Toronto Programs
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The 32 Division Youth Outreach program brought together youth from Toronto’s Russian community with 32 Division officers to participate in skating exercises. Police and youth were also able to interact while learning about safety through an informative police display. | 32 Division |
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The ProAction D.A. Morrison Youth Program brought youth and officers from 54 Division together twice a week for 9 months. Youth and police were able to learn new sports and play together, while also getting to know each other better through mentoring and discussions on many issues facing Toronto youth today. | 54 Division |
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The 41 Division Skate Day saw police officers and youth skating together and interacting in a positive way. Police helped teach youngsters to skate, which gave them new skills for the future and a positive experience with Toronto Police. | 41 Division |
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Police officers from 55 Division and youth get together twice weekly as part of the Eastview Basketball Association to play basketball. Police also act as mentors and coaches for the youth. Issues discussed by officers and youth throughout the program included life skills, bullying, employment and money management. The season is capped off by an all-star basketball game and an awards banquet. | Urban Organized Crime Unit |
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Students from 33 Division schools and police officers came together to participate in team activities and games in the Race for Race program. The day also featured a presentation addressing racial discrimination. The program aimed to promote positive attitudes toward cultural diversity and positive relationships between police and youth. | 33 Division |
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The 43 Division Skate Day saw police officers and youth skating together and interacting in a positive way. Police helped teach youngsters to skate, which gave them new skills for the future and a positive experience with Toronto Police. | 43 Division |
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The Scarborough Blues Girls Basketball program brings young ladies from Scarborough and North York together with a police officer coach from 42 Division. The team participates in tournaments and meets twice per week. The officer coach teaches life skills and acts as a positive role model for the girls. | 42 Division |
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The Scarborough Blues Boys Basketball program brings young men from Scarborough and North York together with a police officer coach from the Employment Unit. The team participates in tournaments and meets twice per week. The officer coach teaches life skills and acts as a positive role model for the boys. The goal of the program is for the boys to use basketball as a tool to achieve higher education. | Employment Unit |
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Use Your Melon is a weekly lunch and learn seminar lasting 4 weeks at 6 different high-risk primary schools. Each week a lesson relating to traffic safety will be discussed by police and youth, followed by a safety-oriented game. Officers eat, teach and play with the kids on a regular basis, leading to positive and frequent interaction. | Traffic Services |
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TESTS (Teaching Elementary Students Traffic Safety) is a weekly lunch and learn seminar lasting 5 weeks at 6 different high-risk elementary schools. Each week officers from Traffic Services help students become aware of traffic safety issues, while tasking them with a number of safety-related projects. Prizes are awarded to the top projects at a “Traffic Safety Fair” in the school’s gym, followed by a pizza party to finish off the program. Top projects are displayed at Toronto Police Headquarters and Traffic Services. | Traffic Services |
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The Woburn Challenge Cup is a one-day floor hockey tournament involving students and teachers from 43 Division high schools and officers from 43 Division. Students play against School Liasion Officers and 43 Division Street Crime Units. The tournament is followed by a pizza party for participants. | 43 Division |
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No. 55 ProAction Hit the Slopes II brings together police officers and 40 youth from 55 Division to learn to ski. Police and youth get to know one another by participating in fun and informal ski workshops. Police coach the youth while they learn to ski, as well as spend a fun day together tobogganing. | 55 Division |
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The 31 Division Open House & Community Barbecue is an annual event to bring youth and their families together with officers from 31 Division. Community members are able to meet officers from their area and learn about a variety of other police units in Toronto and TPS vehicles and equipment. | 31 Division |
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SMILE Camp brings 60 youth from 5 schools across Toronto together with police officers for a 3-day leadership camp in Parry Sound. Activities at camp include interactive activities like trust building exercises, communication skills development and discussion between police and youth on a variety of issues facing kids today. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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Danforth Tech. Overhauled saw 54 Division police officers and Danforth Collegiate & Technical Institute students work together to restore a 1973 Chevrolet Laguna SL. Officers and youth worked on every aspect of the restoration together, returning the car to its original glory. | 54 Division |
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2605 Army Cadet Winter Exercise brings together 12 youth and officers from 14 Division for a week-long camp in Moosonee, Ontario. The youth will train alongside police officers to develop winter survival skills. Youth and police will also take a historical tour of the area together. | 14 Division |
