Services delivered: Education and Community Partnership Program (ECPP)

Component: Other services

Legislation: Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA), 2017

Requirements

Disposition of records

1. In the event the Service Provider ceases operation, it is agreed that the Service Provider will not dispose of any records related to the services provided for under this contract without the prior consent of Ontario, which may be given subject to such conditions as Ontario deems advisable
2. For purposes of services provided pursuant to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (Canada), and the Provincial Offences Act (POA), upon termination of services to the young person, the Service Provider will retain and ultimately dispose of records relating to the young person in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada), the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA) 2017 and the policies and procedures of Ontario

Confidentiality

1. The Service Provider, its directors, officers, employees, agents and volunteers will hold confidential and will not disclose or release to any person other than Ontario at any time during or following the term of this contract, except where required by law, any information or document that tends to identify any individual in receipt of services without obtaining the written consent of the individual or the individual's parent or guardian prior to the release or disclosure of such information or document. Where the Service Provider is a municipality, or such other "institution" as defined in the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the provisions of such Act with respect to the disclosure or release of information apply
2. Where the Service Provider is providing services for the purposes of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (Canada) and the Provincial Offences Act (POA) the Service Provider, its directors, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers will abide by the confidentiality provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (Canada) and the policies and procedures of Ontario

Transfer Payment Recipients will follow the Youth Justice Services Manual (YJSM) that was first issued April 1, 2006, and all subsequent revisions. “Contents Applicable to All” and the “Transfer Payment Community Based Programs and Services” sections outline minimum requirements for the Transfer Payment Recipients.

Service objectives

• Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services / Youth Justice Division funding is being provided for administrative support positions required to support the schools’ senior administrators within the Education and Community Partnership (ECPP) school program

Service description

People served

Young person’s aged 12-17 at the time of offence, who have been charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), have been remanded in detention or are held in custody at the Roy McMurtry Youth Centre.

Program/service features

• The school is based on independent learning, where the young person may work at their own speed and at courses they are interested in, with the goal of acquiring credits
• The program utilizes a combination of both static and dynamic security to provide for safety of youth, staff, and community
• In the ECPP school, the young person will have reasonable access to computers
• The teacher is hired through the Peel District School Board of Education
• While in school, the young person will abide by the rules and routines provided by the classroom teacher
• The teacher is there to assist the young person in the selection of courses and help them with their work
• Credits are issued upon the completion of Ministry of Education courses

Services will be

• Part of a youth centered delivery system that provides rehabilitative and reintegration programs and services to youth in conflict with the law
• Based on cognitive behavioural principles and interventions, best practices, consultation, evidence-based programming and integrated with other services provided to youth within government and in the community
• Reflective and responsive to the youth, family and community strengths and needs
• Accountable to the youth, family, and community
• Sensitive to the social, linguistic, and cultural diversity of the youth, their families, and their communities
• The support is based on the youth’s assessed needs, preferences and available individual, agency, community, and contracted ministry resources
• Applying the standardized collection of Identity-based data in order to better serve youth who receive Youth Justice services and programs. The standardized collection should be applied for all types of programming except Prevention and Extrajudicial Measures
• Aligned with Anti-Racism, Anti-Colonialism, Anti-Oppression, and human rights principles to challenge racism and oppression in all its forms

Reporting requirements

The following service data will be reported on at an Interim and Final stage. Please refer to your final agreement for report back due dates and targets.