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.