RAP Jeunesse

What RAP Jeunesse does

RAP Jeunesse (Rue Action Prévention Jeunesse) is a community-based non-profit social intervention organization founded in April 2002 in Montreal, Quebec, through the merger of three pre-existing street intervention projects from Bordeaux-Cartierville (1996), Saint-Laurent (1998), and Ahuntsic (1999). The organization operates across five Montreal boroughs — Ahuntsic, Bordeaux-Cartierville, Parc-Extension, Saint-Laurent, and Montréal-Nord — and serves vulnerable youth and adults aged 13 and older experiencing psychosocial issues such as poverty, homelessness, substance use, social isolation, family rupture, intergenerational conflict, violence, and sexual exploitation. Its primary service population is unreached or disconnected from existing institutional services, with a particular focus on the 18+ homeless and precariously housed adult population and at-risk youth aged 12–25.

The organization delivers nine interconnected service lines using a harm-reduction, low-threshold approach: fixed-site day center (Centre de jour), mobile intervention unit (L'Accès-Soir), street outreach (Travail de rue), proximity work (Travail de proximité), school-based sexual health education (Travail de milieu en éducation à la sexualité), peer support (Pair-aidance), the M.A.R.C. paid work project, a mixed martial arts school (Le Lion Kings MMA + Jiu-jitsu Saint-Laurent), and the inter-arrondissement Jeux de la Rue sports program reaching 3,000+ youth annually across 10 Montreal boroughs. It does not develop or operate proprietary technology platforms; all interventions are delivered through human-to-human outreach delivered via mobile units and fixed-site services using standard harm-reduction and psychosocial methodologies.

As a Quebec "organisme d'action communautaire autonome," RAP Jeunesse is funded primarily through government grants (MSSS, Sécurité publique, Ville de Montréal, borough-level funding) supplemented by foundation and corporate grants (Centraide du Grand Montréal, Fondation du Grand Montréal, Mission Inclusion, Home Depot Foundation, Fondation TELUS, Desjardins, CGI, Moisson Montréal) and individual donations via CanadaHelps. All services are provided free of charge to participants. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors led by President Edith Barrière and directed by Directeur général René Obregon-Ida.

Name

RAP Jeunesse

Legal name

Rue Action Prévention Jeunesse (RAP Jeunesse)

Website

https://rapjeunesse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RAP Jeunesse is a Montreal-based non-profit community organization delivering street outreach, harm reduction, day center, mobile intervention, peer support, and sports-based social reintegration services to vulnerable youth and adults experiencing homelessness, substance use, or social exclusion across five boroughs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community-based social intervention and harm reduction services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

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 Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN), Specialized Student Support (Foster/Homeless/Migrant/McKinney-Vento) (EDAJAIAJ)

Keywords

• Harm reduction services
• Street outreach programs
• Community social intervention
• Youth homelessness support
• Peer support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Community donations: RAP Jeunesse accepts public donations via CanadaHelps online platform. Donations constitute a revenue stream from individual and corporate benefactors.
2. Government and institutional grants: The organization receives sustained funding from government ministries (Santé et services sociaux, Sécurité publique), the City of Montreal, and public institutions as core financial partners, constituting its primary operating revenue.
3. Foundation and corporate grants: Funding from foundations such as Centraide, Home Depot Foundation, Fondation TELUS, and Desjardins supplements government grants, supporting specific programs and operational costs.
4. Program-specific funding: Targeted grants for specialized programs such as pair-aidance funded by Mission Inclusion. These are purpose-restricted funds tied to specific program delivery.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

RAP Jeunesse is an autonomous community non-profit that delivers free, in-person social intervention services to vulnerable youth and adults in northern Montreal through street outreach, a mobile intervention unit, a fixed-site day center, school-based sexuality education, a social-mission MMA and jiu-jitsu school, peer support, and a paid-work reintegration program (Projet M.A.R.C.). All services use a harm-reduction, voluntary, and confidential approach; participants are not charged fees. The organization is funded by Quebec and City of Montreal government grants, Centraide, community and corporate foundations, and individual donations.

