1. CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA – ACTION REPORT 2006-2007,
REPORT ON OUTCOMES OF THE 2006 CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA PROJECT FUNDING AND
THE REPORT ON COMMUNITY FUNDING ALLOCATIONS 2007 PRÉVENTION DU CRIME OTTAWA
– RAPPORT D’ENQUÊTE 2006-2007, RAPPORT SUR LES RÉSULTATS DU FINANCEMENT DE
2006 DES PROJETS DE PRÉVENTION DU CRIME OTTAWA ET RAPPORT SUR LES ALLOCATIONS
DE FONDS COMMUNAUTAIRES DE 2007 |
That Council receive the attached reports (Document 1, Document 2
and Document 3) for information.
Que le Conseil prennent connaissance
des rapports ci-joints (Documents 1, 2 et 3).
DOCUMENTATION
1.
Councillor Legendre’s report dated 29
October 2007
(ACS2007-CCS-CPS-0021).
Report to/Rapport au :
Community
and Protective Services Committee
Comité des services communautaires et de protection
and Council / et au Conseil
29 October 2007 / le 29 octobre 2007
Submitted by/Soumis par : Jacques Legendre
Contact Person/Personne ressource : Nancy Worsfold, Executive Director /
Directrice générale, Prévention du crime Ottawa
(613) 580-2424 x28518,
Nancy.Worsfold@ottawa.ca
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That
Community and Protective Services Committee and Council receive the attached
reports (Document 1, Document 2 and Document 3) for information.
RECOMMANDATION DU
RAPPORT
Que le Comité des services communautaires et de
protection ainsi que le Conseil prennent connaissance des rapports ci-joints
(Documents 1, 2 et 3).
On April 19 2007 the
Community and Protective Services Committee approved the Crime Prevention Ottawa
Terms of Reference and received their Strategic Plan (ACS2007-CCS-CPS-0006 refers).
On 18 January 2007, the Community and Protective
Services Committee received,
for information, an update on the 2006 Crime Prevention Ottawa Project Funding
Program (ACS2006-CPS-DCM-0008 refers).
On 15 October
2007 the Board of Directors for Crime Prevention Ottawa approved an Action
Report 2006-2007. This report ohighlights the progress to date on
delivering on CPO’s Strategic Plan
The Action Report highlights some of the successes of Crime Prevention Ottawa including:
On 17 September 2007, the Board of Directors for Crime Prevention Ottawa received a report on the outcomes of the 2006 Crime Prevention Ottawa Project Funding as well as a report on the CPO Community Funding Allocations 2007. Details of these reports are reflected in the attached.
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SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1: Action Report 2006-2007 (English) (French)
Document 2: Report on Outcomes of the 2006 Crime Prevention Ottawa Project Funding
Document 3: Report on CPO Community Funding Allocations 2007
Council and Committee Services to forward the report to Council for information.
August
23, 2007
SUBJECT: Report
on Outcomes
of the 2006 Crime Prevention Ottawa Project Funding
OBJET: Rapport sur les résultats du financement des
projets de 2006
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That the Board
receive this report for information.
RECOMMENDATION
Que le conseil d’administration prenne connaissance du présent rapport.
In its first full year of operation, Crime Prevention
Ottawa entered into an innovative partnership with the City’s Community Funding
Branch to support crime prevention programming in the community. The partnership allowed Crime Prevention
Ottawa to focus on programming as all of the administrative procedures were in
place.
