Calgary anti-gang programs get funding
Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2009 | 12:21 PM MT
CBC News
Three anti-gang initiatives in Calgary will receive funding from the federal government, Pubic Safety Minister Peter Van Loan announced Thursday.
Ottawa will provide more than $3.1 million to help pay for programs aimed at reducing gang activity in Calgary.
The money will go toward three programs:
- $1 million toward the Calgary Police Service's Youth at Risk Development Program (YARD) which works with city and community organizations to help youth who are in gangs or at risk of joining one.
- $1.2 million for the Effective Community Response to Immigrant Youth Gang Project, which is operated by the Calgary Mennonite Centre for Newcomers Society.
- $900,000 for a program called Calgary Family Services Spirit — Girls Identifying Real Life Solutions — that works with teenage girls.
The added funding for YARD almost doubles its budget, said CPS Deputy Chief Al Redford. The money will be spent on individual case management plans to help divert kids from the gang lifestyle.
"They can range anywhere from having to help a family actually move to getting young people engaged in programs for which there may be expenses tied into — the whole gamut of expenses is dealt with on a case-by-case basis," Redford said of how the money will be allocated.
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