Need a bit of inspiration?Need a bit of inspiration?of May! Congratulations!. Trish sadly said good bye to much and has come so far. We are so proud of our lil’ green!!! Chimo #11

What’s going on at ChimoWhat’s going on at ChimoWhat’s going on at ChimoWhat’s going on at Chimo

From the Head HonchoFrom the Head HonchoFrom the Head HonchoFrom the Head Honcho!

THIS AFTERNOON OUR T-SIL YOUTH WILL BE MEETING AT THE MAIN OFFICE TO HEAD

OUT TO YOWOCHAS FOR THE WEEKEND. FOR ME IT IS ALWAYS REALLY EXCITING TO BE SENDING AND TAKING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE

OUT TO CAMP AND GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSES FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I THINK

THAT IS MAYBE THE BEST PART OF SUMMER AND WHEN I USED TO ATTEND CAMP WITH THE KIDS I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING THE BEST DEAL POSSIBLE. I ALWAYS HAD A

GREAT TIME. HERES HOPING THIS YEARS TRIP IS THE BEST EVER.

WHEN I LOOK AROUND ME AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, I LOVE WHAT I SEE. ALL PEOPLE,

YOUNG AND OLD, SEEM TO HAVE RENEWED ENERGY FOR BEING OUT OF DOORS AND

TAKING IN THE ENTHUSIASM OF SUMMER. EDMONTON IS AN AWESOME SUMMER

PLACE. THERE IS TONS TO SEE AND DO AND ALL WITHIN A SHORT BUS RIDE USUALLY. FOR ME, I LIVE ALL YEAR LONG FOR THESE TWO OR THREE MONTHS. I DON’T REALLY

MIND WINTER BUT I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE SUMMER. SO, ENJOY THE MOMENT! WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER CAMP AT TIM

HORTONS IN THE FALL. THEY ARE UNBELIEVEABLE! WHAT AN AWESOME

PLACE. HAVE FUN THIS SUMMER. CHIMO IS PLANNING A CONCERT W ITH ALTACARE

SOME TIME THIS SUMMER. THAT SHOULD BE GREAT ALSO.

OH YEAH, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING YOU. BETWEEN YOUTH

AND STAFF WE HAVE AN AWESOME GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF

YOURSELVES. I AM!!!! Frank

Recipes that are

SuperDeDuper Easy!

From master chef Mr. Chimo!

Pizza Pasta Salad

What You Need

3 cups penne pasta, cooked, cooled

4 tomatoes, chopped

75 g salami, chopped

1 cup Kraft Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese

1/2 cup sliced fresh basil

1/2 cup Kraft 100% Parmesan Finely Shredded Cheese

1/2 cup Kraft Signature Roasted Red Pepper with

Parmesan Dressing

How to Make It:

COMBINE ingredients.

REFRIGERATE 1 hour.

Kitchens tips

Substitute pepperoni for the salami.

Variation

This dish is also great served hot. Just toss the hot

cooked pasta with the remaining ingredients. Serve

immediately.

Make Ahead

Salad can be made ahead of time. Refrigerate up to 24

hours before serving.

Need a bit of inspiration?Need a bit of inspiration?Need a bit of inspiration?Need a bit of inspiration?

“Do not be fooled by it’s commonplace

appearance. Like so many things, it is not

what is outside, but what is

inside that counts.”

Peddler in Aladdin

Summer 2011Summer 2011Summer 2011Summer 2011

What’s hapWhat’s hapWhat’s hapWhat’s happening at the Transition Homes?pening at the Transition Homes?pening at the Transition Homes?pening at the Transition Homes?

Chimo Chimo Chimo Chimo 2222 will be celebrating 3 years as a Parenting Home in June 2011. Our home had two moms. One moved back to live with her mom. We wish her all the best! Our other young lady has been working so hard and now spends 3 evenings a week and the entire weekend parenting her beautiful baby girl. Her journey has been filled with twists and turns but she has over comes so much and has come so far. We are so proud of our lil’ lady! Chimo 2 is also looking forward to congratulating Jenni on her soon to be bundle of joy!

Chimo Chimo Chimo Chimo 7 7 7 7 is waiting for summer to begin. We are so proud of our young Mom who has shown amazing attendance and outstanding marks during her first year at Braemar! She works hard everyday and we appreciate it! Her toddler has begun running (really fast!) and loves to spend time outdoors with Mommy. She looks super-cute in her spring dresses. Our staff team is busy getting ready for our big move to the Chimo 1 house. We are looking forward to having a huge fenced yard for our little sprinter! Enjoy the weather, from Chimo 7.

