YAAACE works across five connected areas, from classroom support to employment pathways to violence prevention. Most young people we serve touch more than one.
Academic intervention and support delivered by Ontario Certified teachers, including STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) programming, tutoring support and transitional schooling; We providing supplemental education outside of regular school hours, evenings and weekends to close the opportunity and achievement gap.
Hire Learning model: an education-to-employment approach that bridges classroom learning to real world work experience i.e. co-ops, internships and job placements; We seek to create inclusive pathways into priority economic industries and sectors such as technology, AI, cybersecurity, nuclear energy, mining and more for Black and equity-denied youth.
Violence prevention and intervention, interruption and reintegration support for youth exposed, affiliated and involved with the justice system; Using the Black Justice Strategy and the Safe Toronto frameworks, we seek to mitigate the aggravating factors that disproportionate affect community safety issues impacting Black communities.
Using the Urban Violence Trauma Stress Disorder (UVT-SD) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) frameworks, we provide clinical care, case coordination and access to social workers, counselling and wraparound family support; We help youth and their caregivers navigate the mental health and social service systems, addressing the trauma and instability that so often sit beneath community safety and achievement challenges.
Leagues, camps, clinics and recreation that use sport as the entry point to mentorship, character development and wellness; From grassroots basketball to high-performance pathways, we engage Black and equity-denied youth in positive, structured activity that connects them back to academics, caring adults and the wider YAAACE network of supports.
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