Youth Gang Prevention Fund (YGPF)
The 2024 Call for Applications under the National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) is now open until December 20,2024.
Visit the How to apply section for more information on program guidelines and application deadlines.
The Youth Gang Prevention Fund (YGPF) provides time-limited funding for initiatives in communities that prevent at-risk youth from joining gangs, provides exit strategies for youth who belong to gangs, and offers support to youth so they do not re-join gangs, in communities where youth gangs are an existing or emerging threat.
Objectives:
The objectives of the YGPF are to reduce serious youth violence and youth gang threats in communities by:
- Supporting targeted initiatives that address specific risk and protective factors associated with youth violence and youth gangs in communities where these issues exist or are emerging trends;
- Promoting the implementation of evidence-based interventions to provide those young people with alternatives to joining gangs; and
- Developing and disseminating knowledge in order to encourage other communities to adopt effective methods to prevent youth violence and youth gang activity in Canada.
Crime Prevention News Releases
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The Government of Canada invests in support and services for at-risk Indigenous youth in Paqtnkek First Nation, Nova Scotia
December 10, 2024 -
The Government of Canada invests $4 million to help stop gun violence in Yukon
November 29, 2024 -
The Government of Canada invests in crime prevention in Stratford
November 28, 2024 - More Crime Prevention News Releases
Crime Prevention Publications and Reports
- 2023 Annual National Data Report to Inform Trends and Patterns in Drug-Impaired Driving
- Anniversary of the Release of the Mass Casualty Commission Final Report
- Crime Prevention in Indigenous Communities: An Examination of Culturally-Relevant Programs and Culturally-Competent Evaluation Approaches
- Methods of Preventing Corruption: A Review and Analysis of Select Approaches
- Research Summary - Methods of Preventing Corruption: A Review and Analysis of Select Approaches
- More Crime Prevention Publications and Reports
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