YIPI summer program provides youths with lifelong skills A total of 153 young people from across the city completed the eight-week Youth In Policing Initiative (YIPI) summer employment program. “Your successful completion of this program demonstrates your commitment to reaching your goals,” Acting Staff Superintendent Jacqueline Baus said at the...

Over 150 students were welcomed to work with Toronto Police members over the summer as the year’s Youth In Policing Summer Initiative kicked off. “You are society’s future leaders, thinkers and change-makers and you can make a difference,” Chief Myron Demkiw told them on July 2 at the Police College....

Growing up in Toronto and having a strong sense of community fueled Daniel Betita’s desire to be a positive societal contributor. It also stimulated his interest in policing in Canada’s largest city. Completing the eight-week Youth in Policing Initiative (YIPI) program reinforced Betita’s aspiration to be a cop. “The YIPI...

Constable Su-Jeong Lee started on a path towards policing after a spending a summer at 23 Division as part of the Youth in Policing Initiative (YIPI) program. Just 14 at the time and unsure of a career path, she said the experience was amazing. “I spent a lot of time...