Dawn Patrol deals with youths in the justice system and helps them reintegrate back into society with new skills and a new perspective on their situation. On our visit on November 11, 2015, the employees were able to share information on the inner workings of the organization
Basics of Agency
The name of the presenter was Pat Landriault. She has been at the King street Dawn Patrol for several years and was able to share the mission statement that the organization has adopted over the years: Our mission is to help children and youth become resilient in dealing with life’s challenges by: promoting the individual, family, and community competencies & strengths that protect them and reducing the social and psychological risks that make them vulnerable …show more content…
The women come from Toronto to Niagara. At the King St. location, they offer a number of programs such as: the PAC program which goes to any house that is experiencing conflict and tries to mediate and teach parents to help the children solve their crisis. They have the REACH which goes to elementary schools to help rehabilitate bullies. Bridge Transitions helps with many situations that deal with clients and the school system. They are between the ages of 12 and 20. In this program, they offer a classroom setting at the King St. facility that has a certified teacher and a CYC. The clients go to this classroom because they are at risk of not completing their education. In the classroom, clients stay for 1-2 semesters and the goal is to help them find a place in the school system. As well, they are able to go to the Section 23 schools and juvenile detention centres to help the clients there. However, when the clients are in the classroom, they receive two breaks. One in the morning and one in the afternoon. During the break, two CYC’s cook food and send the left overs with anyone who is homeless. The last program that they offer is the PASS program which mainly helps with personal development. In …show more content…
The numbers are always changing but most of the offices work with 10 clients each. They work with both males and females ages 12-20 years of age. Many of these individuals suffer with different forms of anxiety, substance abuse problems, prostitution, family issues, and homelessness. When the clients enter the program, they enter knowing that in the bridge program, they rotate teachers and clients either every 1 or 2 semesters. In the PAC, PASS and REACH programs, they deal with clients through a CYC or a person with justice services background The role of the CYC’s is to help make food for the clients, help the clients deal with crisis situations, help in all 4 programs offered either in the background or directly involved in treatment. There are currently 3 CYC’s are employed and 7-15 full time employees at all
Basics of Agency
The name of the presenter was Pat Landriault. She has been at the King street Dawn Patrol for several years and was able to share the mission statement that the organization has adopted over the years: Our mission is to help children and youth become resilient in dealing with life’s challenges by: promoting the individual, family, and community competencies & strengths that protect them and reducing the social and psychological risks that make them vulnerable …show more content…
The women come from Toronto to Niagara. At the King St. location, they offer a number of programs such as: the PAC program which goes to any house that is experiencing conflict and tries to mediate and teach parents to help the children solve their crisis. They have the REACH which goes to elementary schools to help rehabilitate bullies. Bridge Transitions helps with many situations that deal with clients and the school system. They are between the ages of 12 and 20. In this program, they offer a classroom setting at the King St. facility that has a certified teacher and a CYC. The clients go to this classroom because they are at risk of not completing their education. In the classroom, clients stay for 1-2 semesters and the goal is to help them find a place in the school system. As well, they are able to go to the Section 23 schools and juvenile detention centres to help the clients there. However, when the clients are in the classroom, they receive two breaks. One in the morning and one in the afternoon. During the break, two CYC’s cook food and send the left overs with anyone who is homeless. The last program that they offer is the PASS program which mainly helps with personal development. In …show more content…
The numbers are always changing but most of the offices work with 10 clients each. They work with both males and females ages 12-20 years of age. Many of these individuals suffer with different forms of anxiety, substance abuse problems, prostitution, family issues, and homelessness. When the clients enter the program, they enter knowing that in the bridge program, they rotate teachers and clients either every 1 or 2 semesters. In the PAC, PASS and REACH programs, they deal with clients through a CYC or a person with justice services background The role of the CYC’s is to help make food for the clients, help the clients deal with crisis situations, help in all 4 programs offered either in the background or directly involved in treatment. There are currently 3 CYC’s are employed and 7-15 full time employees at all