Contribution: Youth Justice Fund
RYERSON UNIVERSITY
$2,496,567.00
The National Indigenous Court Workers: Indigenous Youth-Centered Justice Project
FY 2021-22 · 2021-04-01
Summary
Through this project, Indigenous Courtwork Programs, in partnership with Ryerson University, will pilot innovative community-driven case coordination processes in five Canadian jurisdictions (British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Nunavut) with the aim to improve outcomes for Indigenous youth who are dually involved in the child welfare and youth justice systems. The approaches will be based on three key pillars: youth-centred, trauma informed and anti-oppressive practice; and involve multiple stakeholders from various service sectors (e.g. Justice, Child Welfare, Health, Education, etc.) who will coordinate through local steering committees to create a sustainable local infrastructure to address the complex needs of Indigenous youth who are dually involved. The objective of this project is to reduce/eliminate custody for Indigenous youth, reduce length of time spent in the youth criminal justice system, and prevent youth from graduating to the adult criminal justice sys
Department
Program
Youth Justice Fund
Recipient
Location
Toronto | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Business Number
119130383
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
Multi-year Project: from 20212022 to 20252026
Additional Information (French)
Projet pluriannuel : de 20212022 à 20252026
Agreement End Date
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
10821037
Agreement Start Date
2021-04-01
Agreement Title
The National Indigenous Court Workers: Indigenous Youth-Centered Justice Project
Agreement Title (French)
Conseillers parajudiciaires nationaux aux Autochtones: projet de justice axé sur les jeunes Autochtones
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$2,496,567.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
Through this project, Indigenous Courtwork Programs, in partnership with Ryerson University, will pilot innovative community-driven case coordination processes in five Canadian jurisdictions (British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Nunavut) with the aim to improve outcomes for Indigenous youth who are dually involved in the child welfare and youth justice systems. The approaches will be based on three key pillars: youth-centred, trauma informed and anti-oppressive practice; and involve multiple stakeholders from various service sectors (e.g. Justice, Child Welfare, Health, Education, etc.) who will coordinate through local steering committees to create a sustainable local infrastructure to address the complex needs of Indigenous youth who are dually involved. The objective of this project is to reduce/eliminate custody for Indigenous youth, reduce length of time spent in the youth criminal justice system, and prevent youth from graduating to the adult criminal justice sys
Description (French)
Par l'entremise de ce projet, les Programmes d'assistance parajudiciaire aux Autochtones, en partenariat avec l'Université Ryerson, mettront à l'essai des processus de coordination de cas communautaires novateurs dans cinq administrations canadiennes (Colombie-Britannique, Alberta, Manitoba, Nouvelle-Écosse et Nunavut) dans le but d'améliorer les résultats pour les jeunes Autochtones impliqués à la fois dans les systèmes de protection de l'enfance et de justice pour les jeunes. Les approches appuyées sur trois piliers clés, soit les jeunes, les traumatismes et une pratique anti-oppressive; impliqueront de multiples intervenants de divers secteurs de services (p. ex., Justice, Protection de l'enfance, Santé, Éducation, etc.) qui coordonneront, par l'entremise de comités directeurs locaux, la création d'une infrastructure locale durable pour répondre aux besoins complexes des jeunes Autochtones impliqués au sein des deux systèmes. L'objectif de ce projet est de réduire/éliminer la déten
Federal Riding
Toronto Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Toronto-Centre
Federal Riding Number
35108
Organization Code
jus
Organization
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Program Name
Youth Justice Fund
Program Name (French)
Fonds du système de justice pour les jeunes
Program Purpose
The Youth Justice Fund supports individual projects that encourage a more effective youth justice system, responds to emerging youth justice issues and enables greater citizen and community participation in the youth justice system.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Fonds du système de justice pour les jeunes appuie les projets qui favorisent une plus grande efficacité du système de justice pour les jeunes, cherchent des solutions aux problèmes émergents concernant la justice pour les jeunes et encouragent la participation des citoyens et de la collectivité au système de justice pour les jeunes.
Recipient Business Number
119130383
Recipient City
Toronto | Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
RYERSON UNIVERSITY
Recipient Postal Code
M5B2K3
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Reference Number
119-2020-2021-Q4-00068
