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: 2023-01-18 12:00:00 AM
The Alberta Security Infrastructure Program (ASIP) Grant funds security assessments, related training, equipment, immediate response, and security infrastructure improvements to registered...
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM
The All Starz Zine Project empowers incarcerated youth (ages 12-24) at the Edmonton Young Offenders Centre (EYOC) through a four-session-per-year program, each session running for 12 weeks. This...
| 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, 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, Alcohol and/or drug use, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Recidivism, Self-harm/suicide |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
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Assisting Immigrant Mother’s Project (AIM) utilizes a two-tier wraparound services approach to build protective factors in immigrant youth and mothers living in Calgary Housing Company (CHC). AIM...
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM
Bamboo Shield is focused on positive youth development. The project was introduced to stem the tide of a growing number of Aboriginal and newcomer youth sliding into substance use and criminal...
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM
The Co-ordinated Community Response to high risk/high danger domestic/intimate partner violence (CCR) is a partnership between government and community-based services to provide collaborative...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24), Adult (25-64), Seniors (65 and older) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Adult offenders, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Victims of crime |
| Topic: |
Family (domestic) violence/child maltreatment, Teen dating violence, Violence against women and girls |
| Implementation location: |
New Brunswick |
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM
DIVERSIONfirst connects youth who have committed their first non-violent, criminal occurrence to community and family supports, to help them build a foundation for a positive future away from crime...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Homeless and/or runaway, Individuals suffering from FASD, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Persons with disabilities, 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, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Recidivism, Self-harm/suicide |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
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The Exit Doors Here: Helping Sex Workers Leave Prostitution program, implemented by Elizabeth Fry Toronto, aims to help women wanting to exit prostitution by providing them a time-based service...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24), Adult (25-64), Seniors (65 and older) |
| Population served: |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Sex workers |
| Topic: |
Prostitution, sex trade and/or sexual exploitation |
| Implementation location: |
Ontario |
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-18 12:00:00 AM
In Calgary, high stress and social isolation of families with children is becoming more commonplace. Parents work all day and arrive home late and tired, which limits their opportunity for meaningful...
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM
The Edmonton Newcomer Centre (ENC) serves immigrants and refugees through settlement and integration services, English language training, and employment supports. Within ENC's Family and Youth...
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM
FASD Restorative Justice Prevention and Court Diversion Program utilizes principles of Restorative Justice (RJ) to support the needs of individuals (12-24) with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder...
| 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, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Persons with disabilities, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, 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 |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
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The Girls Circle model is a unique gender-based program that addresses the needs of girls by focusing on increasing connections, building empathic skills, and developing resiliency. The Girls Circle...
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
The Immigrant and Refugee Mentoring Project is a partnership between the Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area (BGCBigs), the Canadian Council for the Advancement of...
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM
The program provides a variety of integrated services to both offenders and victims of domestic violence. The mandated component of the program is integrated with police, courts, probation, Alberta...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 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: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM
The Mentoring for Change. Mentoring for Good. program is a community-based mentoring program that helps referred youth resist or mitigate the risk factors of violence and enhance skills that lead to...
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM
The Mentoring for Inclusion program is a crime prevention initiative designed to address the vulnerability of immigrant and refugee children and youth by building resilience through mentorship with...
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 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 Muslim Youth Crime Prevention program addresses the root causes behind the increasing rates of crime and incarceration among the Muslim community. It integrates re-entry and support programming...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17) |
| Population served: |
Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Homeless and/or runaway, 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, Alcohol and/or drug use, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Recidivism, Self-harm/suicide |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
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The New in Town Aboriginal Welcome Service (New in Town) addresses the specific challenges that Aboriginal people who are new to Edmonton. Loss of traditional supports; feelings of isolation...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 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: 2023-01-18 12:00:00 AM
The Pathways to Resilience program is a crime prevention initiative that focuses on youth (12-24 yrs) and provides them with tools to address harmful behavior, promote accountability, and reconnect...
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Peace River Restorative Justice Association is a non-profit organization that addresses the needs of people and communities impacted by crime, that employs restorative justice principles and...
| 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, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Persons with disabilities, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, 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 |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
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The Calgary John Howard Society (CJHS) Youth programming provides all youth aged 12-24 engaged in criminal activity youth led programming to address their underlying causes of their criminal...
| 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: |
Academic issues, Aggressive/violent behaviours, Alcohol and/or drug use, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Recidivism |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
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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: 2023-01-18 12:00:00 AM
The REACH Immigrant and Refugee Initiative (RIRI) pilot project is a crime prevention program working to build a safe community for immigrant and refugee families in Edmonton. The intention of this...
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM
Roots of Empathy is an evidence-based classroom program that seeks to reduce levels of aggression among school children by raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy. The...
| Age group: |
Early childhood (0-6), Late childhood (7-11) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Families, Neighbourhoods/communities, Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Visible minority/ethnic group |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Bullying/cyberbullying, Social development, Social/economic disadvantage |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan |
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The REACH Schools as Community Hubs (SACH) pilot project was a crime prevention program working to build a safe community for children, youth, and their families in Edmonton. The intent of this...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Tools for Success program was implemented by the Alberta Somali Community Centre (ASCC) following the identification of the need to address the disengagement between the schools, Somali parents...
UPDATED ON: 2025-06-24 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
The Y-Crime Program is youth-focused, voluntary, held in a safe place, and individualized dependent on each situation. The program’s target population includes youth at risk of committing violence...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Homeless and/or runaway, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Victims of crime, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Alcohol and/or drug use, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Recidivism, Self-harm/suicide |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
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YMCA of Northern Alberta Youth Diversion addresses a critical service gap by providing a restorative justice alternative for at-risk youth aged 12-17 involved in low-level criminal activity. Through...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Individuals suffering from FASD, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Persons with disabilities, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Recidivism, Social development |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
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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 Alternative Program (YAP) consists of 3 workshops, aimed towards teaching children and youth aged 7-24 communication, interpersonal, and life skills. The workshops are targeted towards...
| Age group: |
Late childhood (7-11), Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Persons with disabilities, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Alcohol and/or drug use, Social development |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
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The Youth in Transition program is a strength-based life skill development program designed for at-risk youth aged 12-24, including those in the justice system. Its goal is to build protective...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17) |
| 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, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Recidivism, Social development |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta |
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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: 2025-06-24 12:00:00 AM