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The 4th Annual Community Cricket Match & Recruiting Drive for the South Asian Community brings together South Asian youth and police officers from 42 and 54 Division. Youth and police play friendly cricket matches against each other. The visible minority police officers attending offer guidance to youth on future goals and build relationships with youth in a social atmosphere. | 55 Division |
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The TPS-FCT Youth Basketball and Bike Rodeos promotes healthy and positive activities for Filipino-Canadian youth between the ages of 7 and 17, such as basketball and bicycling. Officers interact with youth by conducting safety presentations and conversing with them in a social setting. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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The Toronto Oxmen Peewee Football Club is the first of its kind in Toronto. As part of the South Central Ontario Football League (SCOFL), a team of 50 youth are members of the full contact football team at the peewee level. 15 officers are involved in every aspect including attracting youth, coaching, mentoring, administration, and travel. Officers and youth practice minimum three times a week and have a Friday night “social” where they discuss the next day’s game, have snacks, and watch a football movie. | 51 Division |
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Due to the popularity of the peewee team, the Toronto Oxmen Atom Football Club was created to give 8-12 year old youth the opportunity to play football. A team of 60 youth are members of the full contact football team at the atom level. 15 officers are involved in every aspect including attracting youth, coaching, mentoring, administration, and travel. Officers and youth will come together to practice twice per week. | 51 Division |
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The Toronto Police-Student Peacemaker Program is a month-long program focusing on Grade 8 students in 13 different elementary schools in 11 Division. The youth participate in discuession sessions with police officers dealing with youth gangs and violence in their community. The goal is to promote peace and respect and students who exemplify these values are recognized. Officers are directly involved with the kids, leading sessions and socializing afterwards. | 11 Division |
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The TROOP program occurs in week-long intervals throughout the summer. Approximately 18 new youth participate in each week-long camp, totalling around 200 once the program comes to a close. The camp consists of two training days in Toronto where youth learn to canoe and police and youth get to know each other and 3 days spent canoeing and camping at McCrae Lake in Parry Sound. Police serve as facilitators for the activities and mentor the youth throughout each session. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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The 3rd Annual 43 Division Community Picnic and Open House brings police officers together with students from area schools and their families. Police and community members are able to get to know each other better at interactive police equipment and vehicle displays and games such as tug of war. The community is also welcome to tour the police station to get to know their community police officers further. | 43 Division |
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The Toronto Classic Soccer Tournament brings together 8 youth from various high schools to play in a soccer match against 8 police officers from 33 Division. The youth also have the opportunity to see professional teams from Europe and elsewhere in North America play. Police and youth will interact on the soccer field and off, as they will continue to interact between games when they will discuss important issues facing youth today. | 33 Division |
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The D22 Police Week-Station Open House brings together police officers and youth and their families from South and Central Etobicoke. Police interact with community members by conducting station tours and showing off displays of police equipment and vehicles. | 22 Division |
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The Heron Park Community Recreation Complex After School Program welcomes new groups of 12-15 year old youth 3-times per week in each of its 10-week cycles. The youth come from the Southeast Scarborough area. Police from 43 Division interact with the youth in games of soccer, learning photography and self-defense techniques. Police also lead discussions on gun violence and gang prevention and act as mentors and positive role models for youth. | 43 Division |
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The Equestrian Angels is a weekly program that welcomes young women to learn about horses and horse care. The girls divide their time in the program by learning to ride the horse and by learning to care for them properly. Police officers work alongside the youth, assisting them and offering constant encouragment. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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The TPS-TCDSB 3rd Annual Filipino International Language Assembly brings 200 Filipino youth from 6 Toronto schools together with police officers of similar cultural backgrounds. The youth and officers practise their knowledge and understanding of their native language. Youth and police work together aon songs and skits to improve their skills. Police also lead discussions on crime prevention and personal safety. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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The Timothy Eaton Partnership BBQ brings together youth from the Warden/Finch area and Mounted Unit officers. Youth take part in a Mounted Unit drill ride presentation followed by a barbeque, where youth can meet the officers and their horses. Officers use the horses as a common interest between themselves and the youth in order to create positive relationships with them. | Mounted Unit |
