Friday, January 29th, 2010
2010 was a record breaking year for Dixon Hall in the Toronto Challenge. Over 120 Dixon Hall supporters came together to win Dixon Hall the trophy for most participants, for the fourth consecutive year. We also won the trophy for the oldest and youngest participant in the 5k walk and for the oldest participant in the 1k walk. This year Dixon Hall raised a whopping $30,000 which is $11,000 dollars more than last year! Thank you to everyone who participated and donated to the Toronto Challenge, it was because of you that 2010 was so successful.
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Dixon Hall has received funding to develop and implement crime prevention initiatives that address youth gang activity in our neighbourhood.
The Dixon Hall program is called MY Regent Park (Mobilizing, Mentoring Youth in Regent Park), and will run from November 2009 through to March 2013. The program is organized after the Spergel Model, developed by the United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This model was chosen because of its community focus, which supports the strong foundation of collaborative action that Regent Park agencies and institutions already model.
MY Regent Park focuses on youth ages 11-18 who are at risk of becoming involved in gang activities, or who are already involved in gang activities.
Dixon Hall is the lead agency with five partner agencies: Toronto Christian Resource Centre, Salvation Army, Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre, Toronto Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club, and Regent Park Community Health Centre. This highly collaborative project has involvement from the many sectors affected by youth gang activity: the TDSB, Toronto Police Services, Youth Justice Services, TCHC and the Regent Park Neighbourhood Initiative.
MY Regent Park will provide outreach to youth at risk of gang joining or already involved in gangs, and their families. Using a project coordinator, youth mentors, a parent worker and a resiliency worker, MY Regent Park will provide support, assistance and alternative options for gang-involved youth, co-coordinating and improving on the number of programs already available. The members of the intervention team will be spread across the partner agencies, supporting our collaborative approach to providing gang activity alternatives for our youth.
Program activities will include:
Check back on our site for more information and updates as we get this exciting program up and running.
This project is partially funded through the Government of Canada’s National Crime Prevention Strategy.
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