Future Leaders Program

Vision

The Alberta's Future Leaders Program works in partnership with communities and sponsors to positively affect the lives of Aboriginal children and youth.

About Alberta's Future Leaders (AFL)

The AFL Program helps Alberta's Aboriginal youth develop life and leadership skills. The program offers sport, recreation, the arts and leadership development opportunities to help strengthen and empower youth who live in First Nation and Métis communities.

The program recruits, trains and supports Youth Workers and ARTS mentors who provide healthy recreation opportunities for youth. These Youth Workers and ARTS mentors:

• Implement summer sport, art and recreation programs for youth
• Teach leadership and life skills to youth leaders in the communities through a leadership retreat
• Are role models for Aboriginal youth

Benefits of Alberta Future Leaders

Sport and recreation helps youth by:

• Improving their self esteem, self confidence and self image
• Providing positive role models
• Teaching teamwork, cooperation, leadership, conflict resolution and other social and life skills
• Promoting wellness and active living
• Providing constructive ways to release anger, relieve stress and reduce boredom
• Promoting positive values, a sense of fair play and respect for rules
• Improving thinking skills
• Developing motivation in other aspects of life
• Enhancing cultural awareness
• Providing an opportunity for racial integration
• Promoting family and community support
• Decreasing youth crime and vandalism

Alberta Future Leaders Participants

Communities, corporate sponsors, non-profit organizations and government agencies work together to bring the AFL Program to First Nations and Métis communities throughout Alberta.

AFL has worked with 41 communities since its inception in 1996. In 2010, these communities participated in the AFL Program:

• Boyle Street Community Services
• Driftpile First Nation
• Peerless Lake
• Trout Lake
• Heart Lake First Nation
• Kikino Métis Settlement
• Gift Lake Métis Settlement
• Conklin

Partnerships with corporations and service agencies help fund the AFL Program. In 2010, these corporate sponsors were offered their support:

• ATCO Electric
• Pembina Pipeline Corporation
• PNK Transportation Services
• Cenovus Energy
• Devon Canada
• Whitesands Insitu Partnership
• Conklin Community Enhancement Society
• Shell Canada Energy

The Provincial Support Committee, which directs the AFL program, includes participation from:

• Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation
• Alberta Foundation for the Arts
• Alberta Health and Wellness
• Alberta Justice and Attorney General
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Alberta Aboriginal Affairs
• Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation
• Alberta Employment and Immigration
• ATCO Electric

Working together, we can make a difference.

Our Sponsors