Community Development and Networking Project
The Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) Community Development and Networking Project was initiated in May 1994 and is funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The purpose of the project is to work collaboratively with other CAPC projects in Saskatchewan to support development, delivery and evaluation of programs for children, aged birth to six years, who are at risk for poor health outcomes. The community development model within CAPC is unique to Saskatchewan and has contributed to the continued growth and development within all of the CAPC projects in Saskatchewan.
The Community Development Coordinator's role in working with project staff, sponsors and community members is based on the needs of the specific project and community. Activities generally include:
- assisting with assessing community need
- providing support for partnership development
- linking project staff with additional agencies and resources
- assisting with program planning, implementation, delivery, and evaluation
- supporting board development
- assisting with seeking additional sources of funding and proposal writing
- coordinating provincial networking meetings for CAPC staff and sponsors
The support received through this project has also enabled the Prevention Institute staff to work collaboratively with other community and government partners, both aboriginal and non-aboriginal, in addressing children's issues at the provincial level. Provincial initiatives by the Prevention Institute that have been supported by CAPC have included conferences on FASD, shaken baby syndrome, positive parenting strategies, and reports on child health and child injury in Saskatchewan.
The Provincial Evaluation Project
This project was initiated in April 2004 and is also funded through the Community Action Program for Children, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
The CAPC Provincial Evaluation Coordinator’s role is to lead provincial evaluation and provide support to the Evaluation Working Group and the projects. The Evaluation Coordinator is responsible for the following activities:
- overall coordination of the Saskatchewan CAPC evaluation project
- development of evaluation tools
- collection of evaluation data
- entering and analyzing evaluation data
- preparing reports based on results of evaluation data