The 2021/22 ERASE School District (SD) Mentorship Grant program provides funding to support individual and group mentoring initiatives designed to counter gang recruitment and associated gang...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Gang and/or related criminal activities |
| Implementation location: |
British Columbia |
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-09 12:00:00 AM
The Abbotsford Youth Crime Prevention (AYCP) Program was based on the Wraparound approach in order to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors to steer youth away from criminal/gang...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
Blueprint Pathways, a program from the BluePrintForLife group, is an initiative that aims to empower youth in detention and custody facilities by using hip hop and group discussions on mental health...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Blueprint Pathways Surrey is a youth gang prevention program targeting female and Indigenous youth aged 13 to 19 deemed high-risk for gang recruitment. It involves one full-time youth worker...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
To address gang-involved youth and crime reduction in the South Cariboo Region of BC, the Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre (CFEC) hired a Community Youth and Family Navigator (Navigator) position...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
In response to the escalation of gang-related violence in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), the Nova Scotia Department of Justice, in partnership with the HRM Public Safety Office, implemented...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Changing Direction in Support of Aboriginal Youth is a program designed to reach out to Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis & Inuit) youth using the Wraparound approach. This program focuses on...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Chestermere Crime Reduction Partnership (CCRP) supports youth 12 – 24 years old who are involved in criminal activity or at risk of becoming involved in crime and/or gang activity. The social...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Circle of Courage® is an approach of youth empowerment that integrates the best of Western educational, Indigenous cultures and emerging research on positive youth development. This approach is...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Community Intervention Model (CIM) helps high-risk street gang-affiliated individuals exit gang-life and become successful in their communities by connecting them to supports that meet their...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
This project amplifies and builds on the achievements of the highly successful Crime Reduction and Education Division (CRED) program, a youth gang intervention and prevention program that intervenes...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
Originally developed under the name CeaseFire Chicago in 2000, Cure Violence stops the spread of violence in communities by using the methods and strategies associated with disease control –...
UPDATED ON: 2021-05-14 12:00:00 AM
The Dixon Hall-Wanasah Mental Health Services for Black Youth Pilot Project is the fruit of a unique partnership between Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services and Wanasah Mental Health Service for Black...
UPDATED ON: 2023-12-11 12:00:00 AM
The Durham Youth Gang Strategy (DYGS) is a comprehensive program developed by the Durham Family Court Clinic (DFCC) and the Murray McKinnon Foundation (MMF) to support prevention and intervention...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Eastside Aboriginal Space for Youth (EASY) program, otherwise known as Creating Healthy Aboriginal Role Models (CHARM), is a program designed to provide socio-recreational and life skills...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Eden Valley ART Program was created following an identified opportunity to engage youth in the community from grades 5-12 at the Chief Jacob Bearspaw School. These students, some of whom had had...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Edmonton Coalition of Crime Councils (ECCC) initiative supported the development of community-led crime prevention groups (‘crime councils’) in areas of Edmonton with crime and disorder issues...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Future Forward project is a life skills and employment readiness program for young offenders and at-risk youth (ages 12-25). Within cohort settings (e.g. alternative schools, community outreach...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Homeless and/or runaway, Individuals suffering from FASD, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Academic issues, Alcohol and/or drug use, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Recidivism, Social development, Social/economic disadvantage |
| Implementation location: |
British Columbia |
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The Gang Prevention Strategy (GPS) is a gang prevention program aimed at identifying youth at risk of gang involvement and providing them with treatment to reduce their risk factors and ultimately...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Gang Reduction Program (GRP) is a comprehensive, integrated, and coordinated approach to preventing and reducing gang activity. The GRP is the current iteration of the Office of Juvenile Justice...
UPDATED ON: 2023-02-22 12:00:00 AM
The Healthy Families project was created to support and provide information to current and expectant parents of the Bigstone Cree Nation who are at risk of trauma, violence, mental health issues, and...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Identity-Based Intervention: Preventing Criminal Gang Involvement of Youth from Immigrant Families is a program that works to prevent and/or reduce the involvement of youth from immigrant families in...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
In It Together (IIT), previously known as Abbotsford Comprehensive Community Action for Gang Reduction, is based on the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Comprehensive...
