Denyse Newton, Project Coordinator, Wrap Around Durham

Wraparound is a strength-based planning process that helps individuals and families, who are experiencing significant difficulties, build a team of informal and formal supports that come together to wrap the individual or family in communinity support.

Debra Cockerton, Provincial Coordinator, RespectED Red Cross

RespectED is a primary prevention program that helps increase the capacity of communities and organizations to respond to abuse, bullying and harassment. By providing abuse prevention training, presentations to youth and workshops to adults we increase the knowledge of individuals, organizations and communities on the issues of abuse.

Tracey Camacho, Safer Families Program Coordinator,
Catholic Family Services of Durham

Safer Families is led by Catholic Family Services of Durham and is a new program launched in January 2007. In a collaborative effort with Durham Children’s Aid Society, and Family Services of Durham, joint in-home assessments and on-going clinical services are offered to families where domestic violence has occurred.