WrapED aims to offer strength-based support, prevention, and intervention to youth and their families to address root causes of social disorder, including supports for young people affected by high risk lifestyles, who want to begin a new, healthier life journey.

 

INITIATIVE IMPACT

Since 2013, WrapED has been working to help youth reclaim agency in their lives by making a positive change. In that time, the partnership has helped more than 800 youth. 

 

Participants have shown measurable improvements, including:  

• 63% stopped/reduced associating with other youth involved in criminal activities.​ 

• 47% started attending school more regularly after the program. Re-engagement in education is a key success, since being in school is protective against crime. ​ 

• 42% were employed more regularly​. 

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OUTCOMES

“What are my goals? To get clean, stay away from crime, work on my music, and have a regular job. Staying clean is easier now because people are there for me.”

- WrapED Youth

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“The more we learn how to navigate larger systems, the more we can teach our youth participants how to navigate them.”

- Kyle Dube, Executive Director, YOUCAN Youth Services

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"I have a more positive outlook on life. Now I want to get up in the morning and do things that will benefit me."

- Mercedes, former WrapED youth