Programs & Services

Youth

This Department works with the youth in the Bonaparte community. There are two programs:

Youth Program

The Bonaparte First Nation Youth Program receives funding from the Ministry of Children & Families (MCF). This funding supports program administration, staff wages, and rent.

Under MCF guidelines, the Youth Program is responsible for:

  • Organizing and supervising youth activities three times per week for youth ages 6–18 in the Bonaparte community
  • Ensuring staff hold a Class 4 driver’s licence to operate the Nation’s 15-passenger van and transport youth to and from activities
  • Including Secwépemc (Shuswap) culture in youth programming as much as possible
  • Encouraging greater cooperation, participation, and connection between youth and the broader community

Funding for youth activities, community events, workshops, outings, and other special programming comes largely from fundraising efforts and support from other Bonaparte First Nation and Health departments.

The goal of the Youth Program is to provide safe, positive, culturally connected opportunities for youth while helping build strong relationships within the community.

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Youth Group Goal

The goal of the Youth Group is to promote and stimulate healthy and wholesome recreational activities among youth in the Bonaparte community between the ages of 5–18 years.

All Youth Group activities are drug and alcohol-free and are designed to promote five key components of positive youth development.

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  • To increase recreational skills of children and youth
  • To increase cultural awareness
  • To increase the level of cooperation of youth with the community at large.
  • To improve social skills
  • To increase the probability of successful school experiences for children and youth 5-18 years of age who are members of the Bonaparte Band.
Name Department Phone
Vacant   Youth Support Worker 250-457-9624