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The 41 Division Open House BBQ brings together youth and their families with police officers from 41 Division. As part of the community barbeque, police lead station tours, games and presentations on safety and police equipment and vehicles to give community members a greater appreciation for police officers in their community. | 41 Division |
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The week-long 32 Division Summer Bicycle Camp brings together youth and police officers to discuss bicycle safety. Police and youth also ride bicycles alongside each other. Police also act as mentors, discussing life skills, building social development and community involvement. | 32 Division |
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The TPS-Bike Rodeo programs brings together 11 Division police officers with youth from 11 Division elementary schools to learn about bicycle safety. Police help students to learn to ride safety, identify road signs and know and obey the rules of the road. | 11 Division |
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The Toronto Opera Program (TOP) brings together police and youth from across Toronto to participate in 2 separate week-long opera programs. Police and youth learn together about the elements of opera: voice, drama, movement and design, create and perform their own original opera at the end of the program family, friends and community members. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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The Youth Community Police Liasion Committee (Youth CPLC) brings together youth and officers from 23 Division to discuss police-youth relations in the division and how they can be improved. The goal of this program is to build positive, equal relationships between officers and youth on the committee, which can then be expanded into the community through various community development projects. | 23 Division |
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Youth from 54 and 55 Divisions come together with police officers for the 55 Division ProAction Basketball Tournament. Part of the Eastview Basketball League, this event sees police and youth face off in a friendly basketball tournament and participate in discussions on teamwork and positive attitudes towards themselves and others. | 55 Division |
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The Gabriel Dumont Community Outreach Program brings Aboriginal youth together with 43 Division officers. Police and youth interact in this weekly program at a bike club and community beautification and clean-up projects like flower planting and maintaining those gardens. This program allows officers to create positive relationships between themselves, Aboriginal youth and the greater Aboriginal community in Toronto, a relationship that has long been difficult and negative. | 43 Division |
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42 Division’s VIBE Camp is a week-long camp for community youth. Youth and police participate in a variety of activities, including a trip to the Toronto Zoo and learning how skateboards are made. The program aims to help kids make positive opinions about police officers that they can share with fellow students and community members in the future. | 42 Division |
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The Valley Park Middle School Mentoring Program brings together police and youth from 53 Division to play sports together and participate in one-on-one mentoring. Police lead workshops and discussions on crime, violence, bullying and drugs and also offered kids help with their homework. | 53 Division |
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The 42 Division Annual Community Police Picnic was held to promote a positive image of police in the Malvern community. The picnic featured face painting, a barbecue, sack races and bicycle safety seminars. Officers took part in all activities in an effort to better connect with the community. | 42 Division |
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Pride in Bendale brought 41 Division officers to Bendale Technical School in Scarborough to work with students to build a new fence on school property over the course of a week. The fence separated the school grounds from a private residence and had been destroyed over the years by the students. The goal of the program was to have the students take ownership of the fence as a positive space on school property and to take pride in their school and community. Students learned about teamwork, self-empowerment and to respect their school and community. | 41 Division |
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The Our City, Our Neighbourhood program involved young women (aged 12-17) from Scarborough and officers from across Toronto over 2 weeks. Police and youth participated together in various activities during the program, including trips to the TPS Marine and Forensic Identification Service, makeup application lessons with TPS Civilian staff at Police Headquarters, art classes and seminars on internet safety and healthy living. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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The Toronto Police South and West Asian Youth Basketball Tournament brings together Etobicoke youth and police officers. Youth and officers interact by playing basketball together and discuss the career goals of the participating youth and how they will reach those goals. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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The Ski Hill Blues – Adventure Trekking program allows the youth and officers of the Ski Hill Blues program to reconnect off the ski hill. Police and youth participate in a tree top trekking expedition, designed to encourage team building and leadership. This program continues to stregthen the bond made between police and youth at the previous Ski Hill Blues program. | 43 Division |
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The Soccer Clinic program out of 32 Division brings together police and youth to play soccer and learn new soccer skills. The clinic is held to promote positive relationships between police and youth and to show youth that police care about them outside of their normal policing duties. | 32 Division |
