PACT International School of Social Change
Specialized, accredited life coach training for coaches, educators and youth-involved professionals
PACT’s School of Social Change prepares professionals to support high-needs youth through trauma-informed, strengths-based coaching designed for real-world community impact.
Built at the intersection of coaching, youth development, education, and social change, our programs equip practitioners with the tools, frameworks, and community needed to create meaningful transformation in the lives of young people.
Participation • Acknowledgment • Commitment • Transformation
Program Format
4-Day Virtual Intensive
The LPC Core Competency Training is delivered through a live, interactive virtual learning environment that combines theory, reflection, discussion, and practical application.
Participants Receive
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24 ICF CCE Core Competency Hours
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Interactive coaching practice
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Case-based learning
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Peer collaboration and reflection
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Ongoing professional development opportunities
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Access to a mission-driven coaching community
This training is designed for professionals who want to deepen both their coaching capacity and their social impact.
Who This Program Is For
This training is designed for professionals and emerging leaders who feel called to create meaningful impact through youth-centered and community-based work.
Ideal Participants Include
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Coaches
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Educators
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Youth workers
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Social service professionals
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Community leaders
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Mentors and advocates
Participants Often Bring
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Experience supporting youth or marginalized communities
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A trauma-informed or strengths-based lens
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Systems awareness and social justice understanding
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Emotional resilience and reflective practice
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A commitment to equity, empowerment, and community change
We are especially interested in practitioners who lead with both skill and heart.
LifePlan Coaching (LPC) Core Competency Training
Trauma-Informed Coaching for High-Needs Youth
Our flagship LPC training prepares participants to work with youth ages 12–18 in school-based, community, and justice-adjacent environments.
This specialized training integrates:
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Trauma-informed coaching practices
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Strengths-based approaches
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Youth engagement strategies
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Crisis-sensitive communication
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Reflective and relational coaching
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Systems awareness and social context
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Empowerment-focused leadership
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Strategies and tools
Participants learn how to coach young people facing complex emotional, social, educational, and systemic challenges while maintaining ethical, compassionate, and sustainable practice.
Many young people today are navigating significant emotional, social, and systemic challenges without consistent support systems or trusted adult relationships.
Traditional approaches often fail to address the lived realities of youth impacted by trauma, poverty, violence, displacement, racism, family instability, or educational barriers.
The School of Social Change exists to help change that.
We believe coaching can become a powerful intervention for connection, empowerment, resilience, and transformation when grounded in empathy, consistency, accountability, and relationship.
When young people are truly seen, supported, and believed in, communities begin to change.
This Is More Than Coach Training
The School of Social Change was created in response to a growing need for professionals who can effectively support youth navigating trauma, systemic barriers, disconnection, and complex life circumstances.
Our approach combines evidence-informed coaching practices with trauma-informed care, reflective practice, systems awareness, and community-centered leadership.
We are training coaches who do more than set goals — we are preparing practitioners who can build trust, foster resilience, and help young people reconnect to their strengths, potential, and future.
This work is challenging. It is deeply human. And it matters.
Our Mission
To train and support coaches and community practitioners who are committed to creating safer, healthier, and more equitable communities through relationship-centered coaching and transformational leadership.
We believe every young person deserves access to consistent, compassionate adults who see their potential and walk alongside them toward growth and possibility.
Building Stronger Futures Through Relationship-Based Support
We envision communities where young people feel supported, connected, valued, and empowered to shape their futures.
By equipping coaches and practitioners with trauma-informed tools and community-centered approaches, we are helping create stronger support systems for youth and more resilient communities for everyone.
About PACT
PACT is a multi-award-winning, internationally recognized social delivery program now in its 31st year of operation.
Over the past three decades, PACT has supported more than 1,000 high-risk youth referred through the justice system by matching them with professionally certified Life Coaches who provide consistent weekly support for up to 18 months.
Through this extensive frontline experience, PACT has developed a specialized coaching model designed specifically for youth facing complex emotional, social, and systemic challenges. The School of Social Change was created to share these proven strategies, tools, and approaches with coaches and community practitioners committed to meaningful impact.
At the heart of PACT’s mission is breaking intergenerational cycles and helping transform the lives of young people, families, and communities.
Ready to Be Part of the Change?
Whether you are an experienced coach, educator, youth worker, or emerging community leader, the School of Social Change offers an opportunity to deepen your practice and expand your impact.
Join a growing network of professionals committed to supporting youth, strengthening communities, and creating meaningful social change.
Get In Touch
Wendy Fortune
Director of Education
PACT International School of Social Change
416-953-8120
Acknowledgments
In 1995, Dan Coronachia and I created a visual mission statement for PACT — an intergenerational map that illustrated the impact of breaking the cycle of poverty and the many social conditions connected to it. Our research suggested that changing the trajectory of one life could positively affect as many as 243 people over the next five generations.
That vision became the foundation for PACT.
Over the past 31 years, PACT Life Coaches have worked with more than 1,000 high-risk youth, helping young people navigate adversity, rediscover their strengths, and build healthier futures. Through this experience, we developed a highly specialized coaching model designed specifically for youth facing complex emotional, social, and systemic challenges.
In recent years, we have also expanded our work into early prevention programming beginning in Grade 7. One of our guiding principles has always been: Teach to Scale. The launch of the School of Social Change represents the next evolution of that vision — creating a space where certified Life Coaches and community practitioners can learn the specialized tools, strategies, and relational practices that have shaped PACT’s work for decades.
This school exists because of the extraordinary people who helped build it.
Craig Trowhill, PACT’s samurai warrior, brought exceptional wisdom, passion, and heart to our coaching model, leaving a lasting impact on both our program and the young people we serve.
Adria Trowhill, former Dean of the Adler School of Professional Coaching, has provided invaluable mentorship, leadership, and encouragement throughout our journey.
I also want to recognize Ben Marshall and Rachel Schwab for their ongoing commitment to strengthening and evolving both our program and curriculum.
And finally, Wendy Fortune, our Director of Education, whose leadership, vision, and dedication over the past 16 years have been instrumental in bringing the School of Social Change to life.
Together, these remarkable individuals have helped shape PACT’s past, strengthen its present, and build the foundation for its future.
David Lockett
Co-founder & President | Board of Directors
