Working in communications for a non-profit housing association in Toronto, Stephanie’s job became “a lot more real” when she became a Peer Project mentor. Her mentee it turned out lived in ...
Last September, Hamid Aminzada was fatally stabbed in the hallways of North Albion Collegiate Institute. Aminzada, a 19 year-old student, was trying to break up a fight between two students. His ...
Emigrating from Jamaica at age four to Toronto and landing in the Jane and Finch area (and then Mimico), Mick didn’t really know he grew up in neighbourhoods that were known as rougher areas. ...
Stopping youth violence starts before a kid decides to pick up a gun. Through early intervention into the lives of at-risk and newcomer kids, a peer mentor can help steer kids away from making ...
The snow kept coming, and we kept spinning. Thanks to all who showed up. This past Saturday (and Sunday!) The Peer Project hosted its Third Annual 24-Hour Spin-A-Thon. That means a whole lot of ...
We Love the Sound of Strikes What to do on a Sunday when it’s -20C outside? Hit the lanes with The Peer Project, and strike some pins down, obviously. Sunday bowling has been a Peer Project ...
Jim – a new Peer Project mentor with only five months of mentoring under his belt – describes signing up to be a mentor as the “best decision I’ve ever made.” Going in he didn’t know what to ...
We Love the Sound of Strikes What to do on a Sunday when it’s -20C outside? Hit the lanes with The Peer Project, and strike some pins down, obviously. Sunday bowling has been a Peer Project ...
Toronto is getting ready for the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games! To celebrate and support, we’ve got a great partnership in motion with Playing For Keeps and George Brown College. Building on ...
