2. CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA – STRATEGIC PLAN 2010-2012, ACTION REPORT 2008-2009; REPORT ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE 2008 CPO FUNDED PROJECTS AND REPORT ON CPO FUNDING ALLOCATIONS 2009

PRÉVENTION DU CRIME OTTAWA – PLAN STRATÉGIQUE 2010-2012, RAPPORT D’ENQUÊTE 2008-2009; RAPPORT SUR LES RÉSULTATS DES PROJETS FINANCÉS PAR PCO EN 2008 ET RAPPORT SUR LES ALLOCATIONS DE FONDS DE PCO DE 2009

Committee RecommendationS

That Council:

1. Receive this report for information

2. Approve a change to the Crime Prevention Ottawa Terms of Reference increasing the number of members of the Board of Directors from 12 to 13;

RecommandationS DU Comité

Que le Conseil :

1. Reçoive rapport à titre informatif;

2. Approuve une modification au mandat de Prévention du crime visant à faire passer de 12 à 13 le nombre des membres du conseil d’administration;

Documentation

1. Crime Prevention Ottawa, Chair’s report, dated 5 November 2009 (ACS2009-CCS-CPS-0026).

2. Extract of Minutes, 5 November 2009.

Report to/Rapport au :

Community and Protective Services Committee

Comité des services communautaires et de protection

and Council / et au Conseil

5 November 2009 / le 5 novembre 2008

Submitted by/Soumis par :

Jacques Legendre, Chair / Président

Crime Prevention Ottawa / Prevention du Crime Ottawa

Contact Person/Personne ressource :

Nancy Worsfold, Executive Director / Directrice générale

Crime Prevention Ottawa / Prévention du crime Ottawa

(613) 580-2424 x28518, Nancy.Worsfold@ottawa.ca

City-Wide/ À L'échelle De La Ville

Ref N°: ACS2009-CCS-CPS-0026

SUBJECT:	CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA – STRATEGIC PLAN 2010-2012, ACTION REPORT 2008-2009; REPORT ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE 2008 CPO FUNDED PROJECTS AND REPORT ON CPO FUNDING ALLOCATIONS 2009

OBJET :	PRÉVENTION DU CRIME OTTAWA – PLAN STRATÉGIQUE 2010-2012, RAPPORT D’ENQUÊTE 2008-2009; RAPPORT SUR LES RÉSULTATS DES PROJETS FINANCÉS PAR PCO EN 2008 ET RAPPORT SUR LES ALLOCATIONS DE FONDS DE PCO DE 2009

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

That Community and Protective Services Committee and Council:

1. Receive this report for information

2. Approve a change to the Crime Prevention Ottawa Terms of Reference increasing the number of members of the Board of Directors from 12 to 13;

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité des services communautaires et de protection et le Conseil :

1. Reçoivent ce rapport à titre informatif;

2. Approuvent une modification au mandat de Prévention du crime visant à faire passer de 12 à 13 le nombre des membres du conseil d’administration;

BACKGROUND

In the four years since Crime Prevention Ottawa came into existence, significant progress has been made towards a long-term vision for reducing crime and victimization in our community. We are now presenting our second Strategic Plan, which builds on CPO’s current successes and focuses on putting crime prevention on the public agenda and on ensuring sufficient resources for priorities and programs.

Also attached are Crime Prevention Ottawa’s reports from the current year: our Action Report, a report on the outcomes of the projects funded in 2008 and a report on allocations in 2009.

Recommendation 1 – Strategic Plan

The Board of Directors for Crime Prevention Ottawa entered into an evaluation and strategic planning process which involved extensive consultations and background research. The Strategic Plan highlights many of the successes of Crime Prevention Ottawa. A few highlights include:

CPO, working with local residents and community agencies in Vanier, successfully catalyzed and supported community revitalization, which has contributed to significant reductions in the number of crack houses and increased community pride.

CPO implemented a successful Speaker Series, which has offered debate, insight, controversy and facts about crime prevention.

Crime Prevention Ottawa is the driving force behind the Ottawa Youth Gang Prevention Initiative which has mobilized 60 agencies and individuals in the city. The Initiative’s comprehensive report - Now is the Time to Act: Youth Gang Prevention in Ottawa – brought media attention to an action plan to address these issues. Conferences and public forums have engaged over 750 people in gang prevention.

CPO has worked successfully with Ottawa’s two largest school boards to implement “The FourthR”, a comprehensive and proactive curriculum for Grade 9 students that provides coping skills on dating violence, sexuality, substance abuse and violence.

CPO has been successful in leveraging an additional $ 934,190 for community services and CPO initiatives.

Crime Prevention Ottawa’s new Strategic Plan sets the direction for the organization for the next three years with an ambitious program to

To build on the successes of the past three years and continue to respond to emerging issues;
To put crime prevention on the public agenda;
To ensure there are sufficient resources to implement priorities and programs.

Over the next three years, Crime Prevention Ottawa will work towards outcomes that the community has identified as their priorities. CPO will:

· work with communities to reduce crime

· seek to reduce number of youth at risk

· seek to reduce violence against women

· continue to support existing initiatives

· identify new initiatives which support the identified priorities

· identify and respond to emerging needs and issues

CPO recognizes that building capacity within communities and fostering partnerships may take a number of forms and may require a variety of supports from Crime Prevention Ottawa.

CPO will look for opportunities to place crime prevention issues on the public agenda through on-going participation in multi - stakeholder initiatives, submission of briefs, and production of research reports. Crime Prevention Ottawa will seek to become the “go to resource” for crime prevention in Ottawa.

It will demonstrate the impact of crime prevention and community safety initiatives through evidence based research and evaluation of current programs.

To date CPO has leveraged $ 934,190 for community services and CPO initiatives. Crime Prevention Ottawa will work with partners to continue to seek funding and support from other sources to ensure the current programs are sustained.

Crime Prevention Ottawa will act more strategically in determining where limited funds will be spent. The current open call for proposals, which has provided funding to groups in Ottawa, will end in 2010. However Crime Prevention Ottawa will continue to provide support for specific projects that align with its identified priorities or respond to emerging trends and issues. Crime Prevention Ottawa will work with agencies and community groups to identify and convene potential partners to help fill those gaps.

Recommendation 2 - Terms of Reference Respecting Board Appointments

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). Subsequently the Board of Directors adopted a Board of Directors Appointment Policy on June 12, 2009.