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The Kicks for Kids Soccer Camp 2008 program brings together 12 Division officers with youth from the Weston Road/Lawrence Avenue West area. Police act as soccer coaches for the youth and lead skill drills and teach new techniques. | 12 Division |
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Police officers from 32 Division work with young men from across Toronto, notably troubled areas like Jane/Finch, St. Jamestown, Malvern and Regent Park, in the Boys 2 Men Summer Institute. The program runs twice weekly. The first day is a mentoring day, where the police teach the young men life skills such as opening a bank account, job interview skills, etc. The second day is an excursion that the young men and police officers attend and participate in together. The officers are active mentors to youth and they form connections that are intimate and real. | 32 Division |
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For KICKS is one of ProAction’s largest programs, helping hundreds of youth from troubled neighbourhoods across Toronto. Through a series of soccer camps and other programs including leadership camps like Generation Change, tug-o-war and wrestling clubs, For KICKS helps foster leadership and life skills in youth from across Toronto while building healthy friendships and lasting relationships between cops and kids. | 31 Division |
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The Keeping the Circle Strong program brings Aboriginal police officers together with Aboriginal youth from high-risk neighbourhoods across Toronto. Police and youth participate together in a camping trip to Grundy Lake Provincial Park. The camp is an opportunity for Aboriginal youth and police to connect over cultural activities such as a sweat lodge ceremony, rattle-making and teaching circles. Police and youth also bond over canoe races, scavenger hunts and a night-time hike. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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The Beat the Heat program runs all summer long and welcomes youth from across the city to the beach at Ashbridges Bay. Police and youth play beach volleyball together, helping youth develop leadership and life skills. The program also gives youth a safe place to go with fun activities throughout the summer. | 55 Division |
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The Opened Doors Mentoring Program welcomes visible minority youth from across Toronto to participate in ODM Circles tackling issues such as literacy and self-image. Experiential Learning Activities allow children and youth to partake in activities they may not otherwise afford, which are opportunities for self-reflection. | 42 Division |
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Kids Games Malvern involves 200 youth, aged 6-14 years, during the 5-day program. The program allows for kids to learn skills in basketball, soccer, baseball, cheerleading, drama and dance while learning the fundamentals life skills. Officers act as coaches and role models and promote teamwork, peace and drug-free lifestyles. | 42 Division |
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The 14 Division Bicycle Rodeo brings together youth and police officers to learn about bicycle safety. Police help youth learn safety tips to become better riders and avoid unnecessary accidents. Officers also ensure that the youths’ bike and helmets meet safety regulations. | 14 Division |
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The Toronto Police Childrens’ Playground Games brings together police and youth from the North Scarborough/L’Amoreaux area to play sports. The program encourages youth to be healthy and physically active and promotes a positive image of police in the community. | Homicide Squad |
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The 2008 TPS – Viet Cycling Program welcomed Vietnamese youth from across Toronto. Police from 31 and 14 Divisions and youth form a cycling club where they learn about new techniques and ride together. Through this program, new friendship are formed between police and youth and the perception of Toronto police officers is improved in the Vietnamese community. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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The 41 Division Kids and Cops Picnic involved youth from local women’s shelters and daycare centres in 41, 42 and 43 Divisions. Kids were entertained by the Singing Police Officer, PC Bill McKee and a variety of activities such as bouncy castles and face painting. Police officers interacted with kids and their families throughout the day to create new friendships and improve the community’s perception of police. | 41 Division |
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The 41 Division 4th Annual Cricket Day brings together officers and South Asian youth from Scarborough to play cricket in a relaxed, casual environment. The program encourages open dialogue between police and youth. | 41 Division |
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Vietnamese youth from across the GTA came together with police officers to participate in the TPS-Viet Hoops 2008 program. Police and youth have an opportunity to interact throughout the day and create camaraderie through a shared interest in basketball. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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Police officers from 43 Division came together with economically disadvantaged families for the Youth Bicycle Safety Rodeo & Traffic Safety Awareness program. Police offered bicycle and helmet safety checks and conducted a “Rules of the Road” awareness seminar. A bicycle safety rodeo course was also set up for youth to demonstrate what they have learned about bike safety. | 43 Division |
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The Graffiti Transformation Project 2008 brought together youth from across Toronto and officers from 41 Division to clean up and reclaim an area of the neighbourhood that had been taken over by graffiti. The kids and cops painted and cleaned together, developing a sense of responsibility and respect in the youth for their community. | 41 Division |
