Organizational Background
Urban Rez Solutions is a culturally sensitive conflict management consultancy founded by Roderick Brereton. The increasingly sought after initiative “Take Back Your World Navigate Your Life” is comprehensive self-empowering violence prevention, anger management and conflict resolution that is geared to addressing the unique circumstances of people experiencing marginaliza
tion. The program inspires participants to actively engage in the process of change and generate their own ideas to solving problems using their own solutions. Emphasis is placed on the 5 A’s Assessment, Awareness, Acceptance, Action and Accountability. Initially developed as a community based response offering resolve to the disproportionate amount of violence in marginalized Toronto neighbourhoods and First Nations communities, Urban Rez Solutions has expanded and now provides services to corporate clients, all levels of government, the sports and entertainment industry and a broad range of non –profit organizations. Utilizing participant experiential learning and the ‘Ounce of Prevention’ pedagogy to address conflict; training proactively equips participants with conflict management principles thereby minimizing the likelihood they resort to violent behaviour when faced with adversarial situations. Training increases community capacity by enhancing leadership skills, highlighting individual accountability and honing decision making skills. Urban Rez Solutions offers culturally sensitive, self-empowering insight in all elements of its training
We incorporate traditional and contemporary problem solving techniques with an emphasis on prevention in our self-empowering client centered programs. Using popular culture as an engagement tool, URS connects with the community to discuss ongoing issues and assist in the development of skills, knowledge, attitude, values and ultimately building community capacity. Urban Rez Solutions endeavours to give people the tools they need to help our communities heal, grow and flourish. In order for communities to recover, truth and the seeds of hope must be planted and nurtured thereafter. About Us
Urban Rez Solutions delivers comprehensive conflict management, mental health wellness, community engagement and entrepreneurship training. Urban Rez Solutions facilitates training with service providers, corporate organizations, community groups and individuals to bring about various aspects of change in pro social development, education and advancement. With over 25 years combined experience we offer a
wide range of intercultural conflict management workshops and seminars designed to enrich the client group. To date we have delivered our programming to service providers including; Toronto District School Board, Toronto Police Services & The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Canadian Training Institute, JVS, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, Beausoleil First Nation Reserve, The Ministry of The Attorney General, TAIBU Community Health Centre, Frontier College, Promoting Education and Community Health, Evergreen Brickworks, Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office, Goodwill Employment Services, The United Way and various iterations at Toronto Community Housing. In addition we have trained staff at the Toronto District School Board, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, For Youth Initiative, Frontier College, Ontario Independent Police Review Director, Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services and Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto
Our mission is to incorporate the principles of anger management and dispute resolution within people’s lives. We will address the complexity of anger and its destructive potential and offer an effective means by which people can manage anger and resolve their interpersonal conflicts successfully in a healthy manner. popular culture) introducing preventative measures, pro-social anger management and conflict resolution training, the program is a journey of shared learning. Urban Rez Solutions continues to deliver the Take Back Your World – Navigate Your Life Program with initiatives ranging from; weekend retreats, organizational workshops, mid and long term weekly community programing and training the trainer. Lauded as a leader in community development, Urban Rez Solutions is regarded as the go to organization for providing individual and community resolve based empowering strategies.