Based on this policy Crime Prevention Ottawa undertook a complete recruitment procedure including a call for nominations that was published in The Ottawa Citizen and in Le Droit as well as an email campaign.

The Board recruitment was very successful. Thirty-one (31) candidates applied to join the Crime Prevention Ottawa Board of Directors demonstrating both the importance placed on community safety by the citizens of Ottawa and also the reach of our organization. Given the wide interest in the CPO Board, the Board recommended unanimously at their meeting of September 21, 2009 that CPO increase the number of Board members from 12 to 13.

At the meeting of October 19 the Board of Directors also agreed unanimously to support to the slate of nominees which is provided under separate cover report.

CONSULTATION

Crime Prevention Ottawa engaged in an extensive consultation process including two web based surveys, 18 key informant interviews, four public meetings and consultations with CPO’s Community Forum.

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

There are no specific rural implications associated with this report.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Document 1: Strategic Plan 2010-2012 (English) (French)

Document 2: Action Report 2008-2009 (English) (French)

Document 3: Report on the Outcomes of the 2008 CPO Funded Projects (Immediately follows the report)

Document 4: Report on CPO Funding Allocations 2009 (Immediately follows the report)

DISPOSITION

Council and Committee Services to forward the report to Council for information.

Agency	Amount, history and notes on Sustainability	Project title and description	Summary of Outcomes
Arladun Somali-Canadian Society 2487 Kaladar Ave, Suite 202 Ottawa, ON K1V 8B9	$17,000 New project	“Youth Involvement in Recreation As Crime Prevention Tool” This comprehensive recreation and training program will explore these factors such as unemployment and marginalization and will strive to offer alternative approaches and interventions by engaging youth and involving them in recreation and other programs. As a pilot initiative, the program will particularly work with those who are at risk of manifesting potentially risk behaviours by targeting 120 youth between the ages of 12-18 years over a period of one year.	In total 120 youth between the ages of 12 and 18 were engaged in recreational programming at least once a week. This flexible program focused on the summer months, the weekends, and after school periods. The success of this program was further enhanced by parental involvement as they assisted us in recruiting participants. They also benefited from this project through cross-cultural parenting education, and participation in family picnics. Some of the observed changes in youth include the following: · Increased parental involvement in the affairs of their children · Improved problem solving skills for youth that would lead to improved positive interaction between youth and police in Ottawa. · More understanding about crime and its consequences in the long run. · Increased involvement of youth in recreation, behaviour modification, and mentorship/leadership programs; · More confidence, self-esteem, self-image & self-control for youth; improved relationships between youth and parents, and decreased propensity to develop anti-social behaviours, etc. · Observed decrease in inter-generational conflicts. Two unexpected results were the formation of an anti-bullying strategy and the formation of a new partnership with the Ottawa District School Board.
Canadian Mothercraft of Ottawa- Carleton 475 Evered Ave Ottawa, ON K1Z 5K9	$6,000 Time limited project, no sustainability issues.	“Birth and Parent Companion Program Volunteer Training Materials Renewal” Many studies highlight the significant impact of parenting mentors and home visitor programs in Crime Reduction, Violence Reduction and Addiction Support. This project will update existing training materials into a modular, current, cohesive, adult-learner friendly, culturally sensitive set of materials that may be used together or separately to suit the needs of the volunteers in each of the aspects of our program: Birth Companions, Parent Companions and the Network.	· Developed an 8 module training course based on the objectives defined by the Birth Companion program that incorporates a variety of teaching styles and activities and which is accessible to English as a second language learners and adults with lower literacy levels. · Trained 15 new volunteer Birth Companions using the newly developed training program. (37 hour training program, 7 meeting days) · Added a section to the manual on promoting parent and infant attachment · Put together a committee of experts to review the redesigned training materials with a specific eye to its inclusivity and effectiveness in addressing the roots of crime and violence. · Program demographics indicate that the majority of clients are unemployed or underemployed, the majority of clients have recently immigrated to Canada, and a significant percentage of clients are single parents and/or parents under the age of 25. · The program served 158 new Birth Companion clients in 2008. 30 new Birth companions were trained using the new training modules and training manual. The redesigned training materials were made available to all 120 active volunteers as well as other program partners. · The training program received overwhelmingly positive feedback from participant volunteers. · Clients who participate in the Birth Companion Program feel more supported, feel more likely to access community resources, feel a greater sense of wellbeing, feel more prepared for parenthood, and feel more confident in their roles as parents due to their participation in the program. · The key learning point from the 2008 project was that a project like this one can be used as a tool to build partnerships with other agencies.
Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre 2339 Ogilvie Road Gloucester, ON K1J 8M6	$38,000 (2007 - $25,000) CPO Adhoc committee on VAW is strategizing on long term funding.	“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.	· Since November 2008, 24 presentations have been completed, including six presentations to the Ottawa Police at their Platoon Training series. · Participation in the presentations has been fairly equal between both genders, due largely in part to the platoon training days, where the majority of the audience was men. · Outreach to New Canadian communities has increased, because of continuing workshops done at Reception House, a shelter for government-sponsored refugees. · By pushing this issue into public consciousness, the campaign forces adults to face it, and not think of it as a “private matter”. This is done through participation in presentations, when the issue of privacy is directly addressed. It is also done in a more subtle way, by changing language from “domestic violence” or “domestic assault” to “woman abuse”. This shift in language reinforces the idea that violence is not ever a private matter. · Media coverage, participation in presentations, as well as having to continually replace materials in public spaces show that people in Ottawa are accessing and utilizing the information. · Participants are consistently ranking their level of knowledge higher after the presentation, it can be concluded that they have a greater sense of safety and knowledge after the NFF has given them information. · Representatives from the VAW sector in Ottawa had a meeting with Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community and Social Services to gain provincial support of the campaign. This is an important step, because when government officials are aware of the program, it increases the likelihood for government funding. · Partnerships with OCTEVAW, WEN, and the Ottawa Police were enhanced through this project. Through material distribution, we have developed partnerships with the Sexual Health Clinic, Clean Needle Exchange, as well as public libraries and hospitals. New partnerships have been formed through presentations at Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre, Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, Elizabeth Fry Society, and the Ottawa Pastoral Counseling Centre. The most recent partnership is with the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, in which a representative from CFHS will partner with NFF to educate veterinarians about the link between woman abuse and pet abuse.
Family Services à la famille Ottawa 312 Parkdale Ave Ottawa, ON K1Y 4X5	$30,000 (2006 - $35,000)+ (2007 - $1,250)	“In Love & in Danger” For the past seven years, Family Services à la famille Ottawa, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, and Ottawa –Carleton School Board have collaborated to deliver an innovative high-school based violence prevention and education program. It trains teams of student leaders to educate their peers about preventing relationship violence. Now, we are ready to integrate the conferences into the grade 9 and 11 health and physical education curricula. For schools that are implementing the Fourth R curriculum, In Love & in Danger teams will form the safe schools committees that educate their peers.	· Two conferences were held – one in November (22 high schools) and one in March (14 high schools) - to educate teens about ending dating violence. Each conference reached about 350 students directly; · A team of students was established for each of the participating schools. These teams reached a further 30 – 60 students in each of their schools during the months between the two conferences; · ILID staff supported the Fourth R curriculum project; staff worked with teachers and created Culminating Performance Tasks to be added to the Fourth curriculum. · The project increased awareness among high school students about the realities of dating violence, woman abuse, and child witnessing of abuse including: basic information and facts; myths and realities, theories of relationship power and control, the reasons that women remain in abusive relationships, the impact of violence and the role of community in ending violence · Pre and post session surveys indicate that there are positive changes in participants attitudes and knowledge about VAW Sustainability: · Exploring ways to integrate the ILID program further into the Anti-Violence program at Family Services. · Looking at the possibility of linking ILID with the physical education/health curriculum in grades 9 and 11, and with the Fourth R (for the Catholic Board). · Created Culminating Performance Task assignments to support the Fourth R curriculum.
