Lakeshore Case Study Analyis
The Lakeshore Restaurant: Case Study
Problem Statement:
Youth Help was established in 1974 as an agency to provide social, educational, recreational and employment opportunities to the youth in Elizabeth Saskatchewan. The Lakeshore Restaurant case took place in Elizabeth, Saskatchewan who partnered with Youth help, a non profit agency, to run as a training facility, provide a culinary training and restaurant service program for Native Youth. The objective of this agency was to keep kids busy in the core area of the city that at that time was experiencing the highest crime rate per capita and most of that crime perpetuated by the youth. At this time, the Lakeshore Restaurant and training program faced many struggles: the restaurant was lacking proper funding from the government thus restricting the approval to turn the Marina into a full service training restaurant, the lack of knowledge base of the youth, and the serious fire which destroyed the kitchen. The Lakeshore Restaurant case focuses on the decision to re-open the restaurant with the insurance settlement thus providing continued educational opportunities for the youth or to reassess the needs of the youth and plan accordingly for their future development.
Strengths (Internal):
• The course is comprised of life skills, job readiness training, and on the job training for individuals. There is also program offer counseling, orientation, work experience and follow up support to participants and graduates offered by the staff.
• A variety of sources provided funding for the restaurant. Monies for the development of the training program were provided by the provincial Office of Advanced Education and Manpower.
• The Restaurant was nominated for both the Commonwealth Youth Award and the annual Business Excellence Award given by the Saskatchewan Department of Tourism and Small Business.
• Data from Phase I and II made notable positive impacts. There was a greater percentage of graduated employed
Problem Statement:
Youth Help was established in 1974 as an agency to provide social, educational, recreational and employment opportunities to the youth in Elizabeth Saskatchewan. The Lakeshore Restaurant case took place in Elizabeth, Saskatchewan who partnered with Youth help, a non profit agency, to run as a training facility, provide a culinary training and restaurant service program for Native Youth. The objective of this agency was to keep kids busy in the core area of the city that at that time was experiencing the highest crime rate per capita and most of that crime perpetuated by the youth. At this time, the Lakeshore Restaurant and training program faced many struggles: the restaurant was lacking proper funding from the government thus restricting the approval to turn the Marina into a full service training restaurant, the lack of knowledge base of the youth, and the serious fire which destroyed the kitchen. The Lakeshore Restaurant case focuses on the decision to re-open the restaurant with the insurance settlement thus providing continued educational opportunities for the youth or to reassess the needs of the youth and plan accordingly for their future development.
Strengths (Internal):
• The course is comprised of life skills, job readiness training, and on the job training for individuals. There is also program offer counseling, orientation, work experience and follow up support to participants and graduates offered by the staff.
• A variety of sources provided funding for the restaurant. Monies for the development of the training program were provided by the provincial Office of Advanced Education and Manpower.
• The Restaurant was nominated for both the Commonwealth Youth Award and the annual Business Excellence Award given by the Saskatchewan Department of Tourism and Small Business.
• Data from Phase I and II made notable positive impacts. There was a greater percentage of graduated employed