1. Programs offered that address equity, inclusion and historically marginalized communities
1.1. Youth Outreach Worker (YOW) program
1.1.1. The purpose of the Youth Outreach Worker (YOW) program is to help marginalized and at-risk youth, ages 12 to 21, and their families to better navigate and connect with services and pro-social opportunities in their communities to improve youth outcomes.”
1.2. (SNAP) School and Non-Academic Program
1.2.1. The objective of the program is to provide students under suspension with an opportunity to continue their education and develop appropriate social skills. The program is supervised by a program coordinator and trained community volunteers. While participating in the program the student will remain in a positive environment avoiding negative influences which may affect his/her behaviour.
1.3. REBOUND
1.3.1. The purpose of REBOUND is to help youth who are at risk and who are motivated to make positive changes in their lives. The aim of the REBOUND method is to teach and reinforce basic life skills, social skills, and cognitive skills that will enable young people to get started on sound decision making, the development of a sense of personal responsibility, goal setting and the building of a healthy self image.
1.4. MEND (Mediating by Empowering using Nurturing Dialogue)
1.4.1. The MEND approach is a restorative practice that focuses on relationship building within LDSB school communities. MEND supports preventative community building in classrooms, provides restorative training for staff and students and responsively assists students in conflict to find restorative resolutions.
1.5. Kairos
1.5.1. Kairos is a counselling service which specializes in harm reduction focused counselling approaches children and youth who are experiencing any level of substance abuse, personally or with a family member.
2. Programs offered that address equity, inclusion and historically marginalized communities
2.1. Youth Diversion offers a wide range of programs that offer a variety of programs that address topics such as truancy, relationship building, alternatives to suspension, skills to overcome challenges, counselling for substance abuse, as well as early intervention program for children and youth who are at-risk.
3. Core purpose: Helping youth overcome challenges
3.1. Vision
3.1.1. Everyone in our community knows about Youth Diversion & understands what we do We are part of a community where all youth are supported in making positive choices Our community develops the leadership capacity in all youth. Our community has a youth incarceration rate of zero%
3.2. Mission
3.2.1. Youth Diversion helps youth overcome challenges by: Providing individualized services to divert youth from risk; Providing both intervention and prevention services; and, Working collaboratively and in partnership with youth, their families, other agencies and our community.