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Project DARE - Youth in Custody


Project DARE (Development through Adventure, Responsibility, and Education) has operated continuously since 1971 as a unique therapeutic program alternative for male youth in Ontario who have been sentenced to open custody.

Probation Officers refer youth facing an open custody disposition based on their professional assessment that Project DARE’s unique blend of adventure/wilderness programming; unconventional classroom experience; individual, family and group counselling; and highly structured, intensive and individualized program design is the best placement option.