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa 219 Argyle Ave Suite 400 Ottawa, ON K2P 2H4	$35,000	“Working Together to End Violence Against Women” IWSO will develop and implement a project entitled “Working Together to End Violence Against Women” in partnership with the Canadian Council of Muslim Women and the Somali Centre for Family Services. The project will seek to engage specific ethnic/linguistic religious communities including the Arabic, Somali, Hindi and Punjabi speaking communities. The project will also link to the results of CPO’s March 6 meeting with the Muslim community on the subject of violence against women.	Project was late beginning and has been extended to December. Outcome report will be submitted at that time.
Latin American Women's Support Organization 420 Cooper St. Ottawa, ON K2P 2N6	$15,000	“Reaching out to Neighbours, Friends and Families-Apoyandonos entre vecinos, amigos y familias (AVAF)” The Reaching Out to neighbours, Friends and Families/Apoyandonos entre Amigos, Vecinos y Familias (AVAF) Project builds on the results of a MAG-funded NFF campaign with the Latin American community supported by a network of community leaders and Hispanic service providers, the project will use a community capacity-building framework to provide education, prevention, information and referrals; develop and train community champions; and establish and sustain partnerships. Key activities; educational workshops for women, families, and service providers; community forums with police and CAS; training for violence-prevention champions; and a culturally appropriate Spanish language media campaign.	· Developed and delivered a ten-week (22.5 hour) violence prevention training to 15 Hispanic community champions. (4 community leaders who collaborate @ church, food banks and CIC and 11 Hispanic professionals (working at OCISO, YWCA-YMCA, Lowertown Community Resouce Centre, Catholic School Board, Embassy of El Salvador and Rogers T.V.) · 182 people attended a total of 10 workshops; 127 were Hispanic community members and 55 were multicultural LINC students. · 2 forums were delivered: 20 people attended forum with Police, lawyer and shelter’s worker while 12 people attended a forum with the CAS. · A media strategy to target the key Hispanic media was developed and implemented including multiple radio interviews, newspaper and web articles · 5 Hispanic service providers reported 70 new clients thanks to a new Hispanic service provider contact list being distributed at workshops. · One-on-one information provided to 54 people requesting it during and after workshops. · Sustainability was reassured through trained champions working as service providers and community leaders.-Champions interested to continue AVAF’s work with community. Follow-up meeting programmed for Fall 2009, to estabish plan. · Community capacity has been improved through 34 volunteers engaged and the service providers’ network strenghtened. · They learned that the community becomes gradually engaged. The second year of the NFF campaign’s implementation (AVAF) was easier to have community members attending workshops than the first year; the success during the first year opened doors to the second one and broke some barriers. · They also learned that the community attends more to workshops when the invitation has a positive title, such as the Partner Healthy Relationships’ workshop.
Lowertown East Security Committee of Ottawa 40 Cobourg St. Ottawa, ON K1N 8Z6	$24,000 2007 - $20,000 Also have funding from Trillium Foundation. Connection with community development agenda?	“Safe and Healthy Community: Long term vision” The Safe and Healthy Community project is directly aimed at bringing down the barriers between community members and each other, the law and community organizations. It is the result of 18 months of meetings, community based programming and research undertaken by the community stakeholders of the Lowertown East Security Committee of Ottawa(LESCO).	· 460 members of the community have attended monthly information sessions, community gatherings, activities inclusive of and targeted to the multicultural community. (120 participants from three prioritized buildings: 380 Murray; 215 Wurtembourg, 110 Cobourg) · 180 residents from 380 Murray attended a BBQ with the Police. · BBQs have strengthened the links between neighbours and encouraged them to support each other. · 145 residents have answered a survey on crime prevention and safety. Identified needs vary from building to building (working groups, sub-committees and tenant associations are beginning to work on addressing these concerns) · Over 600 residents have attended the community park for events such as: Lowertown Celebration, Treasure Hunt and Youth Basketball tournament. · Planned “Movies in the Park” in August will greatly increase this number · A strategic plan 2008-2011 and an organization structure was created · There is a better understanding from the community about various information and resources (where to go or who to call if they are in a dangerous situation or simply require information). · Outreach strategy was reinforced by involving community members who spoke a variety of non-official languages and were familiar faces to the residents · A partnership with “Together for Vanier” was created
Pinecrest-Queensway Health and Community Services 1365 Richmond Road, 2nd Floor Ottawa, ON K2B 6R7	$30,000 (2007- $30,000) Connection with community development agenda?	“United Neighbours-Phase 2” United Neighbours-Phase 2 is a participatory action project that seeks to develop recommendations based on needs identified through a mass community research project. These recommendations will be formulated into action plans revolving around sustainable community develop and strategic planning through working groups, all of which are underscored by crime prevention theory and praxis. Using a community mobilization approach, building of the successful model, “No Community Left Behind”, will identify risk and protective factors for residents in west-end Ottawa, assess needs within the community directly related to crime prevention and map our programs and services that address these needs.	Project coordinator: · Substantially increased involvement of community members as well as their interest and education around crime prevention; · Increased time devoted to increasing the skills and capacity within the community to address crime; · Strengthening and development of a diverse network of community partners interested in crime prevention; · Sustaining and working towards a unified vision of what needs to happen in the community to address crime; · The realization of action plans, realistic strategies and evaluation plans · The documentation of the course of the project, outreach and communicating with media and other organizations. Steering committee: · Project Advisory Committee consisting of 50 members was established at the outset with representation from individuals and organizations from Phase I as well as new members and organizations. · Evaluations were carried out for the steering committee to comment and make suggestions on the course of the project, steering committee meetings, and suggestions. Working Groups / Networking: · 4 working groups: Community Safety Group, Environment & Beautification Group, Drugs & Alcohol Prevention Group, Programmes & Services Working Group · Networking of community partners interested in crime prevention held steady throughout Phase II. · In Phase II we had a total of 41 meetings. · Working groups developed a common mission and set of goals within the first 3 months of meeting. · Community Consultations took the form of meetings, forums, education sessions that the working groups planned and implemented · A communication strategy was developed to share and educate about the UN project with other interested individuals and groups. · The development of a website through which the community can keep up to date on upcoming events, police news, and coffee houses. Community Evaluation: At the Finding Hope Together Forum, Coffee Houses, and Let’s Go Green Event evaluations were very positive.
Somerset West Community Health Center 55 Eccles St. Ottawa, ON K1R 6S3	$17,000	“You(th) Can Do it” A community initiative that addresses gaps in youth programs within the Hintonburg, Mechaniscville and Rochester Heights communities (included would be those individuals residing in the Emergency Shelter on Forward Avenue) This prevention project focuses on addressing the root causes of crime through promoting the healthy development of youth. The aim is to reduce isolation, encourage healthy peer interactions and promote social inclusion. This will be achieved through structured community-based youth programs, community outreach, and youth-led community development.	· Drop In Program at Rochester Heights Community House (27 program evenings, 54 hours of direct service) · Drop In Program at Laroche Park Field House (30 programming evenings, 60 hours of direct service) · Drop-In Program at Forward Ave Family Shelter (139 programming evenings, 278 hours of direct service) · Total number of individual contacts: 159 · Demographics:Families living on low incomes(159), Children 0-18 (159), Francophone’s (16), Homeless/at risk persons (159), Members of Visible Minorities (111), New Immigrants (56) · Total client contacts: 2497 · At the drop-in, they were able to provide resources on community services, and are able to discuss these services with the youth, either individually or as a group thus increasing youth’s knowledge of the area services that are available. · Homework support to this high-risk population was provided at all drop-in centres (tutors, school supplies, access to computers and the internet) · Youth living in the Family Shelter were able to build positive relationships with youth living in the community. · Youth participated in and then cleaned up after the “Community Kick-off” event which fostered a greater sense of “community” · Funded by CPO for a second year in 2010 Programming was enhanced by the free space provided by the Laroche Park Community Association, Rochester Heights Community House and the Forward Ave.

