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Addressing Youth Violence through Advance Peace
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The decision
2020-09-30 · Toronto City Council · amended
As filed
City Council on September 30, October 1 and 2, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the report (September 15, 2020) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration for information. 2. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report to the November 12, 2020 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee on the
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feasibility of including Regent Park and other identified areas with increased experiences of gun violence in the 2021 inaugural program launch for TO Wards Peace.
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As the city filed it
This report provides information from City staff review on how the Advance Peace program can support existing City of Toronto efforts that are aimed at violence interruption, intervention and prevention, specifically, the development of TO Wards Peace. Advance Peace is a non-profit organization based in Richmond, California that aims to reduce the spread of gun violence in urban neighbourhoods in America. The Advance Peace program works to interrupt and prevent gun violence by identifying and providing "transformational opportunities" (e.g.
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case management services, social service navigation, internship opportunities, etc.) to young men who are most likely to be perpetrators of gun violence. In 2019, Toronto City Council requested Social Development, Finance & Administration Division to develop TO Wards Peace as a strategic community safety intervention. TO Wards Peace is a comprehensive Toronto-made model for violence interruption, intervention and prevention. The model is currently in development and will leverage the lived experiences of credible community members within the city, health and community teams, service agencies, and grassroots groups. Social Development, Finance and Administration's review of the Advance Peace program, including consultations with the Advance Peace organization, provided key learnings of international best practices that can help to inform the development of the TO Wards Peace model.
Staff recommended
The Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration recommends that: 1. City Council receives this report for information.
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