UPDATED ON: 2023-02-22 12:00:00 AM
Canada has one of the largest Somali populations in the Western world and nearly 20,000 members of the Somali community live in the Edmonton area. Children of immigrant and refugee families face a...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The LaSalle, mon quartier, ma gang, mon choix (LaSalle-Wrap) is a program that uses the Wraparound approach to target youth between the ages of 12 and 24 who reside in the LaSalle area, and who are...
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-30 12:00:00 AM
Learning Through The Arts (LTTA) brings specially-trained dramatic artists, musicians, visual artists, dancers, and writers to work creatively with teachers and community program coordinators to...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Music Factory Project took place in Cold Lake, Stoney Nation, and Calgary. It was designed to enrich the lives of vulnerable, at-risk youth so that they may experience success, improve...
| Age group: |
Late childhood (7-11), Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Families, Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Academic issues, Aggressive/violent behaviours, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Social/economic disadvantage |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Northern Integration Initiative is a program that aims to reduce the high number of violent crimes and the number of violent re-offences for youth at risk of joining gangs or engaged in gang-like...
UPDATED ON: 2023-02-22 12:00:00 AM
The Abbotsford Police Department’s (AbbyPD’s) PATHWAYS program focuses on primary and secondary levels of prevention. PATHWAYS implements strategies that create positive pathways for at-risk youth in...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24), Adult (25-64) |
| Population served: |
Families, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Bullying/cyberbullying, Drug trafficking, Gang and/or related criminal activities |
| Implementation location: |
British Columbia |
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-09 12:00:00 AM
Pohna: Keepers of the Fire was created in response to a request by the Edmonton Police Service for support from the community to find a way to intervene with groups of youth aged 11 to 17 involved in...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Positive Alternative to Youth Gangs (PAYG) program works with high risk, ethno-racial minority youth living in the Jane-Finch community of Toronto to prevent them from joining street gangs or...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
Prevention Intervention Toronto (PIT) is a 36-week intervention cycle that is comprised of three distinct phases: Needs Assessment (8 weeks), Group Training (20 weeks), and Integration (8 weeks)...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Programme cognitif-comportemental appliqué à des adolescentes hébergées en centre jeunesse is a program that employs cognitive behavioural techniques to address problematic behaviours displayed...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Programme de suivi intensif de Montréal/Gangs de rue (PSI-MTL/GDR) works with teenagers and young adults who are involved in or at high-risk of becoming involved in criminal gang activity. This...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Project Youth Options for Success (Project YOS), is based on the Wraparound and the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.). Project YOS works with youth, the family, the school...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The RAJO (Somali word for “hope”) Somali Youth Empowerment project is a multi-agency therapeutic crime prevention and intervention program that provides culturally sensitive services to high-risk...
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-09 12:00:00 AM
The foundation for a Hope-Focused Service Learning (HFSL) project is built on the premise that the prospect of hope encourages individuals to work toward a desired and possible future. The...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Regina Anti-Gang Services (RAGS) was developed in 2007 in response to the high level of gang activity in the North Central neighbourhood of Regina. It offered support to gang-involved youth in one of...
UPDATED ON: 2023-02-22 12:00:00 AM
The Saddle Lake Boys & Girls Club created a community engagement project to restore relational infrastructure and create safety for children and families through volunteerism, family outreach, and...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The School Resource Officer (SRO) Program supports the placement of Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) Constables in elementary, middle and high schools within various school divisions in Winnipeg...
| Age group: |
Early childhood (0-6), Late childhood (7-11), Adolescence (12-17) |
| Population served: |
No specific targeted population |
| Topic: |
Academic issues, Aggressive/violent behaviours, Alcohol and/or drug use, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Bullying/cyberbullying, Drug trafficking, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Property crime |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario |
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Solutions de rechange et acquisitions de compétences pour les 12-24 ans (SORACOM) is a program designed to reduce youth violence and youth gang activity in the Saint-Michel community in Montreal...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Souls Strong Project is a community-based intervention program implemented by the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). This program, which is based on the Wraparound approach, is aimed at...
