violence LOVE
  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  • Project Media
  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link

 

History

Pre 1990

37% (19 of 51) Of organizations were established pre 1990:

  1. Centre D’art de Richmond
  2. Centre de Loisirs Monseigneur Pigeon
  3. Centre du Plateau
  4. CFAD Youth Photo Project
  5. CKUT
  6. Coop Collective Vision
  7. CUTV
  8. Dans la Rue
  9. GCC La Violence
  10. Jeunesse Centre Sud
  11. L’Ado Zone
  12. La Maison des Jeunes de la Cotes des Neige
  13. La maison des Jeunes RD
  14. Le Centre Lajeunesse
  15. Maison des Jeunes Pierrefonds
  16. Maison des Jeunes Quinka-Buzz
  17. The Native Friendship Centre of Montreal
  18. The Yellow Door
  19. Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link

Between 1990 – 2000

29% (15 of 51) of organizations were established between 1990 and 2000:

  1. Action Jeunesse de l’Ouest-de-l’isle
  2. Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi Notre-Dame-de-Gracel
  3. Centre des Jeunes Saint-Sulpice
  4. Coop Collective Vision
  5. Girls Action Foundation
  6. La Maison des Jeunes A Ma Baie
  7. L’Antre Jeunes
  8. Leave Out Violence LOVE
  9. Le Centre des Jeunes Boyce-Viau
  10. Le Project Harmone
  11. Project 10
  12. Project Media
  13. Project Ka Mamukanit
  14. The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)
  15. Youth Access-Target Rosemont

Post 2000

35% (18 of 51) of organizations were established post 2000:

  1. Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Sud-Ouest de Montréal
  2. CitizenShift- Parole Citoyenne
  3. Coop Media de Montreal
  4. DESTA
  5. Digital Respect /Cyber Respect
  6. Doc Shop
  7. Escale Jeunesse
  8. Etincelles medias-Spark media
  9. FLYT Foundation
  10. Innovation Jeunes
  11. Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth
  12. Park Extension Historical Society
  13. Voices Beyond Walls
  14. Wapikoni
  15. Writing Our Rhymes Down W.O.R.D.
  16. Young Cuts
  17. Youth Action Montreal
  18. Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

Primary Mission of Youth Media Programs

mission

Primary mission of organizations

33% (5 of 15) give youth a voice

  • Etincelles medias-Spark media

  • Leave Out Violence LOVE

  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth

  • Project 10

  • Wapikoni

20% (3 of 15) encourage creative expression

  • Project 10

  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)

  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link

 

13% (2 of 15) build and strengthen community

  • CUTV

  • Doc Shop

 

7% (1 of 15) prepare youth for negotiating a digital world

  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect

13% (2 of 15) prepare youth for careers in media

  • Young Cuts

  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

7% (1 of 15) aim to provide alternatives to commercial media

  • Etincelles medias-Spark media

 

27% (4 of 15) empower youth in thinking about social/global change

  • Coop Collective Vision

  • CUTV

  • Doc Shop

  • Etincelles medias-Spark media

13% (2 of 15) aim to empower marginalized groups

  • Girls Action Foundation

  • Project Media

 

The top four secondary aims and purposes of youth media programs

Giving youth voice, encouraging creative expression, and strengthening communities are shared purposes across two thirds of organizations.

 

Activities

Primary Mission of Youth Media Programs


Kinds of Organizational Activities

Primary Medium Used

Number of People Served


 

Genre/Media Produced

History

Pre 1990

4% (2 of 50) Of organizations were established pre 1990:

  • Workman Arts Project of Ontario (1987)
  • Urban Arts: A Community Arts Council (1988)

Between 1990 – 2000

42% (21 of 50) of organizations were established between 1990 and 2000:

  • Caribbean Tales (1991)
  • Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre (1991)
  • Art Starts (1992)
  • The LOVE Project (Leave Out Violence Everywhere) (1993)
  • Expect Theatre (Urban Noise) (1994)
  • Harmony Movement (1994)
  • 7th Generation Image Makers (1995)
  • Arts for Children and Youth (1995)
  • TDSB CyberARTS Progam (1996)
  • Children’s Technology Workshop (1997)
  • GTA Photography Classes (1997)
  • Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (1997)
  • Charles Street Video (1998)
  • Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children (1998)
  • Supporting Our Youth (1998)
  • ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival (1999)
  • Reelout Arts Project (1999)
  • TakingITGlobal (1999)
  • Planet in Focus (1999)
  • Big Soul Production’s Inc. (1999)
  • Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography (1999)

 

Post 2000

54% (27 of 50) of organizations were established post 2000:

  • For Youth Initiative (2000)
  • National Film Board of Canada – Education (2002)
  • Regent Park Film Festival (2002)
  • Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood & Community Health Centre (Youth Services) (2004)
  • Jane and Finch TV (2004)
  • The Paradigm Shift Project (2004)
  • Shameless Magazine (2004)
  • Lakeshore Arts-Youth programs (2005)
  • PACT (Urban Peace Program, PACTFilm) (2005)
  • Eritrean Youth Collective (2006)
  • No.9: Contemporary Art and the Environment (2006)
  • The Spot (2006)
  • AGYU (Art Gallery of York University) (2006)
  • Gashanti Unity (2007)
  • Lost-Lyrics (2007)
  • Youth Film and Media Training Network (Presenting Our Vision) (2007)
  • Scarborough Arts Council (2007)
  • Freedom Youth Collective (2008)
  • The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) (2008)
  • ME_dia Arts (from Nia Centre for the Arts) (2008)
  • Story Planet (2009)
  • UforChange (2009)
  • The People Project (2009)
  • Ontario Youth Rainbow Coalition (2010)
  • StArt YPA (The START Youth Presenting Art festival) (2010)
  • Success Beyond Limits (2010)
  • The Young Visionaries (2012)

