Town of Banff

Community Development, Social Programs and Services

By the numbers:

• Percentage of total population participating in community development programs: 26%
• Percentage of senior population in seniors' programs: 67%
• Percentage of total young adults including transient population participating in BanffLIFE:  5,026 individual users or 124% of permanent population of 18-30 year olds
• Percentage of total school-aged children in Family School Liaison: 71%
• Number of uses (adults and children) in Parent Link:  4,579*

• Percentage of total population participating in community development programs: 31%
• Percentage of senior population in seniors' programs: 53%
• Total young adults participating in BanffLIFE:  4,455
• Percentage of total school-aged children in Family School Liaison: 33%
• Number of adult users in Parent Link: 1,162*

What affected 2010 results?

• The Dare to Care program  was delivered to all students in the Banff Community High School, resulting in a 46% increase in Family School Liaison users
  
• Participation in community development programs fluctuated – adult use was down, but children and senior use was up slightly, indicating an appropriate level of service is provided to maintain a healthy community
  
• BanffLIFE continues to grow in popularity, demonstrating the importance of this service to the young adult sector 
  

*  A different reporting structure was implemented in 2010 for Parent Link to meet provincial government requirements, so that uses were counted instead of users. As other community development programs counted users, Parent Link could not be included in the final tally. It was, therefore, removed from the 2009 total for consistency in reporting. We hope to reintroduce the Parent Link stats for 2012.

For more information about community development, social programs and services:

• Community Development
• BanffLIFE
• Volunteers