Ottawa Police Service unveils 2022 Gala Beneficiaries

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday May 30, 2022    4:17 pm 

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is pleased to announce this year’s Gala beneficiaries are Youturn Youth Support Services and Màmawi Together.

Youturn Youth Support Services is focused on providing individualized services to help youth, with complex needs, develop skills that will help them thrive. This includes bilingual 24-hour on-call support for youth in Ottawa, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Renfrew and Prescott-Russell. The program develops a tailored approach for each youth, coordinating with family and caregivers in order to ensure full access to a wide array of integrated services.

Màmawi Together’s mission has been to promote understanding of Indigenous peoples culture and history, promote better relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, and, ultimately, Reconciliation. It has received support from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and most recently worked with the OPS to host a spiritual cleansing of the National War Memorial and the Aboriginal Veterans’ monuments.

“Both of these organizations have developed programs that will better serve our communities, by providing key supports to our city’s youth and increasing inclusivity through programming that helps to enhance our collective understanding of Indigenous history and culture,” said Interim Chief Steve Bell. “We are proud to partner with both of these charitable organizations.”

If you are interested in becoming a corporate sponsor, please contact our OPS Gala Committee at OPSGala@ottawapolice.ca. Your investment as a business helps to promote these types of initiatives that better-serve all residents of Ottawa.

The OPS Gala will be held on October 15, 2022, at 7:00 pm at the Shaw Centre and if you are interested in purchasing tickets you can email OPSGala@ottawapolice.ca.

For more information about the Gala and this year’s beneficiaries, please visit our website at ottawapolice.ca/OPSGala.

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