Current program offerings must expand their reach to meet changing and diverse needs and address the challenges of violence.

Statistically, “at-risk youth” are most likely to get into trouble between 3 and 6 pm and the end of the school day and when parents/care providers return home.

Absence of leadership and decision-making opportunities. The Roots of Youth Violence – CACD partners with provincial and municipal bodies to discourage risky behaviours by establishing sports and arts programs and supporting champions to ensure funding that provides safe programs and activities.​

CACD partners with provincial and municipal bodies to discourage risky behaviours by establishing sports and arts programs and supporting champions to ensure funding that provides safe programs and activities.​

Emphasis on crime prevention, employment, education, health, housing and urban planning, poverty, social marginalization, and exclusion.

Focus on effective ways to reduce crime and factors such as family, violence, school problems, and substance abuse issues.