Agency

Amount, history and notes on Sustainability

Project title and description

Summary of Outcomes

Arladun Somali-Canadian Society

2487 Kaladar Ave, Suite 202

Ottawa, ON

K1V 8B9

$17,000

New project

“Youth Involvement in Recreation As Crime Prevention Tool”

This comprehensive recreation and training program will explore these factors such as unemployment and marginalization and will strive to offer alternative approaches and interventions by engaging youth and involving them in recreation and other programs. As a pilot initiative, the program will particularly work with those who are at risk of manifesting potentially risk behaviours by targeting 120 youth between the ages of 12-18 years over a period of one year.

In total 120 youth between the ages of 12 and 18 were engaged in recreational programming at least once a week. This flexible program focused on the summer months, the weekends, and after school periods.

The success of this program was further enhanced by parental involvement as they assisted us in recruiting participants. They also benefited from this project through cross-cultural parenting education, and participation in family picnics.

Some of the observed changes in youth include the following:

· Increased parental involvement in the affairs of their children

· Improved problem solving skills for youth that would lead to improved positive interaction between youth and police in Ottawa.

· More understanding about crime and its consequences in the long run.

· Increased involvement of youth in recreation, behaviour modification, and mentorship/leadership programs;

· More confidence, self-esteem, self-image & self-control for youth; improved relationships between youth and parents, and decreased propensity to develop anti-social behaviours, etc.

· Observed decrease in inter-generational conflicts.

Two unexpected results were the formation of an anti-bullying strategy and the formation of a new partnership with the Ottawa District School Board.

Canadian Mothercraft of Ottawa- Carleton

475 Evered Ave

Ottawa, ON

K1Z 5K9

$6,000

Time limited project, no sustainability issues.

“Birth and Parent Companion Program Volunteer Training Materials Renewal”

Many studies highlight the significant impact of parenting mentors and home visitor programs in Crime Reduction, Violence Reduction and Addiction Support. This project will update existing training materials into a modular, current, cohesive, adult-learner friendly, culturally sensitive set of materials that may be used together or separately to suit the needs of the volunteers in each of the aspects of our program: Birth Companions, Parent Companions and the Network.

· Developed an 8 module training course based on the objectives defined by the Birth Companion program that incorporates a variety of teaching styles and activities and which is accessible to English as a second language learners and adults with lower literacy levels.

· Trained 15 new volunteer Birth Companions using the newly developed training program. (37 hour training program, 7 meeting days)

· Added a section to the manual on promoting parent and infant attachment

· Put together a committee of experts to review the redesigned training materials with a specific eye to its inclusivity and effectiveness in addressing the roots of crime and violence.

· Program demographics indicate that the majority of clients are unemployed or underemployed, the majority of clients have recently immigrated to Canada, and a significant percentage of clients are single parents and/or parents under the age of 25.

