Social Development in Small Communities: A Resource Manual Based on the Experiences of the Whole Child Program in Whitehorse, Yukon

Abstract

The Whole Child Program (WCP) in Whitehorse, Yukon, has proven to be an effective community demonstration of the RCMP=s National Youth Strategy to promote crime prevention through social development. Based in Whitehorse Elementary School, formal WCP operations began in May 2001 when funding from the RCMP National Youth Strategy allowed for the hiring of a Community Coordinator. According to an evaluation report completed following the first three years of operation (Zapf, 2004), the WCP Ahas shown that it can deliver a range of programs, services, and coordination in response to community needs consistent with the larger social development goals for the disadvantaged downtown Whitehorse population.