At-risk youth incur high social costs to government and community.

Child formation is so crucial in order to reduce academic failure, crime & violence in the community.

TYD is a first responder to the at-risk youth.

Over 16 years, TYD has helped thousands of boys and girls.

50% of all high school dropouts are identified in Grade 7.

TYD provides academic help with summer camps and after school programs.

The mission of TYD is to empower at-risk, inner city youth, through education, sports and character development so that they may go on to lead productive lives and create healthy families.

210,000 young people do not have a high school diploma.

TYD needs your help to reduce this alarming epidemic.

85% of high school dropouts are on Government assistance.

TYD mentors each child in order to set them on the right track.

What We Do

Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.- JFK

Toronto Youth Development is a registered charitable organization created in 1995 to assist and foster Toronto’s youth in order to help reduce the social dilemma of high school drop out rates, community violence and next generation poverty.

Toronto Youth Development’s, Academic and Sports Enrichment (ASE) programs are a much needed and proven system, enabling underprivileged youth to rise from their present environment and attain self worth, confidence and leadership traits. Read more


TYD News


14th Annual Shorcan|TMX Charity event with Toronto Youth Development Read more
ASE Science, Technology and Engineering Program: Grades 5 to 12 Read more
Second largest Real Estate Broker in North America supports TYD… Read more
A chance of a lifetime for TYD’s children Read more
ASE Boys Summer Camp Concluding Video Read more
Attention Parents: Saturday (ASE) Academic & Sports Enrichment for your Children… Read more
Physical Education students, you can help the Steve Nash Youth Basketball Program Read more
Saturday Volunteers Needed for Mentoring, Tutoring and Sports Read more
Saturday Steve Nash Basketball Program (2010-2011) Starts Read more
YBSP Yacht Event Raises $1,200 for TYD Read more
CIBC Annual Live Auction raises $15,000 Read more
16th Annual ASE Summer Camp Concludes Read more
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14th Annual Shorcan|TMX Charity event with Toronto Youth Development

Once again Toronto Youth Development helped open the TSX with other charities for the 14th Annual Shorcan|TMX Charity event. All trade revenue for the day is donated to various charities including TYD. Accompanying TYD Executive Director Brian Keaney (first from the right) this year is Gerson D’Souza (third from the right), one of TYD’s board [...]

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