Chimo 8Chimo 8Chimo 8Chimo 8 Chimo 8 had 5 young ladies who grew together in their independent living skills. All girls were in full time day programs and did excellent in regards to attendance and marks. All girls worked toward obtaining their drivers learners license and two were successful; the other three are continuing the studying process. The girls feel spring in the air and boyfriends have now taken a spot in their supportive circles. Three of our young ladies are moving forward to SIL programs and are quite excited about this big step forward in their lives. One was accepted into the Bridges program, one is on the intake list for the Bridges program, and one will be moving to SOLO this summer. Two young ladies participated in horse back riding lessons and both enjoyed it immensely. All girls are ready for employment and three obtained employment. The house is full of laughter and humorous experiences shared by youth and staff. The team has really enjoyed having these girls and look forward to watching them all move forward successfully

Chimo 9Chimo 9Chimo 9Chimo 9 At last…. summer is here!! Currently we have three youth in our program. One gal is looking forward to the break from classes and is glad that the Slurpie season is finally here ☺ Another is currently looking for a job and hopes to be making money soon, in addition to being enrolled in summer school. Chimo 9 staff and youth recently welcomed a guy to our house, and he is also working hard to find employment for the summer. The staff here are looking forward to Camp YoWoChAs

Chimo 9Chimo 9Chimo 9Chimo 9 Continued…

in June and the Tim Horton’s Camp in September – we hope our youth have a great time and get to experience some fun new things. We would also like to say congratulations to our former youth for moving into SOLO – keep up the great work!!

Chimo 10Chimo 10Chimo 10Chimo 10 has been busy throughout the Spring. Margaret left us and welcomed a new baby Girl at the end of May! Congratulations!. Trish sadly said good bye to the Chimo 10 team as a Full timer to become Part time in late June. Chimo 10 welcomed Haley and Katy to Full time in June. Welcome ladies!!!! The youth at Chimo 10 are doing excellent and are working towards a summer day program. We are very proud of our kids and they have done exceptionally well with all the changes at Chimo 10. All our youth will be done school and are looking at different day programs to attend. A special congrats to one gal who completed the TSIL program at Chimo 10!

Chimo 11 Chimo 11 Chimo 11 Chimo 11 Finally after what seems like an eternity our snow is all gone and everything is green and green!!! Chimo #11 has seen some changes occur in the past few months. Daisy and Marta have moved on to our SWS Program. We miss both of them very much and wish them well! We are very pleased and excited to have Stacey and Tara join our team!! We still have 3 AMAZING young men living with us. One has had his intake at SOLO and is just waiting patiently for a coordinator. This same young man will be graduating high school from the Learning Store June 9, 2011. M.N. we are very proud of you!!!!!! Our other two young men are also very close to having referrals made to SOLO. J.P is still working at The Brick and will be finishing his grade 11 year at Sturgeon High School this June. B.C is still working at Tim Hortons and is finishing his grade 11 year at Vimy Ridge Academy. We are all looking forward to Camp YoWoChas in June and the Tim Hortons camp in September.

Chimo 99 Chimo 99 Chimo 99 Chimo 99 Since April we have been working out the kinks and trying to make this a wonderful home for our two boys. With the help of YYC and everyone at Chimo we developed a great program. We also have been very fortunate in having the opportunity of starting a new program with such fabulous youth. One youth has successfully completed the Chimo Life Skills program and found a job. And the other youth is on his way to graduating Junior High and slowly working towards his dream of playing soccer for Man United. Other successes include both boys achieving high scores in multiple XBOX and PS3 games.

What’s happening at SOLO?

Warm weather has finally arrived after much anticipation. Transitions office again hosted a great Easter dinner that was enjoyed by all. But we did run out of mashed potatoes. We had 11 youth graduate from our transitions workshops. Kari coordinated an awesome dinner for us as well as cooked the roast. Thanks to Kari and all of you who helped out in the preparation of this dinner. I believe the youth really enjoyed it. Big thank you to Lauren for again coordinating our spring cloths give away and a thank you to all of you who donated cloths etc. and helped out with this event. We will again be hosting a summer BBQ at Queen Mary Park hall and I am sure it will be a blast.

Thanks to Nancy and all the girls of SOLO for all your hard work with our youth!!! We are preparing for

a very quiet summer with much relaxation. LOL.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT LIFE

MANAGEMENT TRAINING?

Things are happening at LMT this Spring. One of our youth has just released a CD! Congratulations! Four of our gals are

applying for Advancing Futures planning to begin Post Secondary School this Fall! And finally, one of our young ladies has secured housing at Hope Terris!! And of course a new baby was added to LMT

crowd. Baby was a healthy baby boy 9lbs and 10oz Congratulations!!

Karen, Brenda and Debbie are doing really good. They had to say goodbye to

Sybil late June as she furthers her adventures in the field.