A total of 8 projects were funded from the initial
round of grant allocations, 7 of which were completed on schedule. Overall the results of the funding were
positive with some projects more successful than others. Working with the organizations CPO staff had
many learnings, including:
See attached
table for specific program results
2006 Crime Prevention Ottawa Project Funding |
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Agency |
Amount Awarded |
Project title and description
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Summary of
Outcomes |
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Carlington Community and Health Services 900 Merivale Road, Ottawa, ON K1Z 5Z8 |
$48,000 ($45,000 original allocation, $3,000 in additional funds was granted in March 2007 because of client volume.) |
“Keeping it Cool”Keeping it cool is an intensive, community-based anger management program designed to meet the needs of youth whose expression of anger has a negative impact on themselves, their family and their community. These youth are often in conflict with the law and are having difficulties in school. |
A Steering committee was formed. 165 youth were referred to the program, most of whom are now on a waiting list. Four 10-week programs were delivered in separate locations across the city. 23 clients were served. Some highlights: -9 out of 9 clients who had been suspended successfully completed their re-entry conditions and are back at school. -11 clients successfully completed diversion conditions thus avoiding further involvement in the criminal justice system. A formal pre- and post- evaluation was completed in partnership with Dr. Rochelle Garner of clients and partners. Some highlights: Ten families showed increases in family functioning. Clients demonstrated a significant reduction in the use of violence when angry after participating in the program. A second year of CPO funding was awarded, for $30,000. Sustainability plans are well underway and a purchase of service agreement completed with the Boys and Girls Club diversion program. |
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Vanier Community
Service Centre |
$45,000 |
School Bullying Prevention Program:
“Be a buddy, not a bully” The Vanier Community Service Centre introduced a program to control the intimidation problem in three of Vanier’s francophone elementary schools. The program provided services to the entire school community, including children from kindergarten to grade 6, staff and parents. |
Through this program 25 workshops were delivered to children and parents at three schools, a day care and the Vanier Ontario Early Years Centre. All of the schools also received additional supports and resources to assist in anti-bullying efforts. In the words of participants: « C’était
intéressant et ça m’a fait penser à la réalité au secondaire! » « J’ai
aimé les ateliers sur le taxage car je suis plus ouvert maintenant. » « Je
pense que les ateliers ont fait beaucoup de personnes penser. » « J’ai
appris que le taxage pouvait aller très loin et maintenant je sais que le
taxage peut venir sous toute forme. » Unfortunately, because of the timing of the program delivery towards the end of the school year, the planned evaluation based on school records could not be completed. The project will not need future funding because the staff training and resource materials will allow activities to continue. |
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Hintonburg Economic Development Committee 1015 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2Y1 |
$5,000 |
“Hintonburg Youth Outreach Program”This program provided a physical activity that teaches respect and teamwork, keeps our children and youth busy and the public performances at festivals and fundraising events also contributed to building a healthy and safe community. |
The program offered a weekly recreation program, with a total of 28 participants, 23 regular attendees and 5 drop-ins. The group performed at seven local festivals and fundraising events. Some highlights of the results: -Hintonberg Community Centre reports reduced vandalism and also reports increased participation in a range of programming -New, significant parent involvement in special events thus promoting civic engagement in new Canadian and single mothers -No pregnancies (last year two 13-year olds got pregnant) Although CPO received an application for renewed funds, the program was not renewed. Discussion with the program coordinator indicated that with fund raising and carry over of some CPO funds from 2006 the program will continue in 2007-08. |
Jewish Family ServicesMr. Mark Zarecki-Executive Director 301-2255 Carling Street, Ottawa, ON K2B 7Z5 |
$10,000 |
“Streets Smarts”This outreach initiative trained volunteers and former street people to walk the downtown streets of Ottawa and connect with the homeless, offering assistance, support and referrals to appropriate programs and services |
A team of 3 staff and 9 volunteers, all formerly street involved individuals, generated a total of approximately 16,000 outreach client contacts on the street. No records kept of the outcomes with regards to the street outreach. Significant positive outcomes are demonstrated for the volunteers and staff. None have experienced relapses, three found employment, and all received extensive training and skills development. The program also included an education and advocacy component to promote understanding of homelessness issues. This included 12 public lectures, 6 radio interviews, 3 community newspaper articles and numerous “walks” with high-ranking officials including councillors and the Mayor. “Street Smarts” has NCPC funding until August 2008 and have applied for further funds from the Trillium Foundation. CPO was not approached for renewed funding for this project. |
