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The Youth Gambling Awareness Program is a funded program though the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion. This program reaches youth ages 8-24 years of age as well as those who influence and work with youth. This program offers youth information to make informed and healthy decisions about gambling.

Ymca Youth Gambling Project

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What we offer in Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge

Workshops for parents, teachers, camp staff and health professionals
Interactive presentations for youth at schools and all organizations that work with youth
Indoor and outdoor interactive, age-appropriate presentations with games and props.
Presentations can be 30 to 60 minutes in length
Referrals to gambling treatment services

Community Involvement

Each year the Youth Gambling Awareness Program plans and implements events designed to promote community awareness and involvement related to youth gambling.

Ymca Youth Gambling Project Guidelines

Youth Engagement

YGAP supports youth driven initiatives in our community to promote youth expression and community action related to youth gambling.

Our Approach:

We are gambling neutral.
We empower youth to make informed and healthy decisions about gambling.
Topics include luck, decision making, skill versus chance and odds/randomness are covered.

Recent Research

Ontario Studies show that gambling patterns begin as early as 8 years of age and can be established before an adolescent reaches highschool.
70 percent to 90 percent of youth are involved in gamblingbehaviours and of that percentage and as many as 15% are showing signs of problem gambling.
We are a prevention and awareness program designed to reduce the harm that can be associated with youth gambling.