Calgary Police Youth Foundation

What Calgary Police Youth Foundation does

Calgary Police Youth Foundation (CPYF) is a registered Canadian charity (\#812149714RR0001), founded in 2011 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Its mission is to keep Calgary's children and youth ages 5-17 safe from crime and victimisation through education, prevention, early intervention, and risk-reduction programming. The foundation funds and supports a portfolio of nine programs delivered primarily through the Calgary Police Service and a network of more than 400 community partners, including the school-based Multi Agency School Support Team (MASST) and Integrated School Support Program (ISSP) for ages 5-12, the community-based Youth at Risk Development Program (YARD) for ages 10-17, the Calgary Police Discovery Centre, the Calgary Police Cadet Corps, the recreational Power Play hockey/soccer program, Bridges to Brighter Futures, Promising Futures, and the Shaw Family Foundation Scholarship.

Foundation programs reach over 30,000 youth annually through school, community, police, and learning-centre touchpoints. The organization operates with a lean staff of 1-10 employees, supplemented by 100+ volunteers and embedded delivery partners, particularly Calgary Police Service officers. No proprietary technology platform underlies the program portfolio; service delivery is fundamentally human-led and place-based.

The business model is donation-driven. Revenue is generated exclusively through charitable contributions from individuals and community partners, collected primarily via the CanadaHelps online donation platform integrated into the foundation's website, supplemented by fundraising initiatives such as calendar sales and community events (e.g., Drive of Champions). Programs and services are provided free to youth beneficiaries; there is no pricing model or fee-for-service component. Marketing and donor engagement run through owned digital channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube) and an email newsletter.

Name

Calgary Police Youth Foundation

Legal name

Calgary Police Youth Foundation

Website

https://YYCYouthFoundation.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Calgary Police Youth Foundation is a Calgary-based registered charity funding youth crime-prevention programs delivered with the Calgary Police Service, reaching 30,000+ at-risk youth annually through schools, community partners, and recreation-based initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Crime Prevention and Community Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Court/Community School Programs (Diversion, Probation-Linked, Community Day Schools) (EDAJAEAI)

Keywords

• Youth crime prevention
• Community youth programs
• School-based intervention
• At-risk youth support
• Police community partnership

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: The foundation relies on charitable donations from community-spirited Calgarians to fund youth programming. Donations are collected through the CanadaHelps platform and the organization's own website, supporting wrap-around services for at-risk youth.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Calgary Police Youth Foundation is a registered charity that funds and coordinates youth crime prevention, education, early intervention, and risk reduction programs in Calgary. It collaborates with the Calgary Police Service and over 400 community partners to deliver wrap-around services — including school-based interventions, recreational programs, leadership development, and scholarships — to at-risk children and youth aged 5-17.