LASI World Skills201-219 Argyle Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2P 2H4 |
$40,000 |
“Productivity Prevents Crime "PPC"”This pilot project provided a service delivery model which targeted New Immigrant and Visible Minority disadvantaged youth, focusing on employment preparation, employer expectations and Canadian work culture, surrounded by supportive mechanisms of counselling, community and industry participation, and family involvement, resulting in a shift toward productivity and away from crime. |
A total of 38 clients all new immigrants or visible minorities between the ages of 18-29 were served. All received intensive services including individualized counselling, group sessions, workshops, self-assessments, research into Canadian labour market and field trips. Highlights of the results: -25 found employment (66%) -10 went back to school or are volunteering (26%) -3 are dealing with barriers or incarcerated (8%) The program received $30,000 in funds from CPO for 2007-08 and a commitment to work closely with the agency to identify further sources of funding. |
Operation Go HomeP.O. Box 53157, Ottawa, ON K1N 1C5 |
$15,000 |
“Operation Go Home "Street Team" Outreach”The Operation Go Home Street Team partnered with the Ottawa Police Services to assist street youth in finding alternatives to aggressive panhandling and loitering on Ottawa's streets. It was a daytime outreach where teams go out into the downtown area every weekday from May to September, targeting the spots where youth hang out with the intention of diverting them to social services and keeping them out of conflict with the law. |
The Operation Go Home street outreach team recorded 245 client contacts in the course of the project – July-October 2006. Client contact included engaging street youth in discussion of their circumstances, distributing referral cards and verbal referrals to services. The number of youth accessing the Operation Go Home drop-in and services increased as a result of outreach. Also relationships between the partners - police, business and Operation Go Home - have improved. Although an application was received, CPO did not renew funding for 2007-08. The program is running in summer of 2007 with funds from the Rideau BIA and fundraising. |
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South East Ottawa Centre for a Healthy Community (SEOCHC) 600-1355 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1H 8K7 |
$25,000 ($20,000 original allocation, $5,000 in additional funds was granted in September 2006 to bridge NCPC funds.) |
“Youth Engagement and Capacity Building”This project was an extension of and support to the No Community Left Behind (NCLB) project funded by National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC). The four key component of NCLB are community mobilization, law enforcement & community policing, prevention & empowerment and neighbourhood restoration. The funding was used specifically to support homework clubs and youth drop in activities in low income, multi-cultural Ottawa Community Housing communities. |
The CPO funding was used for partnership development and framework development for youth programming in each of the four communities. As of summer 2007 youth programming has been initiated in all four communities. For the first time, all youth service providers in South East Ottawa went through a series of consultative meetings to assess youth programming and identify the gaps. The partners agreed on a coordinated approach to youth programming and the model is now being implemented in four neighbourhoods. Four youth workers from four communities and a youth program coordinator are working in tandem to implement activities. An assessment and reporting system has been put in place and hopes to provide tangible results from this model of youth programming at the community level by the middle of 2008. Overall, No Communities Left Behind has tracked outcomes with repeated community surveys. The community with the longest involvement in the program shows for example, over three years, 20% more people report feeling safe in 2007 than in 2005. The Youth component of NCLB has been funded by a special donation through the United Way. The overall coordination of NCLB has been funded $30,000 by CPO for 2007-08. |
YOUCANC/o Saint Paul University 223 Main Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 1C4 |
$25,000 |
“Peace Across All Boundaries”This project is building youth leadership by working with Boys and Girls Clubs (BGC) in Ottawa. This project will focus on providing conflict resolution training to: at-risk youth and youth living in low-income neighbourhoods in Ottawa. |
YOUCAN requested and was granted an extension to complete the project activities by October 31, 2007 and the report by November 16, 2007. |
SUBJECT: Report
on CPO Community Funding Allocations 2007
OBJET: Rapport sur le
programme de financement de projets communautaires PCO 2007
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That the Board
receive this report for information.
