Examining the Impact of Integrated Youth Services: An Evaluation of the Reach and Delivery of Services Provided by The Grove YWHO Wellington Guelph

Jean Costello & Cyndy Dearden

The research project evaluated how effectively The Grove Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) reached and supported youth aged 12 to 26 in the Guelph-North Wellington region. It focused on three main areas: how many youths were accessing services (reach), whether those services met their needs and were delivered as intended (delivery), and whether The Grove was making progress on its early goals, such as building brand recognition and creating safe and integrated spaces for youth (early outcomes). Youth played a vital role throughout the project - they helped shape the evaluation process, contributed to interpretation of the findings, and helped share what was learned in meaningful ways.