Overview of Different Community Organizations and their Board Game Collections
With generous funding from the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation grant, our Talk2Thrive Board Game outreach activities also include creating curated board game collections in collaboration with a variety of community organizations, many of whom work with under-resourced families and children (e.g., Food Bank, Women's Shelter, Refuges Services). We are learning a great deal as we work with these community organizations about what kinds of collections of board games work well and provide a lot of joy and fun for children and their families.
Here we share what we have learned at each organization and provide information about the games that ultimately ended up in each collection and the criteria that were revealed to be important in curation. As with all our collections that we develop, opportunities for staff, children and families to try out the games and provide feedback helped ensure their success.
You can click on the organization name below to see full details. We will be adding to the list as we complete collections and their details.
Adventure 4 Change: A4C seeks to empower children, families, youth, and mothers by providing a safe, supportive space for skill-building and connection. Their mission is to prevent poverty and negative life trajectories by fostering self-discovery and community engagement We designed a board game collection for use during a weekly After-School Kids’ Club program for children 6 to 10 years of age.
Paulander Community Centre - Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health: Paulander Community Centre is part of Camino Wellbeing and Mental Health, a non-profit organization that provides initiatives to individuals, families and communities to improve mental health and well-being. We designed a board game collection to be used within a weekly drop-in program aimed older children and youth (8 to 12+ years of age)
Reception House Waterloo Region: Reception House is a non-profit organization that provides settlement, integration, and support services for government- assisted refugees resettled in Waterloo Region. we designed two board game collections to be used within two weekly programs aimed at two different age groups: young children (3 to 8 years of age) and youth (9 to 14+ years).