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The YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program is a free service offering educational prevention programs designed to raise youth awareness with regards to gambling, healthy/active living and making informed decisions.
To book a presentation today, please call: 289-260-8635
Our educational prevention programs raise awareness about gambling.
- For youth aged 8-24 years old
- Offer youth accurate information about gambling and develop the skills to make informed life decisions around risk-taking behaviours
- Give youth access to community resources and other local service providers that can help them with a potential gambling problem
- Provide interactive sessions for adults involved in young people's lives
- Educational workshops for parents, teachers, health professionals, and other agencies and organizations
- Referral to gambling treatment services
- Community involvement and support
Free educational prevention programs
Together with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the YMCA believes educational awareness raising programs are essential to enhancing personal development and creating healthier communities.
Book an awareness-raising interactive session (ages 8-24)
- Educational workshops for parents, teachers, health professionals, and educators play a key role in helping their students understand the signs of problem gambling. The YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program offers a series of educational workshops/presentations including the new Health and Physical Education Curriculum. These interactive sessions:
- Offer students accurate information about gambling and opportunities to develop the skills to make informed life decisions around risk-taking behaviours
- Create a general understanding of risk assessment and harm reduction strategies
- Discuss possible consequences of, and decisions relating to gambling
- Offer curriculum activities based on Ministry of Education requirements
- Give participants access to community resources and other local service providers that can help them with a potential gambling problem
- Provide interactive sessions for adults involved in young people's lives
The local Youth Outreach Worker can be reached at:
289-260-8635
The Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) is offered in 19 locations across Ontario. Please contact Youth Gambling Awareness Program Toll Free Directory 1-877-525-5515 or contact the youth outreach worker in your area to book a presentation or learn more about the program:
Program funding provided by the Ministry of Health c/o YMCA of Toronto.
Where It's Offered
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