Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Strong Roots Initiative: Empowering Youth, Families and our Community for Safer Futures
Agreement Number:
25563
Agreement Value:
$1,684,077.00
Agreement Date:
May 15, 2026 - Mar 31, 2031
Description:
Childhood Connections - Okanagan Family and Childcare Society will implement a five-year direct intervention project, the Strong Roots Initiative. This will address identified criminogenic risk and protective factors facing vulnerable youth in Central Okanagan. The project will target at-risk individuals and will result in positive changes in risk and protective factors among at-risk Youth and ultimately reduce offending among targeted populations. The project will foster community collaboration by establishing referral pathways with schools, law enforcement, and social services to provide coordinated support for youth.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
The project will foster community collaboration by establishing referral pathways with schools, law enforcement, and social services to provide coordinated support for youth.
Location:
Kelowna, British Columbia, CA V1Y 6G1
Reference Number:
088-2026-2027-Q1-00027
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
129921177
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Childhood Connections - Okanagan Family and Childcare Society
Federal Riding Name:
Kelowna
Federal Riding Number:
59016
Program:
(YGPF) Youth Gang Prevention Fund
Program Purpose:
The program purpose is to provide time-limited grant and contribution funding for initiatives in communities where youth gangs are an existing or emerging threat and support initiatives that clearly target youth in gangs or at greatest risk of joining gangs.
NAICS Code:
624