• 163 students were registered in the 2010 school year program, with many more dropping-in, seeking one-on-one supports, and/or attending one-time events.
• 16 of 20 mentors from the summer program continued employment as a mentor during the school year (the other 4 mentors graduated and moved on to post-secondary education.)
• 4 volunteers (Mentors-in-Training) were able to take on Mentor roles.
• 60 Westview students volunteered during the school year totaling over 9,000 hours.
• Launched the March Break “Employment Readiness and Career Exploration Program” in partnership with Westview Centennial, which included 28 Westview students.
• Engagement of York University students as tutors at Westview Centennial through our partnership with the Community Legal Aid and Services Programme (CLASP) at York University: 10 tutors completing 320 hours combined.
• In partnership with Ontario’s Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth and the Art Gallery of York University, we celebrated the launch of “The Life You Choose vs. The Life That Chooses You” Photovoice project, which included a full gallery showing and art installation, and a street postering campaign.
• 5 SBL students took part in the March Break Movie Making Madness Bootcamp offered by the Toronto International Film Festival and completed a short film.
• 4 SBL students took part in the TDSB Focus on Youth Leadership Retreat.
• 2 former Mentors worked with SBL as placement students totaling over 900 placement hours.
• Operated as core members of the Inner City Advisory Committee, Education Attainment West, and the United Way Community of Practice on Youth Educational Attainment in 2010-11.
• 7 SBL students took part on a panel discussing dropout rates at “The Pulse of Education” hosted by Education Attainment West.
• SBL Staff and a Mentor presented the SBL Model in Welland, Ontario at a forum on education.