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The Rexdale Rodeo brought together youth from the Rexdale/North Etobicoke area and police officers to learn about the TPS Mounted Unit. Youth had the chance to meet the police horses and officers and hear about their day-to-day routine. The day was capped off with trail rides for youth and officers. | Mounted Unit |
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The Building Bridges 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament brought together youth from Regent Park and officers from 51 Division. The day started with police and youth attending a breakfast mentoring session with a focus on career goals and how to achieve them, followed by a basketball tournament. | 51 Division |
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The 52 Division Kids Police Posse brings together inner city youth and officers once a week to participate together in various structured athletic activities, refereed and coached by the officers. | 52 Division |
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In the Hydro Block Junior Officers – Penpals program, 52 Division officers mentor youth in the art of letter writing. The youth are set up with international penpals. Officers teach youth the basics of writing well like grammar and spelling. | 52 Division |
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The Junior Officer Youths (JOY) program offers inner city youth the opportunity to learn community safety concepts from police officers. Each youth are given a scenario that real police officers face regularly, such as a missing child. The youth then work to solve the crime using real police technique, such as canvassing an area or interviewing witnesses, under the guidance of the police officer mentors. | 52 Division |
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The 52 Division Police Posse/Kids and Cop Blue Jay Baseball Game saw inner city youth and officers attend a Toronto Blue Jays game together at the Rogers Centre. Kids and cops had the opportunity to relax and get to know each other better in a casual, fun environment. | 52 Division |
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September SLAM saw cops and 16-19 year old youth from 52 Division get together for a basketball tournament. Police and youth had the opportunity to interact throughout the day, including at a pizza party following the tournament. | 52 Division |
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The Cops & Kids Sharing the Ball program saw a team of police officer compete against highschool basketball teams over an 8-month period. The games will allow students to see police officers in their schools under positive circumstances. | 41 Division |
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The Antibes Youth Soccer Summer League brought together police and youth aged 13-24 to play soccer in 32 Division. Police coached and practised with youth, before playing a friendly game against them. | 32 Division |
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The “PAST” ProAction Soccer Tournament brought 14-18 year old youth together with 33 Division officers for a 2-day soccer tournament in Scarborough. The program promoted fair play and interaction between police and youth to develop positive relationships. | 33 Division |
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The 13 Division Youth Outreach program brings together youth and police officers for a variety of activities such as basketball, camping and other field trips. The program aims to enhance the kids’ self-esteem and confidence in police officers. | 13 Division |
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The Goals for Gals brings together young women and female police officers from across 41 Division for a series of friendly soccer games. The aim of the program is to give young women positive female role models in police officers and improved self-esteem. | 41 Division |
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Over 8 weeks, 8-12 year old youth and police officers from 32 Division will come together for horse back riding lessons in the Gallop to Greatness program. This is a popular program as many of the kids would not normally have the opportunity to take horse back riding lessons. This program also creates very strong relationships between police and youth, as the police-coaches offer constant support as the girls gain new skills and confidence. | 32 Division |
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SMILE Camp offers youth the opportunity to visit Camp George in Parry Sound for 3 days of canoeing, swimming and other fun activities. Police are involved in every aspect of the camp and the bond between them and the kids becomes very strong. | Community Mobilization Unit |
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The 52 Division Youth Outreach Program – Fort York Armouries saw police officers and youth visit Fork York to learn about Toronto’s history together. | 52 Division |
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The MUSIC! Not Mischief program sees Parkdale youth and 14 Division officers come together to play guitar every week. In this program police officers have the opportunity to work one-on-one with youth, coaching them on guitar playing, as well as bonding over a shared interest, creating a strong personal relationship. | 14 Division |
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The Scarborough Blues Basketball (Boys) program brings police and youth together 3 times per week over 8 months. Police officers coach and referee the games, as well as play with the kids. The program also includes field trips to police units such as Police Dog Services and the Marine and Mounted Units. | Professional Standards |
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The Martial Arts Club is held twice per week for youth aged 13-17. A police officer from 43 Division leads each session and coaches and mentors the youth. Kids benefit from this program because it builds confidence and instills in them respect for themselves, others and authority. | 43 Division |
