The Department of Social Development, together with non-profit organisations, runs a number of crime prevention programmes that aim to keep young people from committing crimes by keeping them out of gangs and clean of drugs.
There are numerous organisations in South Africa working with Youth around a vast variety of topics. These organisations include non-profit organisations, faith-based organisations, government sponsored initiatives and community-based initiatives.
The Chrysalis Academy offers a social crime prevention and upliftment programme targeting "youth at risk".