Bamboo Shield participants can expect between one and three years of support and intervention, depending on the individual's needs.  This typically involves:

• Three group sessions per week, led by a project leader and police resource officers.
• Ten learning modules on various life and personal skills (see list below)
• Time every week with mentors, who may provide recreational or cultural companionship, tutoring, social outings, etc.
• Two facilitated monthly sessions with parents and/or guardians
• One monthly session with community leaders (advocates, parents, resource officers, Elders, etc.)

> Programming for immigrant and refugee youth

> Programming for Aboriginal youth

> Community leaders: How to connect youth to Bamboo Shield.

> Interested in becoming a Bamboo Shield mentor?

> Learning Modules: Curriculum Overview

> For more information