RECOMMENDATION
Que le conseil d’administration prenne connaissance du présent rapport.
According to Crime
Prevention Ottawa’s
Strategic Plan, community capacity building and support for community
initiatives are central to Crime Prevention Ottawa’s role as a leadership
body. An important element of
supporting the community is providing seed funding to get initiatives started.
In 2007, Crime Prevention
Ottawa continued its innovative partnership with the Community and Protective
Services Department: Cultural Services and Community Funding Branch to work
together on a fair and efficient funding process. This partnership approach assists community organizations in a
number of ways: agencies had access to both Community Project and Crime
Prevention Ottawa funding information through joint information packages and
four joint information sessions held across the City and the single application
form reduced the administrative burden on agencies.
Crime Prevention Ottawa Project Funding Priorities –
2007
Crime Prevention Ottawa gave priority to projects
that reduce crime and enhance community safety in Ottawa through evidence-based
crime prevention. Projects were
required meet the basic eligibility criteria for the City of Ottawa Community
Funding, including submitting a complete application, being in good financial
standing with the City and were required to meet all of the Crime
Prevention related criteria listed below:
·
Contribute
to the actualization of Crime Prevention Ottawa’s strategic plan,
·
Target
specific crime issues or specific neighbourhoods,
·
Address risk
factors associated with crime (e.g. family conflict or violence, school
drop-out, youth-at-risk, addictions, social or economic exclusion),
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Be designed based on research and effective practices, and
·
Agree to work with Crime Prevention Ottawa on
evaluation and on plans for sustainability and development.
Crime
Prevention Ottawa received a total of 32 applications for a total amount
requested of $931,399. The overwhelming response to the call for
proposals indicates a high interest in, and high need for, crime prevention
programming.
Crime
Prevention Ottawa created an Allocations Committee made up of Caroline Andrews
from the CPO Board, David Pepper, Director of Community Development from the
Ottawa Police Service, Peggy Austen, Director of Impact and Investment for Children and Youth at the United
Way/Centraide Ottawa and CPO staff members Nancy Worsfold and Michael
Justinich. To ensure coherence between the decisions
made by the Allocations Committee of the Cultural Services and Community
Funding Branch and Crime Prevention Ottawa, Nancy Worsfold sat on their
Allocations Committee as well.
The
Allocations Committee recommended seven proposals for a total of $195,000. This represents approximately 22% of the
total number of proposals received.
The
Allocations Committee reviewed all eligible submissions diligently and tried to
identify a range of Crime Prevention interventions for maximum impact. There were five key factors in the
committee’s discussions and decision-making:
All of the
projects which Crime Prevention Ottawa selected for funding met the basic requirement
of ccontributing to CPO’s
strategic plan, targeting specific crime issues or specific neighbourhoods,
addressing risk factors associated with crime and being designed based on
research and effective practices. As
well, all acknowledged the requirement to work with Crime Prevention Ottawa on
evaluation and on plans for sustainability and development.
Of the projects funded, three are Citywide: Keeping it Cool is an anger management
program to be delivered to youth in various locations across the city;
Neighbours, Friends and Family is a public education project aimed at combating
violence against women across the City; and Productivity Prevents Crime is an
employment program for high risk minority youth from across the City.
Three other projects are neighbourhood based
mobilization projects: United Neighbours in Bay Ward in the west end; the
Lowertown East Safety Committee in the east part of downtown and No Communities
Left Behind in South East Ottawa.
One project, Strong Families-Strong Children
addresses Inuit parents in Vanier. This
project, along with Keeping it Cool and Productivity Prevents Crime is a direct
service project. Whereas the
neighbourhood based projects and Neighbours, Friends and Families are community
mobilization projects.
