“This program has opened doors for me I thought were closed long ago”
– Former education program participant
Education Program
Amadeusz facilitates an education program for youth aged 18-35 who are incarcerated at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the Toronto East Detention Centre, and the Vanier Centre for Women. The goal of this program is to provide young people who are in detention with the opportunity, resources and support to complete their high school education and to explore, prepare for and attend post-secondary schooling. Take a look at our process flowchart for more information.
Prosper
Prosper works with young people aged 18-29 with firearm related charges throughout incarceration and co-ordinates existing systems to support their transition to community with the aim to reduce their involvement in future violence and crime.
The Quiet Storm
The Quiet Storm is a strategy that was established to fulfill the recommendations outlined in Look at my Life: Access to Education for the Remand Population in Ontario (Woods, Gopal, & George, 2014).
Research
Amadeusz engages in many research projects. Visit our research page for more information.
Off The Record
Off the Record, the podcast, brings voices from the inside out. O.T.R holds real discussions and shares views on personal, social and systemic issues, ranging from gun violence in our city to the effects of COVID-19 in our jails.
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