· The program served 158 new Birth Companion clients in 2008. 30 new Birth companions were trained using the new training modules and training manual. The redesigned training materials were made available to all 120 active volunteers as well as other program partners.

· The training program received overwhelmingly positive feedback from participant volunteers.

· Clients who participate in the Birth Companion Program feel more supported, feel more likely to access community resources, feel a greater sense of wellbeing, feel more prepared for parenthood, and feel more confident in their roles as parents due to their participation in the program.

· The key learning point from the 2008 project was that a project like this one can be used as a tool to build partnerships with other agencies.

Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre

2339 Ogilvie Road

Gloucester, ON K1J 8M6

$38,000

(2007 - $25,000)

CPO Adhoc committee on VAW is strategizing on long term funding.

“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.

· Since November 2008, 24 presentations have been completed, including six presentations to the Ottawa Police at their Platoon Training series.

· Participation in the presentations has been fairly equal between both genders, due largely in part to the platoon training days, where the majority of the audience was men.

· Outreach to New Canadian communities has increased, because of continuing workshops done at Reception House, a shelter for government-sponsored refugees.

· By pushing this issue into public consciousness, the campaign forces adults to face it, and not think of it as a “private matter”. This is done through participation in presentations, when the issue of privacy is directly addressed. It is also done in a more subtle way, by changing language from “domestic violence” or “domestic assault” to “woman abuse”. This shift in language reinforces the idea that violence is not ever a private matter.

· Media coverage, participation in presentations, as well as having to continually replace materials in public spaces show that people in Ottawa are accessing and utilizing the information.

· Participants are consistently ranking their level of knowledge higher after the presentation, it can be concluded that they have a greater sense of safety and knowledge after the NFF has given them information.

· Representatives from the VAW sector in Ottawa had a meeting with Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community and Social Services to gain provincial support of the campaign. This is an important step, because when government officials are aware of the program, it increases the likelihood for government funding.

· Partnerships with OCTEVAW, WEN, and the Ottawa Police were enhanced through this project. Through material distribution, we have developed partnerships with the Sexual Health Clinic, Clean Needle Exchange, as well as public libraries and hospitals. New partnerships have been formed through presentations at Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre, Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, Elizabeth Fry Society, and the Ottawa Pastoral Counseling Centre. The most recent partnership is with the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, in which a representative from CFHS will partner with NFF to educate veterinarians about the link between woman abuse and pet abuse.

Family Services à la famille Ottawa

312 Parkdale Ave

Ottawa, ON

K1Y 4X5

$30,000

(2006 - $35,000)+

(2007 - $1,250)

“In Love & in Danger”

For the past seven years, Family Services à la famille Ottawa, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, and Ottawa –Carleton School Board have collaborated to deliver an innovative high-school based violence prevention and education program. It trains teams of student leaders to educate their peers about preventing relationship violence. Now, we are ready to integrate the conferences into the grade 9 and 11 health and physical education curricula. For schools that are implementing the Fourth R curriculum, In Love & in Danger teams will form the safe schools committees that educate their peers.

· Two conferences were held – one in November (22 high schools) and one in March (14 high schools) - to educate teens about ending dating violence. Each conference reached about 350 students directly;

· A team of students was established for each of the participating schools. These teams reached a further 30 – 60 students in each of their schools during the months between the two conferences;

· ILID staff supported the Fourth R curriculum project; staff worked with teachers and created Culminating Performance Tasks to be added to the Fourth curriculum.

· The project increased awareness among high school students about the realities of dating violence, woman abuse, and child witnessing of abuse including: basic information and facts; myths and realities, theories of relationship power and control, the reasons that women remain in abusive relationships, the impact of violence and the role of community in ending violence

· Pre and post session surveys indicate that there are positive changes in participants attitudes and knowledge about VAW

Sustainability:

· Exploring ways to integrate the ILID program further into the Anti-Violence program at Family Services.

· Looking at the possibility of linking ILID with the physical education/health curriculum in grades 9 and 11, and with the Fourth R (for the Catholic Board).

· Created Culminating Performance Task assignments to support the Fourth R curriculum.

Immigrant Women Services Ottawa

219 Argyle Ave

Suite 400

Ottawa, ON

K2P 2H4

$35,000

“Working Together to End Violence Against Women”

IWSO will develop and implement a project entitled “Working Together to End Violence Against Women” in partnership with the Canadian Council of Muslim Women and the Somali Centre for Family Services. The project will seek to engage specific ethnic/linguistic religious communities including the Arabic, Somali, Hindi and Punjabi speaking communities. The project will also link to the results of CPO’s March 6 meeting with the Muslim community on the subject of violence against women.

Project was late beginning and has been extended to December. Outcome report will be submitted at that time.

Latin American Women's Support Organization

420 Cooper St.

Ottawa, ON

K2P 2N6

$15,000

“Reaching out to Neighbours, Friends and Families-Apoyandonos entre vecinos, amigos y familias (AVAF)”

The Reaching Out to neighbours, Friends and Families/Apoyandonos entre Amigos, Vecinos y Familias (AVAF) Project builds on the results of a MAG-funded NFF campaign with the Latin American community supported by a network of community leaders and Hispanic service providers, the project will use a community capacity-building framework to provide education, prevention, information and referrals; develop and train community champions; and establish and sustain partnerships.

Key activities; educational workshops for women, families, and service providers; community forums with police and CAS; training for violence-prevention champions; and a culturally appropriate Spanish language media campaign.

· Developed and delivered a ten-week (22.5 hour) violence prevention training to 15 Hispanic community champions. (4 community leaders who collaborate @ church, food banks and CIC and 11 Hispanic professionals (working at OCISO, YWCA-YMCA, Lowertown Community Resouce Centre, Catholic School Board, Embassy of El Salvador and Rogers T.V.)

· 182 people attended a total of 10 workshops; 127 were Hispanic community members and 55 were multicultural LINC students.

· 2 forums were delivered: 20 people attended forum with Police, lawyer and shelter’s worker while 12 people attended a forum with the CAS.

· A media strategy to target the key Hispanic media was developed and implemented including multiple radio interviews, newspaper and web articles

· 5 Hispanic service providers reported 70 new clients thanks to a new Hispanic service provider contact list being distributed at workshops.

· One-on-one information provided to 54 people requesting it during and after workshops.

· Sustainability was reassured through trained champions working as service providers and community leaders.-Champions interested to continue AVAF’s work with community. Follow-up meeting programmed for Fall 2009, to estabish plan.

