Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Empowering Youth for Success: A Trauma-Informed, Efficacy-Building Aftercare Program for Justice Involved Youth
Agreement Number:
12582822
Agreement Value:
$555,570.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
The "Empowering Youth for Success project" will provide justice-involved youth with innovative aftercare programming through the hiring of a full-time registered aftercare-programming worker with clinical experience with adolescent populations. This position will provide trauma-informed, self-efficacy building program components, as well as address and respond to identified risks and needs that endure following treatment programs. This program will take place over a 12-week period as part of the youth's probation order. The project will also contribute by improving the youth's positive sense of self-efficacy and in reducing their risk of future contact with the criminal justice system.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Kingston, Ontario, CA K7N1Y2
Reference Number:
119-2022-2023-Q4-00110
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
119185023
Additional Information:
Multi-year Project: from 20232024 to 20252026
Recipient's Legal Name:
ST. LAWRENCE YOUTH ASSOCIATION
Federal Riding Name:
Kingston and the Islands
Federal Riding Number:
35044
Program:
Youth Justice Fund
Program Purpose:
The Youth Justice Fund supports individual projects that encourage a more effective youth justice system, responds to emerging youth justice issues and enables greater citizen and community participation in the youth justice system.