YOUTH PROGRAMS & SERVICES
SCFS IS DEDICATED TO MENTORING AND EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH
Youth Programs Overview
The SCFS offers recreational youth programs and drop-ins such as Basketball for Boys, SCFS indoor and outdoor soccer, March Break, Ski Trips, and Summer Day Camps. These programs offer space for newcomers and low-income youth to drop in and play sports. By doing so, youth partook in organized activities that enriched their social skills and overall development.
OUR GOALS & APPROACH
The goal of our program is to enhance the intellectual, physical, and social development of the participant. We provide age appropriate activities in a safe and fun environment. Promoting a healthy lifestyle, our program empowers youth to make healthy choices and to demonstrate leadership in their communities. Our approach is simple; we do not aim to fix troubled youth, but rather focus our energy on supporting and providing opportunities to all youth, troubled or not. We believe it takes an entire community pulling together to develop healthy, competent, and self-empowered youth.
OUR SERVICES/ Programs
Offering weekly basketball and soccer leagues both drop-in and team-based, camps, and ski trips, our recreational component is designed to engage youth. These programs allow our youth the opportunity to gain new skills, increase their network, and give back to the community. Such programs also introduce participants to different types of physical activities.
U11 SCFS Indoor Soccer
With the soccer program, we develop kids at all skill levels of the game. Mainly, focusing on fundamentals such as passing, ball control, and shooting. We have 3 coaches who have played soccer in the past at high levels and they are willing to put in the effort to get these kids playing at a level so they can compete at a higher level.
Basketball for boys
We have a skill training development program that we offer to enhance the abilities of the kids. We have a coach that teaches the kids basic fundamentals of basketball so they can implement it in games.
March Break Camp
Every year, we offer a March break camp for kids. The kids experience a 4 full days that is action packed with activities and 2 field trips where they can engage with each other and meet new friends.
Summer Day Camp
Every Year, we offer a month summer camp in June. Where we have 25+ kids in the camp where they mingle and do many activities such as: arts and crafts, basketball, soccer, interactive games, and weekly field trips.
Ski Trips
Every Year, around late January or early February, we go on ski trips that is for all ages. This brings families to come along with their children to have a blast and to start the New Year off meeting new people.
Our workshops cover a wide range of issues affecting youth today. With seminars on employment, participants are educated on topic popular with youth.
Workforce Employment
SCFS works with the city of Ottawa in a partnership to provide youth employment readiness training. This programs offers the youth the necessary certifications and interview skills to needed to gain employment with the city of Ottawa.
The two major events we hold for youth are SOMFEST and SCFS Youth GALA. These events gather youth around the city so they can network, learn and grow in a culturally sensitive environment.
SCFS Youth GALA
This year, we will be celebrating are 8th year anniversary for the SCFS Youth Gala. It is an end of the year fundraiser, where many organization gather and celebrate by engaging in activities, entertainment, and food. This Gala is an annual fundraiser for SCFS’s Youth Department.
Somali Cultural Festival (SOMFEST)
The Annual Somali Cultural Festival (SOMFEST) is a tradition started by SCFS and the City of Ottawa in 2017 and we will be celebrating the festivals 4th year in 2020! The purpose of this event is to bring the Somali community and the wider local community together to celebrate our rich culture and showcase our many contributions to our nation’s capital. The festival consist of culture performance, music, dance, food, inflatable structures a concert and many more family friendly activities. We hope to see you in attendance at our 4th Annual SOMFEST.