· Community capacity has been improved through 34 volunteers engaged and the service providers’ network strenghtened.

· They learned that the community becomes gradually engaged. The second year of the NFF campaign’s implementation (AVAF) was easier to have community members attending workshops than the first year; the success during the first year opened doors to the second one and broke some barriers.

· They also learned that the community attends more to workshops when the invitation has a positive title, such as the Partner Healthy Relationships’ workshop.

Lowertown East Security Committee of Ottawa

40 Cobourg St.

Ottawa, ON

K1N 8Z6

$24,000

2007 - $20,000

Also have funding from Trillium Foundation.

Connection with community development agenda?

“Safe and Healthy Community: Long term vision”

The Safe and Healthy Community project is directly aimed at bringing down the barriers between community members and each other, the law and community organizations. It is the result of 18 months of meetings, community based programming and research undertaken by the community stakeholders of the Lowertown East Security Committee of Ottawa(LESCO).

· 460 members of the community have attended monthly information sessions, community gatherings, activities inclusive of and targeted to the multicultural community. (120 participants from three prioritized buildings: 380 Murray; 215 Wurtembourg, 110 Cobourg)

· 180 residents from 380 Murray attended a BBQ with the Police.

· BBQs have strengthened the links between neighbours and encouraged them to support each other.

· 145 residents have answered a survey on crime prevention and safety. Identified needs vary from building to building (working groups, sub-committees and tenant associations are beginning to work on addressing these concerns)

· Over 600 residents have attended the community park for events such as: Lowertown Celebration, Treasure Hunt and Youth Basketball tournament.

· Planned “Movies in the Park” in August will greatly increase this number

· A strategic plan 2008-2011 and an organization structure was created

· There is a better understanding from the community about various information and resources (where to go or who to call if they are in a dangerous situation or simply require information).

· Outreach strategy was reinforced by involving community members who spoke a variety of non-official languages and were familiar faces to the residents

· A partnership with “Together for Vanier” was created

Pinecrest-Queensway Health and Community Services

1365 Richmond Road, 2nd Floor

Ottawa, ON

K2B 6R7

$30,000

(2007- $30,000)

Connection with community development agenda?

“United Neighbours-Phase 2”

United Neighbours-Phase 2 is a participatory action project that seeks to develop recommendations based on needs identified through a mass community research project. These recommendations will be formulated into action plans revolving around sustainable community develop and strategic planning through working groups, all of which are underscored by crime prevention theory and praxis. Using a community mobilization approach, building of the successful model, “No Community Left Behind”, will identify risk and protective factors for residents in west-end Ottawa, assess needs within the community directly related to crime prevention and map our programs and services that address these needs.

Project coordinator:

· Substantially increased involvement of community members as well as their interest and education around crime prevention;

· Increased time devoted to increasing the skills and capacity within the community to address crime;

· Strengthening and development of a diverse network of community partners interested in crime prevention;

· Sustaining and working towards a unified vision of what needs to happen in the community to address crime;

· The realization of action plans, realistic strategies and evaluation plans

· The documentation of the course of the project, outreach and communicating with media and other organizations.

Steering committee:

· Project Advisory Committee consisting of 50 members was established at the outset with representation from individuals and organizations from Phase I as well as new members and organizations.

· Evaluations were carried out for the steering committee to comment and make suggestions on the course of the project, steering committee meetings, and suggestions.

Working Groups / Networking:

· 4 working groups: Community Safety Group, Environment & Beautification Group, Drugs & Alcohol Prevention Group, Programmes & Services Working Group

· Networking of community partners interested in crime prevention held steady throughout Phase II.

· In Phase II we had a total of 41 meetings.

· Working groups developed a common mission and set of goals within the first 3 months of meeting.

· Community Consultations took the form of meetings, forums, education sessions that the working groups planned and implemented

· A communication strategy was developed to share and educate about the UN project with other interested individuals and groups.

· The development of a website through which the community can keep up to date on upcoming events, police news, and coffee houses.

Community Evaluation:

At the Finding Hope Together Forum, Coffee Houses, and Let’s Go Green Event evaluations were very positive.

Somerset West Community Health Center

55 Eccles St.

Ottawa, ON

K1R 6S3

$17,000

“You(th) Can Do it”

A community initiative that addresses gaps in youth programs within the Hintonburg, Mechaniscville and Rochester Heights communities (included would be those individuals residing in the Emergency Shelter on Forward Avenue)

This prevention project focuses on addressing the root causes of crime through promoting the healthy development of youth. The aim is to reduce isolation, encourage healthy peer interactions and promote social inclusion. This will be achieved through structured community-based youth programs, community outreach, and youth-led community development.

· Drop In Program at Rochester Heights Community House (27 program evenings, 54 hours of direct service)

· Drop In Program at Laroche Park Field House (30 programming evenings, 60 hours of direct service)

· Drop-In Program at Forward Ave Family Shelter (139 programming evenings, 278 hours of direct service)

· Total number of individual contacts: 159

· Demographics:Families living on low incomes(159), Children 0-18 (159), Francophone’s (16), Homeless/at risk persons (159), Members of Visible Minorities (111), New Immigrants (56)

· Total client contacts: 2497

· At the drop-in, they were able to provide resources on community services, and are able to discuss these services with the youth, either individually or as a group thus increasing youth’s knowledge of the area services that are available.

· Homework support to this high-risk population was provided at all drop-in centres (tutors, school supplies, access to computers and the internet)

· Youth living in the Family Shelter were able to build positive relationships with youth living in the community.

· Youth participated in and then cleaned up after the “Community Kick-off” event which fostered a greater sense of “community”

· Funded by CPO for a second year in 2010

Programming was enhanced by the free space provided by the Laroche Park Community Association, Rochester Heights Community House and the Forward Ave.

Document 4

August 24, 2009

SUBJECT: Report on CPO Community Funding Allocations 2009

OBJET: Rapport sur le programme de financement de projets communautaires PCO 2009

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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.

Crime Prevention Ottawa’s Strategic Plan 2007-09 included a focus on community capacity building and support for community initiatives. An element of supporting the community is providing seed funding to get initiatives started. In 2009, CPO continued its partnership with the City Operations Portfolio: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department to work together on a joint application process. This partnership approach assists community organizations: agencies had access to both Community Project and Crime Prevention Ottawa funding information through joint information packages and four joint information sessions (2 EN, 2 FR) held across the City.

