April 15, 2014 – Toronto, ON – Justice Canada
Today, Justice Minister Peter MacKay announced $600,000 in funding to the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services' Youth Justice Division. The funding is supporting their "Strategy to Assess and Manage Youth Involved with Gangs in Ontario" project, which will help provide education and training to custody staff to understand and work with youth in gangs and to deliver "Road to Redemption," a youth gang exit and rehabilitation program.
This funding, under the Youth Justice Initiative, encourages a fair and effective youth justice system, responds to emerging youth justice issues, and enables greater citizen and community participation in the youth justice system, thereby promoting a holistic approach to helping youth.
"Giving tools to help young offenders grow and become more positive and productive members of society is a priority for communities across Canada, and especially here in the Greater Toronto Area. Programs such as these play an important role in strengthening the capacity of our youth justice system to rehabilitate young offenders who are involved with gangs and help reduce crime. Our Government is proud to continue supporting these types of programs that help youth make better choices and which make our communities safer and better places in which to live, grow and raise our families and which also help keep our justice system balanced, relevant, and effective."
Peter MacKay
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
- Paloma Aguilar
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