Intercultural Family Intervention  Program

About SAFE Program

This program focuses on children, youth, and families, primarily in Newton and with immigrant/refugee backgrounds. It provides outreach workers who receive referrals and proactively undertake outreach to children, youth, and families with high-risk factors for gang involvement. The program focuses on home visits and out-of-school/business hours connections with families to undertake needs assessment as well as provide and follow up on referrals to existing programs and services within the community. This program will be executed in partnership with the:

Surrey Anti-Gang Family Empowerment (SAFE) Program

An evidence-based, multi-agency program designed to address and prevent youth gang violence. SAFE programs support children and youth to divert them from pathways to gang involvement. Family supports are also provided in target neighborhoods to build resiliency against gang violence. Some programs deliver culturally appropriate support to groups at higher risk for involvement in Lower Mainland gangs.