Liam comes from a single parent home. His mother is a survivor of domestic violence and his father has been in and out of jail for as long as he can remember. Liam moved around a lot, attending many different schools, so it was hard for him to find his place. Sometimes, Liam

My name is Abuzar Haider. I am writing to narrate my success story as told through the lens of the Fortis Vitam CrossFit program, sponsored by ProAction Cops & Kids. I grew up in a neighbourhood called Oriole Crescent in the east end of Hamilton. During my childhood through to my mid-teens, I

M.Y. Camp (Mentoring Youth) was born when five Halton Region School Liaison Officers identified a mutual concern for youth at their Oakville schools. The officers were concerned that the youth engagement that they worked so hard to build during the school year just didn't exist during the summer. Many youths who had completed

I never thought a CrossFit program at my local rec centre would change my life.  I didn't even know what CrossFit was. I was 15, my brother was 11, and I thought there was no way this was going to work for both of us. But it did. Coaches Jon, Phil, and Nas

"Snow Patrol: Ski & Snowboard Program" This past winter, PC Niruban Ganeshalingam from the Public Safety Response Team (PSRT) organized several police-youth ski and snowboard outings to the scenic Mount St. Louis Moonstone Ski Resort just north of Barrie. Officer Ganeshalingam along with a team of officers and fellow ski enthusiasts introduced kids from

“A POWERFUL VEHICLE FOR CHANGE.” Every week officers get down on mats and teach young girls from the Dixon community how to do yoga. This program “allows the girls to sync their thoughts and movement of body in a way that they start to believe in their own unlimited potential”.