Applications Received

Crime Prevention Ottawa received a total of 21 applications for a total amount requested of $623,817. The significant response to the call for proposals indicates a high interest in, and high need for, crime prevention programming.

Allocations Process

Crime Prevention Ottawa created an Allocations Committee made up of Caroline Andrew from the CPO Board, Peggy Austen, Senior Director of Impact Strategies at the United Way/Centraide Ottawa, David Pepper, Director of Community Development at Ottawa Police Services, Yolande Cremer, Manager of Community Funding, City of Ottawa and CPO staff members Nancy Worsfold and Michael Justinich. To avoid duplication between between the decisions made by the Allocations Committee of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department and Crime Prevention Ottawa, Michael Justinich sat on their Allocations Committee.

Allocations Committee Decisions

The Allocations Committee recommended ten proposals for a total of $173,215. This represents approximately 28% of the total amount requested. The Allocations Committee reviewed all eligible submissions diligently and tried to identify a range of Crime Prevention interventions for maximum impact. There were four key factors in the committee’s discussions and decision-making:

The adherence to the criteria as approved by the CPO Board, see attached.
A logical geographic distribution of the funds.
A distribution of the funds across a range of subjects .
Long-term dependence and possibilities of sustainability. Please note that of the nine programs that CPO funded in 2008, four re-applied in 2009 and all four were carried over for a second year.

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, 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, five are youth focused: the Somerset West Community Health Centre and the Hunt Club Riverside CRC are both doing a youth outreach and community development initiative, the John Howard Society is partnering with a high school to provide evidence-based programming to the highest risk students, Making Ottawa Safer Together (MOST) is providing arts-based programming to small numbers of high risk youth from gang-affected neighbourhoods and the Odawa Native Friendship Centre is modeling an initiative after the evidence-based “Quantum Opportunity Program for older, high-risk, aboriginal youth.

There are also two projects aimed at preventing violence against women – the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre will be using the model of Neighbours, Friends and Family to reach out to the whole community and involve everyone in efforts to end woman abuse. The Centre d’espoir Sophie provides education and training for street associated women.

One continuing project is a neighbourhood based mobilization project: Lowertown – Our Home (formerly Lowertown East Safety Committee(LESCO). Lowertown continues to be an Ottawa neighbourhood struggling with crime, safety and youth issues.

One small project, “Building Parent companion Program” from the Canadian Mothercraft of Ottawa Carleton aims to update training materials for volunteers who assist vulnerable pregnant mothers through their pregnancies and the early years. This connection to the community and the resources available is key to creating that early connection for the child and mother.

Finally, the «Coopérative pour le bien-être des aînés francophones de l'est de l'Ontario (CAFEO)» will be working to develop an elder abuse program for francophones.

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 the full list of the successful applicants please see the attached table.

2009 Crime Prevention Ottawa Project Funding
Canadian Mothercraft of Ottawa Carleton 475 Evered Avenue Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W4	“Building Parent Companion Program” Help stop crime at its roots by building the Parent Companion Program’s capacity to train volunteers to provide one-on-one parent support and mentoring to some of this city’s most vulnerable families. The development of a volunteer Parent Companion training kit will involve revision our existing materials into an updatable, modular, current, cohesive, adult-learner friendly set of materials that will be used with volunteers in Parent Companion Program. It will also involve developing an adaptable “trainers manual” which will be made available, along with the volunteer training manual, to other agencies wishing to build their capacity to support at-risk parents.	$6,000.00
Centre espoir Sophie 298 Dalhousie, P.O. Box 52102 Ottawa, ON K1N 7E2	*«Ma vie, mon quartier, ma sécurité»* Le projet vise à offrir une série d’ateliers pour prévenir les violences et certaines activités criminelles auxquelles les femmes d’expression française de notre communauté peuvent être confrontées, et à leur fournir des outils concrets afin qu’elles puissent intervenir rapidement en cas d’agression.	$7,950.00
Coopérative pour le bien-être des aînés francophones de l'est de l'Ontario (CAFEO) 159 Murray Street Ottawa, ON K1M 5M7	*«Prévention contre les crimes et les abuts faites aux personnes âgées»* Développer un projet pour sensibiliser la communauté à la violence faite aux aînés et à mobiliser les différents acteurs du domaine social, politique et économique pertinent afin de créer un réseau stratégique d'aide pour les aînés.	$5,000.00
Eastern Ontario Resource Centre 2339 Ogilvie Road Ottawa, ON K1J 8M6	“Neighbours, Friends and Families Campaign” Seek to empower communities to end violence against women through education. By creating a grassroots movement of knowledge about resources in the community, and encouraging community members to speak out about woman abuse, the societal problem of violence against women will come to an end.	$20,565
Hunt Club/Riverside Community Service Centre 3310 MaCarthy Ottawa, ON K1V 9S1	“Get the Kids off the Street” The project will be built on the successful three years that the Friday Night Youth Zone and Wednesday Night Drop-In youth based programme has been running. The engagement of low-income (Hard-to Reach Youth, YEH) youth in a positive setting has allowed the youth to develop skills by offering a variety of activities including; but not limited to, open gym(basketball, soccer, etc) cooking, computers, chill rooms, mentorship and personal development, within a safe environment which promotes having fun.	$20,000
John Howard Society of Ottawa 555 Old St-Patrick Street Ottawa, ON K1N 5L5	“Skills for Healthy Living” The JHS and the OCSB, specifically Immaculata High School would enter into a partnership for the purposes of servicing at-risk youth with highly effective and evidenced-based group programming. This partnerships would serve to fill a gap in services for a marginalized and disadvantaged group fo young people in a high school setting.	$34,700
Lowertown Community Resource Centre 40 Coburg Street Ottawa, ON K1N 8Z6	“Lowertown - Our Home” Our Home will continue its activities and initiatives with respect to improving neighbourhood capacity and increasing safety in accordance with neighbourhood-defined goals in selected communities.	$35,000
Making Ottawa Safer Together (MOST) 219 Argyle, Fifth floor Ottawa, ON K2P 9Z9	“Speaking for Ourselves” A 20 week arts-based community project designed to support 20 at risk visible minority and immigrant youth in developing positive and creative self-expression through spoken word. The goal of the project is to address the risk factors related to youth violence such as low self-esteem, frustration at not being heard, and not having a sense of belonging to the broader society as well as absenteeism and lack of interest in schools.	$10,000
Odawa Native Friendship Centre 12 Stirling Avenue Ottawa, ON K1Y 1P8	“Odawa Aboriginal Youth Opportunity Project” Project will be modeled off of the evidence-based Quantum Opportunities Program from United States and will be culturally be adapted to fit the needs and culture of the target population (urban Aboriginal youth in the downtown area). They will be at-risk individuals ranging between ages of 18 to 19. They will consist of males and females but mainly males who are considered disadvantaged (on social assistance and/or have been in conflict with the criminal justice system before). The educational activities will include tutoring, computer-based instructions, and other culturally relevant educational services.	$20,000
Somerset West Community Health Centre 755 Somerset Street West Ottawa, ON K1R 6R1	“You(th) Will Do It!” The community initiative builds on the strengths of its Phase One counterpart, and seeks to respond to direct feedback from youth participants and address gaps in services within the Hintonburg (Mechanicsville and Rochester Heights communities). It will continue to address root causes of crime by promoting the healthy development of youth. To continue to reduce isolation, encourage health peer interactions and promote social inclusion amongst youth. This will be achieved through structured, community-based programs that encourage youth leadership, civic responsibility and academic success.	$14,000
		$173,215.00