 

Geography

Urban – 42 organizations (over 50%)

74% (31 of 42) of youth media organizations serve urban youth

  • Charles Street Video
  • Freedom Youth Collective
  • Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
  • Gashanti Unity
  • ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival
  • Planet in Focus
  • Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre
  • Supporting Our Youth
  • TakingITGlobal
  • The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
  • AGYU (Art Gallery of York University)
  • Art Starts
  • Big Soul Production’s Inc. Project One Generation
  • Centre for Spanish Speaking People
  • Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood & Community Health Centre
  • Eritrean Youth Collective
  • Jane and Finch TV
  • Lakeshore Arts -Youth programs
  • Lost-Lyrics
  • ME_dia Arts (from Nia Centre for the Arts)
  • No.9: Contemporary Art & the Environment
  • Outburst Movement
  • PACT (Urban Peace Program, PACTFilm)
  • Regent Park Film Festival
  • St. Alban’s Boys and Girls Club
  • The People Project
  • The Young Visionaries
  • UforChange
  • Urban Arts: A Community Arts Council
  • Workman Arts Project of Ontario
  • Youth Film and Media Training Network (Presenting Our Vision)

Suburban – 42

More than 50% of participants in 17% (7 of 42) of organization live in the suburbs:

  • Arts for Children and Youth
  • The Spot
  • TDSB CyberARTS Progam
  • Success Beyond Limits
  • StArt YPA (The START Youth Presenting Art festival)
  • Outburst Movement
  • Scarborough Arts Council

Between 25 – 50% of participants in 21% (9 of 42) of organization live in the suburbs:

  • Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
  • TakingITGlobal
  • Arts Etobicoke
  • Centre for Spanish Speaking People
  • Expect Theatre (Urban Noise)
  • Harmony Movement
  • Lost-Lyrics
  • National Film Board of Canada
  • The LOVE Project (Leave Out Violence)

More than 25% of participants in 38% (16 of 42) of organizations live in the suburbs.

  • Arts for Children and Youth
  • The Spot
  • TDSB CyberARTS Progam
  • Success Beyond Limits
  • StArt YPA (The START Youth Presenting Art festival)
  • Outburst Movement
  • Scarborough Arts Council
  • Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
  • TakingITGlobal
  • Arts Etobicoke
  • Centre for Spanish Speaking People
  • Expect Theatre (Urban Noise)
  • Harmony Movement
  • Lost-Lyrics
  • National Film Board of Canada
  • The LOVE Project (Leave Out Violence)

24% (10 of 42) of youth media organizations work with no suburban youth

  • Planet in Focus
  • The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
  • Art Starts
  • Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood & Community Health Centre
  • Jane and Finch TV
  • Lakeshore Arts -Youth programs
  • ME_dia Arts (from Nia Centre for the Arts)
  • No.9: Contemporary Art & the Environment
  • Regent Park Film Festival
  • UforChange

Rural – 39

No organizations work with more than 75% of rural youth.

90% (35 of 39) of youth media organizations do little or no work with rural youth.

  • Arts for Children and Youth
  • Charles Street Video
  • Freedom Youth Collective
  • Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
  • Gashanti Unity
  • Planet in Focus
  • Supporting Our Youth
  • AGYU (Art Gallery of York University)
  • Art Starts
  • Big Soul Production’s Inc. Project One Generation
  • Centre for Spanish Speaking People
  • Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood & Community Health Centre
  • Eritrean Youth Collective
  • Jane and Finch TV
  • Harmony Movement
  • Lakeshore Arts -Youth programs
  • Lost-Lyrics
  • ME_dia Arts (from Nia Centre for the Arts)
  • No.9: Contemporary Art & the Environment
  • Outburst Movement
  • PACT (Urban Peace Program, PACTFilm)
  • Regent Park Film Festival
  • Scarborough Arts Council
  • St. Alban’s Boys and Girls Club
  • StArt YPA (The START Youth Presenting Art festival)
  • Success Beyond Limits
  • TDSB CyberARTS Progam
  • The LOVE Project (Leave Out Violence Everywhere)
  • The People Project
  • The Spot
  • The Young Visionaries
  • UforChange
  • Urban Arts: A Community Arts Council
  • Workman Arts Project of Ontario
  • Youth Film and Media Training Network (Presenting Our Vision)

79% (31 of 39) youth media organizations work with no rural youth.

  • Arts for Children and Youth
  • Charles Street Video
  • Freedom Youth Collective
  • Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
  • Gashanti Unity
  • Planet in Focus
  • AGYU (Art Gallery of York University)
  • Art Starts
  • Centre for Spanish Speaking People
  • Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood & Community Health Centre
  • Eritrean Youth Collective
  • Jane and Finch TV
  • Lakeshore Arts -Youth programs
  • Lost-Lyrics
  • ME_dia Arts (from Nia Centre for the Arts)
  • No.9: Contemporary Art & the Environment
  • Outburst Movement
  • PACT (Urban Peace Program, PACTFilm)
  • Regent Park Film Festival
  • Scarborough Arts Council
  • St. Alban’s Boys and Girls Club
  • StArt YPA (The START Youth Presenting Art festival)
  • Success Beyond Limits
  • TDSB CyberARTS Progam
  • The LOVE Project (Leave Out Violence Everywhere)
  • The People Project
  • The Spot
  • The Young Visionaries
  • UforChange
  • Urban Arts: A Community Arts Council
  • Youth Film and Media Training Network (Presenting Our Vision)