The program is for youth 12 to 17 years old. The youth are diverted from the court system. Minor crimes like liquor, tickets, B&Es, or some kinds of physical abuse can sometimes be corrected by diverting youths to one of the three programs we have in Whitehorse.
They would come to our centre, the ones that are actually diverted to our youth diversion program. We would provide an eight-week program for them. They would also have conditions of the court that need to be met. So they may need referral services to one of the other agencies in town.
They go through this program. They meet at our centre two days a week for an hour and a half to two hours, and they may need to do restitution as well. Once the youth have completed the program, then it's taken back to court to say that they've met the requirements. Then the youth would not have a record, and he would go on to a better way of living.