2009 Crime Prevention Ottawa Project Funding

Agency

Project title and description

Amount

Canadian Mothercraft of Ottawa Carleton

475 Evered Avenue

Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W4

“Building Parent Companion Program”

Help stop crime at its roots by building the Parent Companion Program’s capacity to train volunteers to provide one-on-one parent support and mentoring to some of this city’s most vulnerable families. The development of a volunteer Parent Companion training kit will involve revision our existing materials into an updatable, modular, current, cohesive, adult-learner friendly set of materials that will be used with volunteers in Parent Companion Program. It will also involve developing an adaptable “trainers manual” which will be made available, along with the volunteer training manual, to other agencies wishing to build their capacity to support at-risk parents.

$6,000.00

Centre espoir Sophie

298 Dalhousie, P.O. Box 52102

Ottawa, ON K1N 7E2

«Ma vie, mon quartier, ma sécurité»

Le projet vise à offrir une série d’ateliers pour prévenir les violences et certaines activités criminelles auxquelles les femmes d’expression française de notre communauté peuvent être confrontées, et à leur fournir des outils concrets afin qu’elles puissent intervenir rapidement en cas d’agression.

$7,950.00

Coopérative pour le bien-être des aînés francophones de l'est de l'Ontario (CAFEO)

159 Murray Street

Ottawa, ON K1M 5M7

«Prévention contre les crimes et les abuts faites aux personnes âgées»

Développer un projet pour sensibiliser la communauté à la violence faite aux aînés et à mobiliser les différents acteurs du domaine social, politique et économique pertinent afin de créer un réseau stratégique d'aide pour les aînés.

$5,000.00

Eastern Ontario Resource Centre

2339 Ogilvie Road

Ottawa, ON K1J 8M6

“Neighbours, Friends and Families Campaign”

Seek to empower communities to end violence against women through education. By creating a grassroots movement of knowledge about resources in the community, and encouraging community members to speak out about woman abuse, the societal problem of violence against women will come to an end.

$20,565

Hunt Club/Riverside Community Service Centre

3310 MaCarthy

Ottawa, ON K1V 9S1

“Get the Kids off the Street”

The project will be built on the successful three years that the Friday Night Youth Zone and Wednesday Night Drop-In youth based programme has been running. The engagement of low-income (Hard-to Reach Youth, YEH) youth in a positive setting has allowed the youth to develop skills by offering a variety of activities including; but not limited to, open gym(basketball, soccer, etc) cooking, computers, chill rooms, mentorship and personal development, within a safe environment which promotes having fun.

$20,000

John Howard Society of Ottawa

555 Old St-Patrick Street

Ottawa, ON K1N 5L5

“Skills for Healthy Living”

The JHS and the OCSB, specifically Immaculata High School would enter into a partnership for the purposes of servicing at-risk youth with highly effective and evidenced-based group programming. This partnerships would serve to fill a gap in services for a marginalized and disadvantaged group fo young people in a high school setting.

$34,700

Lowertown Community Resource Centre

40 Coburg Street

Ottawa, ON K1N 8Z6

“Lowertown - Our Home”

Our Home will continue its activities and initiatives with respect to improving neighbourhood capacity and increasing safety in accordance with neighbourhood-defined goals in selected communities.

$35,000

Making Ottawa Safer Together (MOST)

219 Argyle, Fifth floor

Ottawa, ON K2P 9Z9

“Speaking for Ourselves”

A 20 week arts-based community project designed to support 20 at risk visible minority and immigrant youth in developing positive and creative self-expression through spoken word. The goal of the project is to address the risk factors related to youth violence such as low self-esteem, frustration at not being heard, and not having a sense of belonging to the broader society as well as absenteeism and lack of interest in schools.

$10,000

Odawa Native Friendship Centre

12 Stirling Avenue

Ottawa, ON K1Y 1P8

“Odawa Aboriginal Youth Opportunity Project”

Project will be modeled off of the evidence-based Quantum Opportunities Program from United States and will be culturally be adapted to fit the needs and culture of the target population (urban Aboriginal youth in the downtown area). They will be at-risk individuals ranging between ages of 18 to 19. They will consist of males and females but mainly males who are considered disadvantaged (on social assistance and/or have been in conflict with the criminal justice system before). The educational activities will include tutoring, computer-based instructions, and other culturally relevant educational services.

$20,000

Somerset West Community Health Centre

755 Somerset Street West

Ottawa, ON K1R 6R1

“You(th) Will Do It!”

The community initiative builds on the strengths of its Phase One counterpart, and seeks to respond to direct feedback from youth participants and address gaps in services within the Hintonburg (Mechanicsville and Rochester Heights communities). It will continue to address root causes of crime by promoting the healthy development of youth. To continue to reduce isolation, encourage health peer interactions and promote social inclusion amongst youth. This will be achieved through structured, community-based programs that encourage youth leadership, civic responsibility and academic success.

$14,000

$173,215.00