Mentoring & Support

At STRYVE we work to provide the highest quality care for Children and Youth.

We offer a full spectrum of services, from respite care to mentoring and education, from Monday to Friday.

STRYVE ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Thursday , JULY 31,2025 LOCATION TO BE DETERMINE !!

We want to thank everyone who's thinking of coming out and supporting STRYVE Annual golf tournament...WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU!!

Alrick is a child and youth worker with 25+ years of experience. He has been active in before and after-school programs for children from junior kindergarten to grade 5. He mentors and counsels "at risk" and homeless youth.

Fifteen years ago Alrick established a basketball-based mentoring program for youth aged 15 and up.  Six years ago he added a second program for younger players.  He continues to run both.

TESTIMONIALS

Students will seek out Alrick when they have an issue

that is personal and requires the confidence and trust

that he affords.  His willingness to have the difficult but

necessary conversations with our students makes him a

leader within our school community and a known

member of our area.  He has the unique ability to allow

all groups to co-exist in a meaningful and positive

environment where real learning and value systems are

being absorbed by these youth.

 - G. Millett, Teacher

I have had the pleasure of working with Alrick these

past four years in my role as vice principal at York

Humber High School… Outside of the classroom

Alrick has worked with numerous students as a

staff mentor, a coach of numerous sports, and a

male role model to numerous young men and

women who do not have this experience in their

lives.  This part of Alrick's role at York Humber is not

part of his job description, but what he truly

believes is necessary to help students achieve their

goals in life.  Alrick has given much of his free time to

helping students with their homework; helping

them work on resumes for a job; counselling them

on potential interview questions; and

most importantly being there for them when things

do not work out as was hoped.  There are few

people I have met in education who try do as much

as Alrick does for students.  I give him my

highest recommendation with no reservations.

- N. Rowe, Vice-Principal

He is famously dependable, strictly punctual, committed

to hard work, and utterly dedicated.  He demands

similar standards from our students and raises their

commitment to themselves and their education.

- R. Wing, Teacher

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We are a grassroots organization working with Children and Youth in the Greater Toronto Area.

The objective of STRYVE is to provide skill-building programs for Children and Youth based on our principles of applied behaviour.  We understand that our children and Youth face many challenges during what can be a difficult time in their lives.

Building on our Basketball-based Mentoring Programs STRYVE works to create a stable environment so that our children and Youth can more effectively engage with their families and communities, creating opportunities for them to excel and increase their confidence.

STRYVE starts with a group approach then monitors progress and adjusts programs to accommodate all individuals and provide for their needs.

STRYVE uses sports and other activities to provide our Children and Youth with positive alternatives to lashing out.

Our leaders are Child and Youth Workers, Community Workers, and Early Childhood Educators.  They promote social emotional well-being through positive interpersonal skills such as emotion regulation and behaviour management.

Your life only gets better when you STRYVE to do better.