Crime Prevention Ottawa staff will continue to work
closely with all of the projects to encourage good evaluation plans and to help
develop sustainable sources of funding.
For a full
list of the successful applicants please see the attached table.
2007 Crime Prevention Ottawa Project Funding
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Agency |
Amount, history and
notes on Sustainability |
Project title and description
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Expected Outputs
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Expected Outcomes
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Relationship to CPO Strategic Plan
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Partnerships |
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Carlington Community and Health Services 900
Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z
5Z8 |
$30,000 (CPO 2006:
$45,000) The
program has developed a purchase of service agreement with the Boys and Girls
club diversion program. Other
discussions underway with Youth Services Bureau and the Ontario Ministry of
Children and Youth. |
Keeping it
Cool
Keeping it Cool is an intensive,
community-based anti-violence and anger management program designed to meet
the needs of youth whose expressions of anger has a negative impact on
themselves, their family and their community. |
Approximately 50
clients will undergo intake and assessment.
Five groups will be formed and individual and group anger management
programming will be delivered.
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Youth and their families will be better
able to manage difficult behaviours and anger leading to a decrease in
involvement in anti-social and criminal activities and an improvement in
school and family function. An increase in the capacity of the
community to respond to anger issues in youth and the partnership builds
community capacity. |
Contributes to: -the CPO priority on youth crime issues -the CPO priority on building capacity in
the community and building partnerships |
The
program steering committee includes:
youth workers from the Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres,
staff from the Boys & Girls Club Diversion Program, personnel from Crime
Prevention Ottawa and staff from the Ottawa Police. Client
referrals from multiple sources including: Ottawa Police, Youth Services
Bureau, Boys & Girls Club, area schools and community health and resource
centres. |
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Eastern
Ottawa Resource Centre 2339
Ogilvie Road Gloucester,
ON K1J 8M6 |
$25,000 Other funder:
the Ministry of Community and Social Services. |
Neighbours,
Friends and Families
By
building local response to domestic violence, Neighbours, Friends and Family
undertakes community education and community building to increase awareness
of victim’s issues and support women victims of violence. |
A community committee
will be created, a communications and media plan developed, at least 10
training sessions will be delivered.
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Community leaders and residents will feel
more comfortable talking about family violence and will reach out to families
in crisis. More knowledge in the
community about community services and possible referrals for families. The cycle of violence in families will be
broken. |
Contributes
to: -the
CPO priority on violence against women issues -the
CPO priority on building capacity in the community and building partnerships |
A
steering committee with partners from other agencies and institutions such
as: The Ottawa Police, service providers working to end violence against
women, e.g. members of OTEVAW |
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LASI World Skills Inc. 201-219
Argyle Avenue Ottawa,
ON K2P 2H4 |
$30,000 (CPO 2006: $40,000) |
LASI Newcomer Youth Initiative: Productivity Prevents
Crime
This
project is an employment service, which targets new immigrant and visible
minority youth-at-risk. It focuses on
preparing youth for employment with group work, counselling, industry
involvement, mentorship, placement and education. |
Client intake and
assessment. Two groups of 10 youth
will receive employment services including workshops and individual
counselling.
Youth
serving agencies will improve their capacity to serve minority youth. |
Approximately
60% of clients will leave the program to return to school or to a job. Youth who are employed or in school are
less likely to commit criminal offences. |
Contributes
to: -the
CPO priority on youth -a
focus on a known risk factor in an at-risk population |
The
LASI Partnership includes: OCISO, Catholic Immigration Centre, Ottawa Chinese
Community Services, Jewish Family Services, Lebanese and Arab Social
Services, Immigrant Women’s Services Ottawa. |
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Lowertown East Safety Committee 40
Cobourg Ottawa,
ON K1N 8Z6 |
$20,000 Are
seeking funding from the Trillium Foundation. |
Safe and
Healthy Community: Kick Start Project
This
project is the formalization of 12 months of meetings and research, which
identified the need to establish a program what, will actively engage
residents in community building relationships with each other, the police and
other services. |
Activities will
include: a community forum, community dinners, summer activities and
workshops.