What’s Happening with CARF?What’s Happening with CARF?What’s Happening with CARF?What’s Happening with CARF? A year from now we will be celebrating

the completion of our accreditation survey but in the meantime we have a

lot of work to do! This is our commitment to continuous quality

improvement-because our youth deserve our bestour youth deserve our bestour youth deserve our bestour youth deserve our best!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Karen at the Main

office. This is our chance to take a look at what we do well and address the areas

where we can do better! Exciting times……..

What’s happening at Life Skills?What’s happening at Life Skills?What’s happening at Life Skills?What’s happening at Life Skills?

We have a fantastic group of 7 youth who are totally

rocking out the program. They are very dedicated

and serious about making positive changes in their

lives and developing new skills. We regularly have a

lot of fun doing activities and follow up with

insightful conversations on how to carry the new

skills over into their personal lives. Great work !!!

I just would like to mention that we will be hosting

the “Summer GroupSummer GroupSummer GroupSummer Group” from July 25th to August 26

th,

2011. The interview for this group will be held from

July 18th to the 22

nd; please call Keith at 780-420-

0324 to book an interview or ask to speak with

Kerie if you have more need more information or

have questions about the program. This group is a lot

of fun with more community outings and a stronger

focus on developing employment related skills then

other groups.

Finally, the summer group will be the last group I

am running for a while. Starting the beginning of

September I plan to take a one year maternity leave.

I am looking forward to training a new coach to take

over. I know that I will greatly miss the program

while I am gone, but I am looking forward to my

new role as MOM! I hope you all have a great Sun-

Filled Summer!!!

What’s happening at What’s happening at What’s happening at What’s happening at Chimo 5Chimo 5Chimo 5Chimo 5????

Ah, summer is here with sunshine, rain and plenty of activities to keep Chimo 5 busy. Two of our young men are set to graduate in June and are looking forward to life after high school. One of these young men will going on a school trip to Drumheller and visiting the museum as well as going to the water park at Sylvan Lake. We have said good bye to some of our relief staff and hello to a couple of new faces. We are busy looking for summer day programs and activities to keep the boys busy. One of our young men has decided he is ready to move on from Chimo 5 and he has given his notice that he will be transitioning from the home this summer to live with friends. This young man has been a long term resident and he will be missed around the house. Summer is a time for fun and excitement which I can assure we will have plenty of here at Chimo 5.

House Hold Maintenance…

Now that sun is shinning and the flowers are planted do not forget to water the flowers at least once a day, early morning or late at night!

What’s hWhat’s hWhat’s hWhat’s happening at SOLO with Supports?appening at SOLO with Supports?appening at SOLO with Supports?appening at SOLO with Supports?

Summer is almost here…..can you say BBQ? Yes we are looking forward to another summer

BBQ, planning is underway and we can’t wait until June 30th to see everyone come out and play! SWS youth are revving up for summer as well. The busy

bees are out looking for employment, going to summer camps, and enjoying the sun. We will also be arranging some group outings throughout the

summer because the more the merrier! The youth also have an opportunity to help out with a upkeeping a community garden this summer – mmmm veggies!

A BIG congratulation goes out to the Solo With Supports team for collecting the most caseworker surveys! Way to go! Other congratulations also warranted to Miss Kaitlind and Mr. Damon for completing the SOLO workshops! The SWS team would also like to issue a huge thank you to all our Mentors, Caseworkers, Solo team and Chimo Co-

Workers for being so outright supportive during our staff transition the past few months. That being

said, we would like to bid a sad farewell to Coordinator Marie, as she has chosen to spend more time with her precious girls at home. On another note, a big “welcome back” to Mrs. Monica for

returning after a long year off with her kiddo’s. She was missed and we are all happy

to have her back on board!

Now, hold the applause,,,,, the big finale…… a super special welcome to all the new youth of 2011 –

Damon, Greg L., Kaitlind, and Sommer! Our newest Mentors joining the SWS boat are Ed and Nancy – Welcome! Last but not least, this writer, Tanya, may be residing in Ontario, but I am here still in spirit with my special Chimo family! You know how it is…. Hotel Chimo… I checked out…but I can never leave! Have a super

wonderful summer – be safe and wear sunscreen!!

QAC….QAC…. What’s new on the Quality Assurance Committee?

Here are some quotes and statistics from the Staff and Youth survey.

Approximately 70% of Chimo staff completed the Annual Staff Survey!

94% of Chimo staff are satisfied with their job!

“I feel that Chimo that goes above and beyond for our youth” quote from survey

In all Chimo programs we served 325 youth in 2010!

100% of all Chimo youth in 2010 agreed that Chimo staff were doing their jobs properly and that Chimo

staff treated them respectfully.