Product overview

RAP Jeunesse is a non-profit community organization offering a portfolio of interconnected social intervention services for vulnerable populations in Montreal's North Island. The core offerings include street-based outreach (Travail de rue), proximity work with marginalized communities (Travail de proximité), a mobile intervention unit (L'Accès-Soir), a day center (Centre de jour), sexuality education programs, peer support (Pair-aidance), the M.A.R.C. paid work project, an MMA school with social mission (École d'arts martiaux mixtes), and the annual Street Games sports program (Jeux de la rue). These services operate across multiple Montreal boroughs (Ahuntsic, Bordeaux-Cartierville, Saint-Laurent, Montréal-Nord, Parc-Extension, and others) using harm reduction approaches to reach populations aged 12+ who face psychosocial challenges including poverty, homelessness, substance use, and social isolation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le Lion Kings MMA: MMA school with social vocation targeting youth in social rupture aged 12-25 in Saint-Laurent, offering Brazilian jiu-jitsu and muay thai under the supervision of an intervention worker and trainer.
• Jiu-jitsu Saint-Laurent
• L'Accès-Soir
• Projet M.A.R.C
• Programme de pair-aidance

Products and services

• Centre de jour / Site fixe Fixed-site day center in Ahuntsic providing meals, clothing, hygiene products, laundry, shower facilities, computer access, harm-reduction materials, ITSS testing, on-site nursing care (Tuesdays and Thursdays), psychosocial support, and referrals for vulnerable adults aged 18+ experiencing homelessness or precarity.
• Travail de rue Street work intervention reaching marginalized youth aged 12–25 in public spaces and gathering places across Ahuntsic, Saint-Laurent, and Cartierville, building trust through voluntary and confidential relationships and addressing issues such as school dropout, drug use, mental health, and ITSS.
• Travail de proximité Proximity work reaching isolated and marginalized people in their living environments across Ahuntsic, Montréal-Nord, and Cartierville, distributing sterile harm-reduction materials (syringes, pipes, condoms, naloxone, fentanyl test strips) and providing education on safe consumption practices and voluntary referrals.
• L'Accès-Soir Mobile intervention unit serving socially isolated individuals aged 14+ in disadvantaged areas of Ahuntsic, Bordeaux-Cartierville, Saint-Laurent, Montréal-Nord, and Parc-Extension, providing outreach, referrals, ITSS prevention materials, and on-site nursing for testing and hepatitis vaccination in weekly collaboration with Médecins du Monde.
• Travail de milieu en éducation à la sexualité Sexuality education program partnering with secondary schools and youth organizations in Ahuntsic, Bordeaux-Cartierville, and Saint-Laurent to deliver workshops on healthy relationships, sexual health, ITSS prevention, and prevention of sexual violence for adolescents and young adults.
• Jeux de la rue Annual sports and cultural competition program reaching 3,000+ youth aged 12–24 across 10 Montreal boroughs (Ahuntsic-Bordeaux-Cartierville, Saint-Laurent, Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie, Lachine, Ville-Marie, Anjou, Villeray-St-Michel-Parc-Extension, Ouest-de-l'Île, Saint-Léonard, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve) with 80+ community and municipal partners, promoting belonging, positive role models, and social interaction.
• École d'arts martiaux mixtes (Le Lion Kings MMA and Jiu-jitsu Saint-Laurent) Social-purpose mixed martial arts school comprising Le Lion Kings MMA (for at-risk youth aged 12–25 in Saint-Laurent, offering Brazilian jiu-jitsu and muay thai under supervision of an intervention worker and trainer) and Jiu-jitsu Saint-Laurent (community school offering free and low-cost Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes at 612 avenue Sainte-Croix, hosting inclusive programming for women and LGBTQ+ community members through Inclusion Sport and HitFit).
• Pair-aidance Peer-support program in which workers with lived experience of residential instability, substance use, and mental health challenges support others facing similar situations, co-constructing follow-up in participants' own rhythms and life projects and generating empowerment (reprise du pouvoir d'agir), improved social support and functioning, reduced stigmatization, strengthened recovery, and increased hope (per the Repper & Carter 2010 reference cited by the program).
• Projet M.A.R.C (Mouvement vers des alternatives rémunérées et constructives) Paid-work alternative project offering daily-paid work platforms in Ahuntsic, Saint-Laurent, and Cartierville for people experiencing homelessness or at risk, promoting social inclusion, citizen sensitization, improved cohabitation in public spaces, and partnerships with non-profits, public agencies, and private/reintegration companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ participants per year reached through the Jeux de la Rue program across 10 arrondissements
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered major and supporting.

• RapsimmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork organization for street intervention and social prevention work in Quebec. Provides sectoral coordination, expertise sharing, and collaborative development for member organizations.
• ROCQTR (Regroupement des organismes communautaires québécois en toxicomanie)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuebec-wide coalition of community organizations working in substance use. Supports RAP Jeunesse's harm reduction and substance use programming through shared expertise and sector advocacy.
• TOMS MontréalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community partner working on social issues in Montreal. Collaborates with RAP Jeunesse on community initiatives.
• Table de concertation jeunesse de Bordeaux-Cartierville (TCJBC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal youth coordination table in Bordeaux-Cartierville. Historical founding partner of RAP Jeunesse, continuing to collaborate on youth programming including Jeux de la Rue.
• MDJBC (Maison des jeunes de Bordeaux-Cartierville)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth community center in Bordeaux-Cartierville. Collaborates with RAP Jeunesse on youth outreach and programming.
• EMS (Entre deux maisons d'Ahuntsic)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization in Ahuntsic. Partners with RAP Jeunesse on community programming and youth support.
• CJE-ABC (Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Ahuntsic-Bordeaux-Cartierville)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth employment center serving Ahuntsic and Bordeaux-Cartierville. Works with RAP Jeunesse to support young people in their career and social integration pathways.
• Les NAC (Noyauth-Assistance-Communion)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partnering with RAP Jeunesse on local social initiatives.
• Médecins du Monde CanadamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian medical organization. Collaborates weekly with RAP Jeunesse's Accès-Soir mobile unit to provide health services, ITSS testing, and medical care to marginalized populations.
• Saint-Vincent-de-Paul MontréalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial services organization providing material aid and community support. Partners with RAP Jeunesse to serve vulnerable populations.
• CJE Saint-LaurentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth employment center in Saint-Laurent. Collaborates with RAP Jeunesse on employment support and social integration for youth.
• Inclusion SportsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing martial arts and sports programming in a safe space for women and LGBTQ+ community members. Uses space at Jiu-jitsu Saint-Laurent facilities.
• HitFitsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoxing education organization using space at Jiu-jitsu Saint-Laurent. Partners with RAP Jeunesse to deliver inclusive sports programming.
• ADAMA (Association pour le développement des arts martiaux adaptés)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for the development of adapted martial arts. Jiu-jitsu Saint-Laurent is a member of ADAMA, supporting quality standards and sector development for accessible martial arts.
• Non-profit organizations, public enterprises, and private/reintegration companies (Projet M.A.R.C. partners)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAP Jeunesse's Projet M.A.R.C. develops partnerships with non-profits, public agencies, private companies, and reintegration enterprises to create daily-paid work platforms for homeless and at-risk individuals in Ahuntsic, Saint-Laurent, and Cartierville.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Spectre de Rue: Montreal street intervention organization serving marginalized populations including sex workers, substance users, and homeless individuals. Closely aligned with RAP Jeunesse's Travail de rue, Travail de proximité, and harm reduction orientation.
• CACTUS Montréal: Montreal non-profit operating one of Quebec's longest-running supervised injection services and syringe-exchange programs. Comparable to RAP Jeunesse's proximity work and ITSS prevention services for people who use drugs.
• Old Brewery Mission: Largest homeless services organization in Montreal, offering emergency shelter, day center, and housing programs. Overlaps with RAP Jeunesse's Centre de jour, harm reduction, and vulnerable adult mandate, but operates at significantly larger scale.
• Accueil Bonneau: Montreal day center for people experiencing homelessness and social exclusion, providing meals, showers, clothing, and referrals. Directly comparable to RAP Jeunesse's Centre de jour in offering low-threshold stabilization services to vulnerable adults.
• La Maison du Père: Long-standing Montreal non-profit serving homeless and vulnerable men with shelter, day center services, and reintegration support. Comparable to RAP Jeunesse in addressing homelessness and social exclusion in Montreal through multi-modal community services.
• Dans la Rue: Montreal-based non-profit providing street outreach, shelter, and psychosocial support to at-risk and homeless youth aged 12–25. Directly comparable to RAP Jeunesse in target population, harm-reduction orientation, and street-level service delivery model.

Others

• Regroupement des organismes communautaires québécois en toxicomanie (ROCQTR): Quebec-wide coalition of community organizations in substance use. Member of RAP Jeunesse's partnership ecosystem, comparable in sectoral coordination role rather than direct service delivery.
• Médecins du Monde Canada: International humanitarian medical organization that collaborates weekly with RAP Jeunesse's Accès-Soir mobile unit to deliver ITSS testing and care to marginalized populations. A close operational partner and adjacent service provider rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA du Québec: Large, established Quebec non-profit offering youth development, housing, and community programs across the province. Comparable in youth-focused programming and fitness/martial arts offerings (e.g., Jiu-jitsu Saint-Laurent), though operating at much larger scale and broader scope.

Emerging players

• Dopamine: Quebec harm-reduction and drug-user rights organization. Shares RAP Jeunesse's harm-reduction philosophy and target population but focuses more narrowly on drug-user advocacy and naloxone distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rap-jeunesse

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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