This document provides information about Boost for Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and violence through education and awareness programs. Their mission is to ensure all children grow up in a safe environment. They offer various programs like books teaching self-esteem, workshops on abuse prevention, and counseling support for victims. Services are provided to children in Toronto, but they have long waitlists. They conduct community outreach through initiatives like summer camps and training.

1. Child Abuse Prevention & Intervention
Non- Profit Organisation

2. 890 Yonge Street, 11th Floor, Toronto
ON M4W3P4
416-515-1100, Fax: 416-515-1227 www.boostforkids.org
Jolie@boostforkids.org

6. Mission:
“Boost believes that all children and youth have a right to grow
up in a safe, healthy and nurturing environment. Boost is
dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and violence
through education and awareness, and to collaborating with
our community partners to provide service to children, youth
and their families.”

7. Philosophy:
“We give kids a lift when they need it the
most.”

8. Programmes &Ser vices: Boost provides programs
and services to child and their family living in the City of
Toronto.
The Great Kid Program: A series of 6 books for4 to7 years old
children and a facilitators guide teaching self-esteem,
communication, making choices, respect, touch, how and
where to get help.
Soft cover set$49.95+HST
Hard cover set $99.95+HST

9. Prevention & Public Education:
Boost provides training and workshops to alert children who
are at higher risk of abuse.
Boost promotes consciousness among children and youth to
understand and protect themselves from bullying & peer
abuse, family violence.

10. Prevention & Public Education:
Looking for Angelina: A learning guide of family violence: $75.00
+ HST
Yelling, Threatening & Putting down: What to do instead. $90.00 +
HST
Shaking, Hitting, Spanking: What to do instead.
$90.00 + HST
Your Truth is Your Truth: Child Abuse, Adult’s Responsibilities.
$29.00 + HST

11. The Child Victim Witness Suppor t Program:
Boost offers session to prepare the children and youth for the
court process. Both individual and group sessions are provided
to the child and the caregivers.
Internet Child Exploitation Referral Program:
Boost sponsors the counselling session of the victims and their
immediate family. Boost provides uto$1500 or 15 sessions to
the child or youth and upto$800 or 8 sessions to the family
member.

12. Assessment & Treatment Program:
The program is designed to prepare children, youth and
caregivers for court trials after investigation.
There are clinicians who patiently support and understand the
child’s or youth’s trauma before preparing for the court trial.

13. Relationship Skills for Violence Prevention:
The RSVP program is designed for teen girls between the ages of
13 to 17 who have experienced violence.
Camp Rainbow: Is a summer camp program design to help
children overcome the trauma of violence or abuse.

14. Barriers:
 Long waiting list.
 Service provided only to City of Toronto.
 RSVP program is only for teen girls.

15. Outreach to Community:
 Camp Rainbow
 Prevention and Public Education & Training
 Two hours to two days long workshop
 The Great Kid Program series
 ICE Counselling Referral Program
 The RSVP Program
 The Child Victim Witness Support Program
 The Assessment & Treatment Program
 Making A Difference Online Training Program at YMCA
 October is Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Month.

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