Toronto Firefighter Youth In Policing Graduate Inspires 2018 Summer YiPi Students

Youth In Policing Initiative Graduate, Toronto Firefighter Jerome Trebena-Smith addresses the incoming 2018 Youth In Policing Initiative summer students at Toronto Police Service HQ July 3, 2018 Youth in Policing Initiative 12th Anniversary Media Launch Tuesday, July 3, 2018 0930 a.m. Toronto Police Service Headquarters 40 College Street., Toronto, ON Broadcast time: 0500 hours Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Communities and Neighbourhoods Command 416-808-0185 On Tuesday, July 3th at 09:30 a.m., please join Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board Andrew Pringle, Chief of Police Mark Saunders, YIPI Alumni PC Greg Staggolis and YIPI Alumni Firefighter Jerome Trevena-Smith at the Toronto Police Service Headquarters, 40 College Street; as they congratulate and welcome 153 young people from across the city on being employed for eight weeks in the 2018 Summer Youth in Policing Initiative Program. This year marks the 12th Anniversary of the Toronto Police Service Youth in Policing Initiative Program. These students will be assigned to various units, divisions and will be gaining job experiences and life skills through their work with the police officers and community members. They also had a chance to partake in several community events and training opportunities. The Youth in Policing Initiative is part of the Government of Ontario’s Youth Opportunities Strategy. This Strategy is helping to build stronger communities by establishing and expanding community programs that help youth achieve a brighter future. The young people in this program, aged 15-18, represented neighbourhoods throughout the city namely: Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown, Thistletown-Beaumond Heights, Elms-Old Rexdale, Black Creek, South Parkdale, Eglinton East, Kennedy Park, Scarborough Village, Weston-Pellam Park, Mount Dennis, Flemingdon Park, Victoria Village, Crescent Town; Regent Park; and Oakridge. For more information about our program, please contact us at [email protected] or visit our social media sites: Web: www.torontopolice.on.ca/yipi Facebook: www.facebook.ca/TPSyouthinpolicing Twitter: @YouthInPolicing Instagram: YouthInPolicing