The national crime prevention strategy, National Crime Prevention Centre.613-954-1721 Toronto Area The Centre des Jeunes Francophone de Toronto. For STOP! Phase II. The project strives to prevent crime and victimization victimization Social medicine The abuse of the disenfranchised–eg, those underage, elderly, ♀, mentally retarded, illegal aliens, or other, by coercing them into illegal activities–eg, drug trade, pornography, prostitution. among Francophone youth. Youth-led focus groups will set up guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for the creation of a culturally specific crisis intervention crisis intervention Psychiatry The counseling of a person suffering from a stressful life event–eg, AIDS, cancer, death, divorce, by providing mental and moral support. See Hotline. manual entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: STOP. This initiative will lay vital groundwork towards the long-term prevention of crime and victimization. 416-934-0588 x22 $50,000 The For Youth Initiative. For STREET SCHOLARZ program. To engage youth in meaningful, relevant and effective activities to improve their life opportunities and help build on their communitys capacity to prevent crime. STREET SCHOLARZ will focus on 160 at-risk youth aged 13-24 of primarily Caribbean or North African North Africa A region of northern Africa generally considered to include the modern-day countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. North African adj. & n. Adj. 1. descent. Through educational and recreational exchanges between youth from neighbouring communities and workshops, participants will learn critical thinking, problem-solving techniques, analytical skills, creativity and physical education. A resource guide will also be developed and shared with the participants. By using education and building on a community's capacity to enhance the focus of youth programming, at-risk youth will have access to a much wider variety of support and services within their neighbourhood. 416-653-3311 $30,000 The Hispanic Development Council and Latino-Canadian Community Association of Scarborough. For Hispanos Against Violence (Crime Prevention Through Community Education Series). This project will educate the Hispano community in matters of legislation, support and resources available that relate to issues of conflict, non-violent conflict resolution, and conflict avoidance. The initiative will be two-fold, creating a violence prevention model that will be used to train volunteers, and organizing a series of seminars on topics such as conflict avoidance, dispute resolution, and conciliation conciliation: see mediation. techniques in relation to domestic violence within the Hispanic community. The seminars will also contain a panel segment led by a team of volunteer professionals and experts in order to provide support and resources to deal with domestic conflicts between newcomers to Canada and Hispanics already residing in the Greater Toronto Area The Greater Toronto Area (widely abbreviated as the GTA) is the most populous metropolitan area in Canada. The GTA is a provincial planning area with a population of 5,555,912 at the 2006 Canadian Census. . 416-516-0581 $49,900 |
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