Product overview

The Calgary Police Youth Foundation is a charitable organization offering a portfolio of youth crime prevention and intervention programs delivered in collaboration with the Calgary Police Service and community partners. The core offerings include school-based early intervention programs (MASST and ISSP for children 5-12), at-risk youth development (YARD for ages 10-17), an interactive learning centre (Discovery Centre), youth leadership development (Cadet Corps), and recreational engagement programs (Power Play hockey/soccer). Additional programs include Bridges to Brighter Futures, Promising Futures, and the Shaw Family Foundation Scholarship. Together, these programs serve over 30,000 youth annually with wraparound services including education, crime prevention, early intervention, and risk reduction resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multi Agency School Support Team (MASST) Early intervention, school-based program supporting children aged 5-12 exhibiting behaviors that put them at risk for negative criminal patterns or victimization into teen years. Referrals come from child welfare involvement and schools.
• Integrated School Support Program (ISSP) Program supporting students aged 5-12 at Patrick Airlie and Holy Trinity schools with their physical, emotional, psychological, nutritional, and academic needs.
• Youth at Risk Development Program (YARD) Community-based early intervention program supporting youth ages 10-17 who are currently at risk, affiliated with a gang, or involved in gang activity.
• Calgary Police Discovery Centre Interactive learning centre providing education for youth in four core areas: Drugs, Gangs, Online Safety, and Healthy Relationships.
• Calgary Police Cadet Corps Community-based program for youth ages 12-18 that focuses on policing, leadership, education, and good citizenship.
• Power Play Free weekly hockey (winter) and soccer (summer) program engaging youth ages 6-17 and their families.
• Bridges to Brighter Futures Child and youth crime prevention, education, and intervention program including multiple targeted community engagement initiatives led by the Calgary Police Service in collaboration with the Calgary Police Youth Foundation.
• Promising Futures Program offering youth opportunities to build a better tomorrow through various engagement activities.
• Shaw Family Foundation Scholarship Scholarship program providing educational support to qualifying youth supported by the foundation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ youth served annually with education, crime prevention, and early intervention resources
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Calgary Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation's primary strategic partner responsible for delivering youth programming. Calgary Police Service delivers programs including MASST, YARD, Bridges to Brighter Futures, Calgary Police Cadet Corps, and Calgary Police Discovery Centre. This partnership enables direct police-community engagement with at-risk youth.
• Child and Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner involved in early intervention for at-risk children. Referrals to MASST program come from child welfare involvement, indicating a collaborative approach to supporting youth from vulnerable family situations.
• Alberta Child-Youth AgenciesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation collaborates and aligns efforts with other child-youth agencies across Alberta for broader impact in youth crime prevention.
• Patrick Airlie SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for the Integrated School Support Program (ISSP) supporting students aged 5-12 with wrap-around services.
• Holy Trinity SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for the Integrated School Support Program (ISSP) supporting students aged 5-12 with wrap-around services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Calgary Foundation: Calgary community foundation that aggregates philanthropic capital and regrants to local nonprofits including youth-focused organizations. Not a direct service peer but a key potential funding partner and donor channel for CPYF.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Calgary and Area: Major Calgary funder and convener for community social services including youth programs. Comparable donor-driven model and Calgary geographic focus, and a potential funding partner as well as a competitor for charitable dollars.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada: National umbrella for Boys & Girls Clubs, including the Calgary chapter. Comparable youth-development mission and program mix (recreation, mentoring, leadership) at national scale, serving as a benchmark for what CPYF could become with geographic expansion.
• Canadian Centre for Child Protection: National nonprofit focused on child safety, exploitation prevention, and online safety education — overlapping with CPYF's Discovery Centre focus areas (online safety, gang prevention). Operates at national scale and serves a related child-protection mission.
• Kids Help Phone: Canada-wide nonprofit providing counseling and crisis support to youth. Comparable mission around youth wellbeing and safety, but operates nationally with a digital-first delivery model rather than community-embedded programs.

Direct peers

• Police Foundation of Canada: National nonprofit that partners with police services across Canada to fund community safety and youth programs. Closest structural peer to CPYF in the police-affiliated charity category, and a potential scaling partner for the CPYF model beyond Calgary.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Calgary: Local Calgary youth-services nonprofit providing after-school and at-risk youth programming. Closest geographic and mission peer to CPYF, competing for the same donor dollars and community partner relationships in Calgary.
• YMCA Calgary: Major Calgary nonprofit delivering youth recreation, leadership, and at-risk youth programs (including Power Play-style initiatives). Comparable scale, geographic footprint, and program mix targeting Calgary youth and families.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area: Calgary-based youth mentoring nonprofit serving at-risk children and youth. Directly comparable in target population (at-risk youth), mentoring-heavy delivery model, and dependence on volunteer networks and donations.
• Children's Aid Society of Calgary (Voices for Children): Calgary-area child welfare agency and a direct MASST referral partner of CPYF. Comparable target population (children involved with child welfare) and overlapping intervention mandate, though primarily government-funded rather than donation-driven.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CPFYYC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLetWsDwqJB0hQ1dwjJUWQg
• Facebookfacebook.com/CalgaryPoliceYouthFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/calgary-police-youth-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/cpfyyc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Calgary Police Youth Foundation