What’s happening in Edmonton…What’s happening in Edmonton…What’s happening in Edmonton…What’s happening in Edmonton…

National Aboriginal Day Events Canada Day July 1st Celebrate Canada’s Birthday Downtown June 18, 2011 or Millwoods. Fire works start at 11pm Nina’s Picnic 11am – 5pm Free entertainment, giveaways and food Street Performers Festival Jul 8 – 17 Gopvanni Cabot Park Features free performances by international 109 ave and 95 street known street acts at Sir Winston Chur. Sq. June 19, 2011 Taste Of Edmonton July 21 – 30 Metis Child Festival 1pm – 430pm Numerous restaurants offer dishes for a Entertainment and activities small fee at Sir Winston Churchill Square. Alberta Legislature Grounds Capital EX July 22 – 31 June 21, 2011 National Aboriginal dad BBQ Heritage Festival July 30 – Aug 1 11am – 2pm Features a celebration of Canada’s diverse Abbey Glen Park cultures. Located at Hawrelak Park. 102 ave and Jasper ave Free Admission Performers, exhibits and art Folk Festival August 4 - 7 National Aboriginal Day Celebration Festival features a celebration of music as 1pm – 4pm well family activities, arts and crafts and Centennial Plaza food Located at Gallagher Park. Entertainment, food, cultural activities Cariwest Festival August 5 -7 June 24, 2011 Festival features a parade as well as Evening in the Park Traditional Style Caribbean performances and music. 3pm – 10pm Alberta Legislature Grounds Fringe August 11 – 21 Free Admission: Concert, arts and crafts, A extravaganza of new and old plays, Tipi village, Bannock and more dance, music, mime. Street entertainment and much more! Located in Old Strathcona The Works and Jazz Festival June 24 – July 3 Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival Features exhibits in building foyers, August 19 - 21 downtown parks and art galleries. Teams join in a friendly competition and Features top Jazz concerts, workshops and race their boats down the North and free outdoor events for the entire family. Saskatchewan River. River City Shakespeare Festival June 30 – July 24 Festival takes place at the Amphitheatre at Hawrelak park.

Have any suggestions

let us know by contacting the QAC Committee.

MILESTONES

Demien got a job!

Great job!

Zachary moved into his first

apartment with SOLO

Congrats goes to Taylor who

successfully completed the TSIL

program and is in her new place

at SOLO.

Jack is taking the bus

independently Way to go

Jack!

High School GraduatesHigh School GraduatesHigh School GraduatesHigh School Graduates Tyree Stephan Miranda Layla Tyson Ashley Jeremy Lori Martina Danielle

Greg L. – Started writing poetry and is transitioning to a new school next year

– High School!

Accepted to Post Secondary Layla – Concordia University

Nimo – Grant MacEwan University Bachelor of Arts Marie- Norquest Day Home Provider Program Kayla – Grant MacEwan General Studies Melanie – Grant MacEwan General studies

Samantha C – Grant MacEwan University

Tamara Graduated Post

Secondary at Norquest,

Aboriginal Community

Program

Shelby is applying for Advancing Futures Bursary

and admission into Norquest – Aboriginal Family Support Program – good luck!

Jonita is currently seeking employment and excited for her trip to Vancouver this

summer to visit her brother.

Layla D is graduating from High school this june.

Levi – Receives lots of

positive feedback and

comments from shoppers

at his place of

employment. He is one of

the most liked employees

there.

Amanda completed her

parenting classes

Damon- Graduated from workshops & from high school!

Awesome Work!!!

Shawn – Celebrated his 17th

birthday on May 19th and is

currently seeking employment

at McDonalds. Best of luck!

Brendan is starting summer school at a new school in

Redwater and looking forward to meeting new friends!

Applied and Waiting for Confirmation of

Acceptance from Post Secondary

Danielle – Grant MacEwan University

Lori- Grant MacEwan University

Ashley – Norquest

Angel – Evelyn Charles Academy

Jeremy – Grant MacEwan, Massage Therapy

Sommer made a positive transition to her new home and

continues to teach her Coordinator some sign

language.

Kaitlind graduated

from workshops –

Great Work – You are

on your way to

independence!

Layla D won awards for

coming in top of her class

in English and Math!

Greg D. is moving

on to a more

independent setting

– Best of Luck!

Bernadette is getting Married on August 20, 2011 Congratulations!

Completion of the

Remuda

Horsemanship

Program

Kayla

Passed Learners Permit Exam

Kayla Rebecca

Sarah Bernadette

Layla Georgette

Solo Workshop Graduation

Damon Tyson Kaitlind Rebecca Taya Heidi Martina Jeremy Georgette Michelle

Marie

Jeremy was given the grade 12

Drama Award at his school