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The Ski Hill Blues program brings together 43 Division police officers and youth aged 12-17 every week to participate in skiing lessons at Earl Bales Park Ski Hill. Since skiing is an activity that many at-risk youth would not normally have, this program allows the kids to see police as teachers and friends, rather than enforcers. | 43 Division |
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Police officers from 53 Division joined 650 students from Forest Hill Collegiate for the 2008 ESP Hockey Challenge. 13-17 year old youth play hockey against the police officers in a friendly game. Police officers also interacted with the students attending the game by promoting various safety tips. | 53 Division |
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The Chaminade College School – Toronto Police Service Basketball program saw youth from Chaminade College School compete against the Toronto Police Service TPAAA basketball team in a friendly basketball tournament in front of the school’s entire student body. The program allows police and youth to interact in a postive, fun environment, leading to the opportunity for relationships between youth and cops that are meaningfun and lasting. | 31 Division |
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The Scarborough Blues Basketball Girls Team brings together officers from 42 Division and young women aged 16-18 years 2-4 times per week in Scarborough. Officers coach the girls, as well as manage the team at tournaments and games. The officer coaches also teach life skills and act as a positive role models for the girls. | 42 Division |
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The Eastside Cooking Corner brings together police officers from 43 Division and youth aged 14-18 to participate in cooking classes. Youth and police work together to plan healthy meals, shop for ingredients and prepare the meal. Youth are always able to take leftovers home to ensure they can eat well during the week. After working together to make the meal, police and youth eat together, giving them the chance to discuss various issues facing youth today. | 43 Division |
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The Toronto Five-0 Basketball (Boys, 17 and under) program runs 3 times per week in the Bloor West Village area. Police officers mentor the boys at each meeting and coach them in games and practises. | 11 Division |
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The Toronto Five-0 Basketball (Boys, 15 and under) program runs 3 times per week in the Bloor West Village area. Police officers mentor the boys at each meeting and coach them in games and practises. | 11 Division |
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The Toronto Five-0 Basketball (Boys, 16 and under) program runs 3 times per week in the Bloor West Village area. Police officers mentor the boys at each meeting and coach them in games and practises. | 11 Division |
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The ProAction Cup will bring together 54 Division officers and teenagers to play a friendly hockey game against each other at the Ted Reeve Arena. Police and youth will also attend a Toronto Marlies game together, furthering the opportunities for meaningful interaction as they are bonding over a shared interest. | 54 Division |
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The ProAction Youth Art Program allows police and youth to get creative together. Each week police from 54 Division will get together with youth aged 7-14 to work on new art projects. Police will lead the lesson and interact with the kids while they work on their project. This program truly succeeds in getting kids to “see beyond the badge” and see police as real people, rather than enforcers. | 54 Division |
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The Learn with the Law program teamed up 32 Division police officers with youth aged 8-12 to learn new things together. The group visited the Ontario Science Centre and Reptilia Reptile Zoo, along with other places. Neither the youth nor the officers had much knowledge of the science-related subject matter, so it was an excellent chance for the kids to see the police officers as real people, rather than just authority figures. This program also helped to put the kids on even footing with the officers, making it easier to create real and lasting friendships. | 32 Division |
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The 52 Division – Kids Christmas Party was a great way to end the year for youth who are involved with programs at 52 Division. Youth were invited to the Christmas party and asked to dress up in formal attire. At dinner, police talked to the kids about table manners and proper etiquette. The kids enjoyed having the chance to dress up and look up to the officers as positive role models. | 52 Division |
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The Junior Blues After School Program Brings together 32 Division police officers with youth ages 7-9 twice a week for mentoring and homework help, as well as skating lessons and hockey practises at John Booth Arena. The program takes place at Flemington, Brookhaven, Firgrove and Shoreham Public Schools. Police and youth also take field trips together as part of this program, such as a Toronto Marlies hockey game. The officers of the Junior Blues program promote respect, teamwork and positive life choices to the kids. | 32 Division |
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The Westview Centennial Secondary School Christmas Breakfast brought officers from 31 Division to Westview to enjoy breakfast alongside the school’s entire student body. Police interacted with the youth throughout the meal and were able to create positive relationships in the relaxed, casual atmosphere. | 31 Division |
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The Toronto Police Service/ProAction Futsal Championship Tournament brought police officers together with youth aged 10-13 for a soccer tournament. Police acted as coaches and mentors. The program took place at the Driftwood Community Centre in 31 Division, an area that benefits from seeing police in the community under positive circumstances. | Community Mobilization Unit |