A
community coalition will be built. |
Community awareness of and participation
in crime prevention and other community activities will increase. Community cohesion will improve. Community-police relationships will
improve. A crime prevention framework
will be established. |
Contributes to: -the
CPO priority on high crime neighbourhoods -the
CPO priority on building capacity in the community and building partnerships |
LESCO
partnership include: Action-Housing, Le Patro, LCRC, Good Neighbours
Community House, Ottawa Police, Lowertown residents |
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Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre 230
McArthur Avenue Ottawa,
ON K1L 6P5 |
$30,000 Other funders are the Public
Health Agency of Canada and the Trillium Foundation |
Strong
Parents - Strong Families
This
program will provide support and education to families with Inuit children
0-13 years of age living in the Vanier area.
The goal is to increase protective factors against future criminal
involvement by supporting parents and strengthening families. |
At least
8 monthly parently workshops and youth circles will be delivered. At least two six-week parenting programs
will be delivered. Home visits and family supports will be offered as
required.
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Increased
access to services, increased life skills and parenting skills, reduced
isolation in parents. In
children: increased sense of belonging, hope, and increased health and
safety. |
Contributes
to: -the
CPO priority on youth -a
focus on a known risk factor in an at-risk population -the
CPO priority on high crime neighbourhoods (Vanier) |
Partners
include: Wabano, First Words, CAS, OCDSB, Makonssag Head Start, Inuit
Non-Profit Housing, Minwashim Lodge, Tungasuvvingat Inuit, Ottawa Public
Library Other
funders: |
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Pinecrest-Queensway Health and Community
Services 1365
Richmond Road, 2nd Floor Ottawa,
ON K2B 6R7 |
$30,000
|
United
Neighbours
This community mobilization initiative
will engage all sectors of this west-end community in identifying factors
that lead to unhealthy lifestyle choices and crime. This process will bring together community members, community
leaders, service providers, law enforcement and local business in an effort
to define goals and facilitate positive change |
A community action plan
will be developed. Partnerships will
be built.
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Increased numbers of community members
knowledgeable about and involved in crime prevention, increased community
cohesion, joint vision on youth crime, action plans developed, communication
plan developed, implementation plan developed. |
Contributes to: -the
CPO priority on high crime neighbourhoods -test
case for a suburban neighbourhood -the cpo priority on building capacity in the community and
building partnerships |
Partners:
OPS, Bay Ward Safety Committee, YSB, CAS, Neighbourhood Watch, Tenants
Associations, Community Houses, Seniors Services, West End Chaplaincy,
businesses |
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South-East Ottawa Centre for a Healthy Community 1355
Bank Street Ottawa,
ON K1H 8K7 |
30,000
2006: Youth
component of NCLB, $20,000 |
No Communities Left Behind
Through
this process four South East Ottawa OCHC communities are developing
comprehensive community-based strategies to reduce and prevent crime,
coordinate existing activities, add new services as identified and promote
and support effective communication between community members and law
enforcement. |
A steering committee
will manage the process. Social mobilization
activities will take place in 5 OCHC communities. Information and best practices will be shared.
|
Project expanded to 4 additional OCHC
communities, increased participation in community activities, increased
community capacity and cohesion, reduced criminal activity. |
Contributes to: -the
CPO priority on high crime neighbourhoods -test
case for a suburban neighbourhood -the
CPO priority on building capacity in the community and building partnerships |
Steering
committee includes: OPS, OCHC, CAS, UW, Banff Community House, Tenants
Associations, Boys and Girls Club, Ottawa South Legal Clinic, City of Ottawa,
CHEO, Confederation Court Community House, Russell Heights Community House,
Christie Lake Kids, Councillor Maria McRae office Other
funding sources: United Way, Community foundations, Telus (youth component)
and Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (youth). |