Association for New Canadians

Published purpose

Through this 12-month project, the Association for New Canadians will scale their Support, Empower, Access (SEA) program to newcomer youth populations in Newfoundland and Labrador. The organization will adapt the SEA program as an existing promising practice to address needs in digital exploitation, digital safety and human trafficking prevention of youth. Using trauma-informed practices, Using trauma-informed practices, this model will be youth-centred by engaging youth members and youth-serving organizations, along with identifying youth ambassadors who will be co-delivering educational presentations to their peers. The development and delivery of the SEA for Youth project will be supported by an environmental scan, an advisory committee, an awareness campaign and a SEA for Youth Summit. The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the promising practices' success in reaching new populations. At the end of the project, the Association for New Canadians will have supported the prevention of human trafficking and online exploitation of at-risk populations of human trafficking in Newfoundland and Labrador.