Rapport Youth & Family Services

What Rapport Youth & Family Services does

Rapport Youth & Family Services is a Canadian registered non-profit charitable organization headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, that delivers free youth engagement, mental health, and family-support services to residents of the Region of Peel. Founded in October 1969 as RAP — a community drop-in service initiated by Sheridan College students to address youth drug-related issues — the organization was incorporated as a non-profit in January 1971 and has operated continuously under successive names (Rapport House, Rapport Youth and Family Counselling of Peel Inc., and the current Rapport Youth & Family Services since 2001). It serves three primary segments: youth ages 12-24 (the core ECLYPSE program), children ages 8-11 (after-school programming), and families seeking counselling, parent-child mediation, and children's mental-health support.

The service portfolio is anchored by the ECLYPSE brand (Experiential Centre Lighting Youths' Paths Supporting Expression), which encompasses three youth drop-in centres in Bramalea, Central Brampton, and Central Mississauga (Malton), three school-based after-school program sites in the Malton area, the Malton Youth Wellness Hub, and the Exchange site in Bolton. Supporting modules include the Youth Arts Against Violence (YAAV) social-justice arts initiative, the ECLYPSE Employment Program (paid work placements for youth facing barriers, since discontinued), and a mobile application launched on Google Play Store in January 2023 to extend program reach. Programming is delivered in person, virtually, and in hybrid formats and is supported by a small core staff of approximately 10 personnel supplemented by program coordinators. The organization holds sector accreditation from the Canadian Centre for Accreditation (achieved 2017) and partners with Peel District School Board and multiple community agencies (YMCA, Peel HIV/AIDS Network, Peel Youth Substance Abuse Program, Operation Springboard, African Community Services, Our Place Peel, Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere, and others) for co-located service delivery.

The revenue model is non-commercial. Programs are provided at no cost to end users and operations are funded through a mix of government grants (Region of Peel, Ontario ministries including MCYS and Ministry of Sport, Service Canada), foundation grants (United Way Greater Toronto, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation), corporate donations (RBC, Walmart, Home Depot Canada Foundation, Brampton Firefighters, rotary clubs, and others), and individual charitable contributions processed via CanadaHelps. Outreach is executed through school-board partnerships, co-located agency agreements, grassroots community referrals, and ECLYPSE-branded social channels (TikTok, Twitter, Instagram). No revenue, ARR, or audited financial statements are publicly disclosed, and the organization is privately held as a charitable corporation with no parent entity and no subsidiaries.

Name

Rapport Youth & Family Services

Legal name

Rapport Youth & Family Services

Website

https://rapportyouth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rapport Youth & Family Services is a Brampton, Ontario-based non-profit charitable organization that delivers free youth engagement, counselling, and after-school services to youth ages 12-24 and children 8-11 across the Peel Region through its ECLYPSE program network.

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Product category

Youth & Family Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child Care Services (6244), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community & Nonprofit Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAD), Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Youth drop-in services
• After-school programs
• Youth counselling services
• Family support services
• Community youth engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Brampton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization accepts charitable donations through CanadaHelps platform and from individual donors. Donations are used to support ongoing programs and special projects for youth and families.
2. Government and Foundation Funding: Ongoing funding support from government bodies and foundations including The Region of Peel, United Way Greater Toronto, Ministry of Sport, and Ontario Trillium Foundation to support youth programming and operations.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rapport Youth & Family Services is a registered non-profit charitable organization that provides free youth engagement and family support services through the ECLYPSE brand, including multi-service drop-in centres for youth ages 12-24, school-based after-school programs for ages 8-11, youth employment assistance, arts-based programming, and walk-in counselling. All programs are offered at no cost and are funded through government grants, foundation support, and charitable donations.

Product overview

Rapport Youth & Family Services offers a unified portfolio of youth engagement and support services centered around the ECLYPSE brand. The core offering includes three ECLYPSE Youth Drop-In Centres serving youth ages 12-24 in Brampton and Mississauga (Malton), providing safe spaces, counselling, and community programming. Supporting modules include the ECLYPSE After-School Program for ages 8-11, the ECLYPSE Employment Program for youth facing employment barriers, the ECLYPSE Mobile App for resource access, and the Youth Arts Against Violence (YAAV) arts-based programming. The organization also partners to deliver Tangerine Walk-In Counselling services. All programs are free for eligible youth, funded by government sources including the Region of Peel, United Way, and Ministry of Sport.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• ECLYPSE Youth Services: A multi-service youth drop-in centre for 12-24 year olds, providing services including community counselling, workshops, and youth engagement programs. ECLYPSE stands for Experiential Centre Lighting Youths' Paths Supporting Expression.
• ECLYPSE After-School Program
• YAAV (Youth Arts Against Violence)
• Tangerine Walk-In Counselling

