Young people work t
improve community

Youth Action
program a
winner for all

By Layne Christensen

Community Reporter
layne@nsnews.com

FIFTEEN youths are
hard at work in Lower
Lonsdale, tending to
their YARD work,

YARD is short for Youth
Action” Resource Develop-
ment; a new: program that —
helps young adults: develop
skills and self: confidence by
putting them to work in the
community,

Project coordinator John
Peterson calls. the program
“a chance “to experience
things, get on the right
track.” .
YARD Works receives its
funding from Youth Services |
. Canada but would not have
‘-been-possible without som-
munity support, — said

' Peterson.

North Shore Neighbourhaod House, The Gi ity of North
Vancouver, ‘the North Van Recreation Commission and
“North Shore Health are ‘among YARD's ‘many community

partners. The six: -month program kicked off in May.
On any given. day, YARD workers can
-be seen. in the Lower Lonsdale area, .
“Readily identifiable by the YARD Works
logo crested upon the sleeves of their
*. shirts, they work in three teams,
Four young adults who call themselves
ithe Heyday Knobbies are working with the
“North Vancouver Museum and Archives to
conduct: heritage research. Five “visual
repair’ artists”’ are working with Lower
Lonsdale Community Policing Centre to
Clean up graffiti in the area, Anather five
Jarre helpin: install Queen Mary Schools
“community garden,
, They work 8:20 a.m, to 4:30 p.m, five
ays a week. For their efforts, they receive
“a stipend’of $1,000 a month, That works
7 “out, to ‘about. $504 ‘day. Tf they land a job

it the end. of the’ program or continue their schooling, they.

eceive a'$2,000 bonus, which must be put towards school-
ng, job search ora student loan payment. :

- Eighty: youths ap lied for ‘the program. Carter Vickers is
§ who.met the criteria ~ unemployed,
id between the: ages of 18 and 24 — and was

“one. of the “lucky”
out of sch

ak

TIA

and the Heyday Knobbies have alr

ve had contact with things 1 would never have other-
“ise, ” said Vickers. during the group’s morning motivational

NEWS photo Terry Peters

"WAYNE Camphill paints over graffiti at East First Street and St. Andrews in North
Vancouver. Carapbell is one of 15 young adults in YARD Works, a federally funded
program that teaches Job skilis and community involvement.

meeting with Peterson, held daily at Anne Macdonald Hall,

Hit weren’, for YARD, Vickers said he would: probably.

still be at his lew-paying job, working part time in a restau

“rant, Now he's ie i a career in landscaping.
’

YARD ‘has helped hin build pride in his community.

I take a look ata garden and notice the
plants,” he said, “and Im always going
around checking for yratfiti,”

_ Cathie. Parent -has. alsa. become more
“aware of her surroundings, Asa visual
repalr actist, she has spent the past six
weeks painting over graffiti in the Lower

Lonsdale commercial areas Vandalisin was

not something thar caught: her eye

before, Now when she sees youths tag
ging a wall, she said, “It’s really upset-
ting.”

One-third of the way through the pro-
gram, YARD youths are gaining skills and
nowledge, said Peterson, The goal naw

is to share that t knowledge with the com:

inunity,

Involvement in everits like the Hose Reel

Festival and Lower Lonsdale Community Day and a bulb sale

at Queen Mary fast weekend ‘helps spread awareness of the.

program,
The visual repair artists are desi ning a community mural
ee begun to plan for
Heritage Day in September,
They’re living the motto that YARD member Rob
Herman has thonght up: “Tf you want community problems
solved, get involved.” ~

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