Preventing Guns and Gangs Violence

“A lot of gang members are disconnected from who they are. They search for themselves in gang life and through an identity as someone else, someone to be feared/respected for what they possess. At the root of that struggle is past-post trauma, social struggles, fear.”
– Jabari Lindsay

Jabari joined Peel Region from the City of Toronto bringing over 14 years of municipal experience. As the Manager, Youth Development, Jabari worked on the development of the Toronto Youth Equity Strategy (TYES) which was unanimously adopted by the City of Toronto as a five-year strategy to provide more accessible and relevant supports to youth who are most vulnerable to involvement in serious crime and violence.

Jabari is passionate and dedicated to providing overall delivery of income and social supports to the community and residents of Peel. He holds his Master’s in Public Policy, Administration and Law from York University and a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Ryerson.

Jabari authored the book Gangs: Deal With It, which illustrates that one of the best approaches to keeping kids away from gangs is to inform them about the realities of gang involvement before they are offered the choice.