Products and services

• ECLYPSE Youth Centre – Bramalea A youth drop-in centre serving 12-24 year olds in Brampton, providing a safe, non-threatening environment for youth to socialize, learn, and participate in constructive activities. Part of the ECLYPSE network receiving funding from the Region of Peel and United Way Greater Toronto.
• ECLYPSE Youth Centre – Central Brampton A multi-service youth drop-in centre serving 12-24 year olds in Brampton. Collaborates with multiple local agencies including the Peel District School Board's TELL program, YMCA, and others for service provision.
• ECLYPSE Youth Centre – Central Mississauga (Malton) A youth services centre reaching out to youth ages 12-24 in the Malton area of Mississauga through Community Counselling and various services. Provides support for over 3,000 youth annually throughout Peel Region with both in-person and virtual programming.
• ECLYPSE After-School Program for Students (Ages 8-11) A free after-school program for students ages 8-11, funded by the Ministry of Sport in partnership with the Peel District School Board. Runs three days per week at Malton-area schools including Marvin Heights, Ridgewood, and Dunrankin Public Schools.
• ECLYPSE Youth Employment Program (Y.E.S.S.) A youth employment program providing in-class and paid work placement experience to youth who have faced barriers to employment. Note: this program ended and is no longer running per the website news section.
• ECLYPSE Mobile App A mobile application launched January 2023, available on Google Play Store, allowing youth to access ECLYPSE resources and stay connected with programs and services.
• Youth Arts Against Violence (YAAV) Programming Social justice initiative offering on-site arts-based programming that encourages youth to learn about and speak on social injustices through various art forums including visual arts, drama, music, dance, writing, photography, spoken word, and performing arts.
• Tangerine Walk-In Counselling The first walk-in counselling service for children and youth in Peel, opened in 2012 through partnership with Peel Children's Centre and Nexus Youth Centre (AYSP). Provides accessible counselling without appointment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 youth supported annually throughout Peel Region
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• Tangerine Walk-In CounsellingsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partnership with Peel Children's Centre and Nexus Youth Centre to open the first walk-in counselling service for children and youth in Peel.
• Peel District School BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners in the TELL (alternative education) program and school-based after-school programs. Provides access to school facilities for programming.
• YMCA Employment & Community ServicessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in service provision at ECLYPSE Youth Centre Central Brampton.
• Peel Youth Substance Abuse ProgramsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in service provision at ECLYPSE Youth Centre Central Brampton.
• Peel HIV/AIDS NetworksecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in service provision at ECLYPSE Youth Centre Central Brampton.
• Operation SpringboardsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in service provision at ECLYPSE Youth Centre Central Brampton.
• African Community ServicessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in service provision at ECLYPSE Youth Centre Central Brampton.
• Our Place PeelsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in service provision at ECLYPSE Youth Centre Central Brampton.
• Associated Youth Services of Peel - R.A.I.N. ProgramsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in service provision at ECLYPSE Youth Centre Central Brampton.
• Family Association for Mental Health EverywheresecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in service provision at ECLYPSE Youth Centre Central Brampton.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Catholic Crosscultural Services: Greater Toronto settlement and youth-services non-profit serving newcomer youth with drop-in, employment, and integration supports. Comparable on Peel/GTA geography, settlement-youth segment, and donor/grant-funded delivery model.
• Youth Without Shelter (Youth.ca): Greater Toronto Area charity providing emergency housing, drop-in, and life-skills programming for youth 16–24. Directly comparable on the youth-housing/drop-in service mix and free-of-charge model for vulnerable youth.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel-York: Regional youth-mentoring charity serving the same Peel/York geography as Rapport, with comparable donor-funded model and youth-engagement programs. Directly comparable on target segment and funding mechanisms.
• Associated Youth Services of Peel (AYSP): Peel Region youth-services agency partnering with Rapport on the Tangerine Walk-In Counselling service. Directly comparable on Peel geography, youth mental-health programming, and co-delivery partnership model.
• Peel Children's Centre (Children's Mental Health Ontario): Peel Region children's mental-health agency that participated in the 2019–2020 service realignment with Rapport and co-launched Tangerine Walk-In Counselling in 2012. Directly comparable on counselling services and Peel geography.

Emerging players

• SKETCH Working Arts: Toronto-based non-profit delivering arts-based engagement programming for marginalized youth — closely comparable to Rapport's YAAV (Youth Arts Against Violence) arts and social-justice programming.
• Frontier College: National literacy and learning non-profit running youth and family learning programs across Canada. Comparable on community-based educational programming for underserved youth, though with a literacy rather than drop-in focus.

Regional players

• 360° Kids: York Region charity providing youth housing, drop-in, and employment services to youth 16–24. Directly comparable on the youth services/employment/support mix but operates in an adjacent GTA region rather than Peel.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of Greater Toronto: Multi-service charity delivering youth drop-in, employment, newcomer, and community programs across the GTA, including a documented service partnership with Rapport at ECLYPSE Central Brampton. Direct overlap on youth-services programs and Peel-region geography.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada: National federation operating youth drop-in centres, after-school programs, and youth employment services. Most directly comparable to Rapport in mission (safe spaces, engagement, employability) and target demographic (youth 6–24); operates at significantly larger scale across Canada.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rapport_youth
• Instagraminstagram.com/eclypseyouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rapport-youth-&-family-services

Compliance1 record

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Profiles3 records

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