UPDATED ON: 2020-03-12 12:00:00 AM
Start Smart Stay Safe Children and Families (S4) is composed of two complementary projects: one focused on children in schools (the S4 Children’s Project) and the second focused on children and their...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
"Take Back Your World" is joint initiative led by Urban Rez Solutions Social Enterprise. The project makes social services more accessible to Black youth providing employment readiness workshops, a...
UPDATED ON: 2023-12-11 12:00:00 AM
The Enhancing Crime Prevention with South Asian Youth program is based on the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Comprehensive Gang Model, and uses its comprehensive...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The Regina Intersectoral Partnerships (TRiP) is a three-component, multi-sector, collaborative and risk-driven initiative designed to improve community safety and well-being in Regina, Saskatchewan. ...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
These integrated case management and employment readiness (or return to school) programs are exclusively for justice involved youth. Several programs fall under the ‘employment readiness’ category...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Turnabout is a Manitoba-wide integrated response to children under the age of 12 years who have come into contact with the police for actions that may result in charges if they were 12 years or...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Winnipeg YGPF Projects are five community-based projects that provide services and supports to gang-involved youth and those at risk of gang involvement:
Circle of Courage: Through cultural...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
Wraparound is an intensive, individualized care management program designed for youth with serious or complex emotional and/or behavioural problems. It is designed to prevent fragmentation and ‘gaps’...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Families, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Gang and/or related criminal activities |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan |
UPDATED ON: 2021-05-14 12:00:00 AM
Wraparound Edmonton (WrapED), which is based on the Wraparound approach, is designed to help young people affected by violent crime move away from the threat of gangs and learn to thrive in their...
UPDATED ON: 2020-03-12 12:00:00 AM
Wraparound Surrey utilizes the Wraparound approach which offers a comprehensive and holistic method to respond when children or youth experience serious mental health or behavioural challenges...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
YMCA Plusone Mentoring is a community-based mentoring program (traditional mentoring with a 1:1 adult to youth ratio) which places the young person at the centre of the intervention and takes into...
| Age group: |
Late childhood (7-11), Adolescence (12-17) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Placed out-of-home, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Academic issues, Aggressive/violent behaviours, Alcohol and/or drug use, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Gang and/or related criminal activities |
| Implementation location: |
British Columbia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan |
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The Youth Advocate Program (YAP) is an intervention that addresses the risk factors that make youth vulnerable to gang influence and involvement, such as a lack of school attachment and positive role...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Youth Alliance Against Gang Violence (YAAGV), also known as the Warrior Spirit Walking program, is a community-based crime prevention program that focuses on the multiple determinants of criminal...
UPDATED ON: 2020-03-12 12:00:00 AM
Youth at Risk Development (YARD Hamilton) is a youth gang prevention program implemented by the John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington and the neighbouring area in partnership with the Hamilton...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Youth at Risk Development (YARD) program is a city-wide program that focuses primarily on prevention and intervention, addressing the roots of gang involvement at the individual level by...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Over a three year period, the Youth Inclusive Neighbourhoods (YIN) project utilized the ‘Youth Inclusion Programme' model to bring the community together in order to address factors that put youth...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Youth Leading in a Good Way (Oshkiiwaadizag Mino Niigaaniiwad) is a program implemented by the West Region Child and Family Services (WRCFS) in partnership with the First Nations Inuit Health Branch...
UPDATED ON: 2020-03-12 12:00:00 AM
The Youth Violence Reduction Partnership (YVRP) – also known as the Philadelphia Youth Violence Reduction Partnership when it was the first initiative that was launched in 1999 by the Philadelphia...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM