The YES Program is a fun and interactive crime prevention program for high school students to learn safety skills and earn community hours.
It involves eight fun and interactive workshops that focus on health and safety training, crime prevention, team building and community involvement.
This program is funded by the Region of Peel.
The YES Program Focuses On:
Safety and crime prevention training
Team building
Leadership skill development
Goals of the YES Program
Increase the knowledge and skills of youth about crime and injury prevention.
Motivate youth to be more active in their community by volunteering in safety initiatives.
Register for the YES Program
Schools and individual students can register for the YES Program.
Students can gain 20+ community hours towards their high school requirement.
Note: Preference is given to students who have done the BRONZE Level and have signed up to participate in the SILVER and/or GOLD Level. See brochure for explanation of Bronze, Silver and Gold Levels.
"I enjoyed the Youth Gambling workshop the most… because of the ‘mock-gambling’ activity/game we did." - Youth Gambling: Rayman Jamal-Fletcher’s Meadow SS, 2009
"I enjoyed the Fraud workshop the most because it (will help) me in the long term with life, job(s) that have money involved and my personal finance…My classmates would ask where I go third period and I would tell them about it (YES), and (they) were interested in signing up for next year." - Adeola Alabi, Bramalea SS, 2009
"I liked the use of video clips and it was well presented- nice visuals." - Internet Safety, Central Peel, 2007
"I enjoyed all of them because they made a lot of sense to me, and it was information that I need to refresh my memory with. I think they did a great job with all of the presentations." - Archbishop Romero, Bramalea Campus, 2008
"The presentation revealed the whole truth..." - Internet Safety, Central Peel SS, 2007
