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Welcome to the website of the Organization for the Protection of Children’s Rights (O.P.C.R.). A registered charity that defends and protects the rights of children and adolescents in difficulty and, more particularly, individuals experiencing problems as a result of family conflicts and/or the breakup of the family through prevention, education and early intervention.

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*International Summit on Sustainable Best Practices in Programs for Children and Youth (Youth Leadership, Social Problems and Environment)*

The O.P.C.R. will hold its next International Summit on Sustainable Best Practices in Programs for Children and Youth (Youth Leadership, Social Problems and Environment) on May 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Summit will bring together renowned and eminent individuals from all five major regions of the world over a two day period in order to identify highly promising programs or programs that are considered best practices dealing with children and youth pertaining to youth leadership, youth employability, children’s health, street gangs, violence, poverty, child labor, and trafficking. Experts from around the world will share their knowledge regarding what works in order to promote best practices on a world wide scale and therefore present recommendations that will help to surmount the difficulties faced on a daily basis by the children of the world. The ultimate goal is to advance the sustainability of the best practices regarding the themes of the Summit. For further information, to present a proposal for a poster session which meets the criteria of the Summit, or to provide financial support for this international project, please Click here for the Summit official web site.


*Youth and Street Gangs*

Educate and sensitize youth, parents and everyone who plays a part in the development of these young children to the growing phenomenon of street gangs!

For more than a decade, the presence of street gangs has multiplied in our country. In 2006, 340 gangs were identified, with an estimated 12,000 members, across Canada. All the Canadian provinces have been affected by the street gangs epidemic. British Columbia counted 20 street gangs, over 30 in Alberta, more than 25 in both Saskatchewan and Manitoba, almost 200 in Ontario and over 50 in Quebec. These criminalized groups are primarily concentrated in large urban centers, such as Toronto and Montreal. At least 80 street gangs were identified in Toronto in 2006 and in 2007, one out of three murders committed in the city of Montreal was linked to street gangs.

Therefore, the Organization for the Protection of Children’s Rights (O.P.C.R.), whose mission is to offer prevention and education to children, is happy to support the book entitled Youth and Street Gangs, launched by TheoDone Publisher. It is with enthusiasm that the O.P.C.R.’s employees organized the launch of this book on April 21st, 2008. This huge event was a real success and reunited many local, regional and national dignitaries, from different fields of expertise such as politics, public safety, educational and health services and more than 200 youngsters. In the next months the O.P.C.R. will work with TheoDone Publisher in order to make this book available to all teenagers and to stop the propagation of street gangs.

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New * Gaia 2031 *

Important opinion peace on children and the environment. Click here


Christmas Shows 2008

A gesture on your behalf can transform the Christmas of an underprivileged child!

No you didn’t misread! By making a personal contribution, you help the O.P.C.R. give to 700 children the most wonderful present: a magical Christmas!

In order to participate in the two magnificent 2008 Christmas Shows, 350 children from the Greater Montreal Area are invited on December 16th, 2008, at the Delta Hotel (President-Kennedy Avenue) and 350 other children from the Quebec City region will celebrate Christmas on December 18th, 2008, at the Hilton Hotel (Rene-Levesque East Boulevard).

To this day, 11 110 children have participated in one of these magical Christmas Celebrations! You need to witness the sparkles in the eyes of the children to fully understand the impact such an event has on their lives.

In helping us offer these Christmas Shows to underprivileged children, it’s happiness in its purest form that you are giving them! Furthermore, you offer them great memories, as this wonderful event will forever stay engraved in their hearts. Renewing their hope for a better future.

By sponsoring one or many children, you directly get involved in improving their lives.

Please, join us… and together, let’s make a difference in the lives of children!

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