Winnipeg, MB – Today, Mayor Brian Bowman announced that 23 community groups will receive funding for community safety and crime prevention activities through the City of Winnipeg's Community Safety and Crime Prevention (CSCP) program.
“I’m pleased to see funding from the new Community Safety and Crime Prevention program being made to support deserving organizations in our community,” said Mayor Brian Bowman. “There are unique solutions in neighborhoods across the city and this program will help community organizations make progress toward increasing community safety and preventing crime.”
The CSCP program was established to support community-level activities that strengthen local crime prevention and community safety efforts, promote the exchange of information between community residents, and that help build closer relationships between communities and the Winnipeg Police Service. A total of $100,000 was made available through the program, with projects approved to a maximum of $5,000 per application.
The community groups receiving funding are:
| Community Group | Activity | Funding Total |
|---|---|---|
| Central Park Foot Patrol Inc. | Central Park Foot Patrol Program | $5,000 |
| North End Women's Centre (NEWC) | Safer Communities at NEWC | $5,000 |
| Fearless R2W | ‘Caring for Youth in Care’ Community Walk | $5,000 |
| Mama Bear Clan | Patrol Volunteer Safety and Wellbeing | $5,000 |
| The Holistic Ongoing Opportunities Development- Facilitation and Management Services Inc. | Newcomer African Youth Safe Space | $5,000 |
| JibStop | Crystal Meth Recovery Peer Support & Action Group | $5,000 |
| Central Neighbourhoods | Community Capacity Building for Crisis Response | $3,000 |
| West End Twenty Four Hour Safe Space | West End 24 Hour Safe Space Outreach | $4,988 |
| The Gang Action Interagency Network (GAIN) | Healing Together Men’s Group Partnership | $5,000 |
| Opportunities for Employment Inc. | Community Employment Support Program | $5,000 |
| West Broadway Development Corporation | West Broadway Community Safety Project | $3,900 |
| Inclusion Winnipeg | Local Safety and Inclusion Network Support | $5,000 |
| St. Matthews Non-Profit Housing Inc. | Safety Lighting Project | $3,500 |
| Holy Names House of Peace | In Plain Sight Project | $2,714 |
| Point.Powerline Inc. | Powerline Flyer Project | $1,170 |
| Elmwood Community Resource Centre | Addictions Recovery Support | $4,100 |
| Knowles Centre | Youth Programming | $4,600 |
| Department of Conflict Resolution, Menno Simons College | Community Meth Response Training | $5,000 |
| Tabernacle of the New Covenant Inc. | Safe and Healthy Francophone Newcomer Families | $3,500 |
| Chalmers Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation | Chalmers Safety Initiative | $5,000 |
| Clinique Youville Clinic | Community Safety Gatherings | $4,995 |
| Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) | IRCOM Neighbourhood Watch Project | $5,000 |
| Daniel McIntyre/St. Matthews Community Association | West End Community Supper | $3,616 |
The City received 64 applications during the 2019 intake period. Program applications were evaluated by a Program Award Selection Committee. The committee was comprised of four representatives from Community Services, one representative from the Winnipeg Committee for Safety and one representative from the Winnipeg Police Service. They established evaluation criteria to determine eligibility and to assess the activity’s need and potential benefit to the community.
For more information about the CSCP program, see: winnipeg.ca/communitysafetyfund