Crime Prevention Projects 2014˗2015
Table of Contents
Project Name:
City of Prince George, Crime Prevention through the Strengthening of Youth, Families and the Community
Contact Information - Address:
City of Prince George
1100 Patricia Boulevard
Prince George, British Columbia
V2L 3V9
Website:
http://www.princegeorge.ca/Pages/default.aspx
Contact Information:
Phone: : 250-561-7600
Email: servicecentre@city.pg.bc.ca
Project Description:
In response to concerns about violence among youth aged 12 to 17 and to reduce problem behaviours, delinquency, alcohol and drug abuse in Prince George, BC, the City of Prince George in partnership with Prince George Friendship Centre and School District #57, is implementing the Crime Prevention through the Strengthening of Youth, Families and the Community project. The project is delivering the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) model that has shown promising results in other communities. The objectives of the SFP model are to reduce problem behaviours, delinquency and alcohol and drug abuse in children and youth and to improve social competencies and school performance. The SFP focuses on high-risk children and youth, and their parents or caregivers.
The project will be implemented from August 2014 to July 2019 and is supported by Public Safety Canada's Crime Prevention Action Fund.
The Crime Prevention through the Strengthening of Youth, Families and the Community projectwill reach up to 400 children and youth, aged 6 to 14, and their families. Programming will be delivered in 6 schools and at the Prince George Native Friendship Centre. The participants will be involved in 14 consecutive hour-long weekly sessions, including the three core components: Child/Youth Classes; Parenting Classes; and Family Practice Sessions.
The classes will provide an opportunity for youth to develop communication, problem solving, and resiliency skills, and parents to learn positive communication methods and effective and consistent discipline in order to strengthen family relationships. The Family Practice sessions allow all participants to practice and apply what they have learned in individual classes in a supportive setting with coaching from project staff to encourage improvements in parent/youth interactions.
The weekly sessions will be facilitated by Masters of Social Work practitioners, Youth Outreach Workers, and resident co-facilitator, all of whom will be trained in the SFP model. Programming at the Friendship Center will involve a strong cultural component and will focus on families not well engaged in the school system.
This project will undergo Performance Monitoring and Assessment (PMA), a continuous and systematic process of collecting and analyzing data to monitor the implementation fidelity and key results indicative of whether the model works in this community. The quality of the implementation of prevention programs is a key factor in their success. An effective program, combined with a high-quality implementation, increases the likelihood of success and leads to better results for participants.
For more information about the Strengthening Families Program:
Project Name:
Community Options Society- Cowichan Valley Leadership and Resiliency Program (LRP)
Contact Information - Address:
Community Options Society
554 Trunk Road
Duncan, British Columbia
V9L 3Y1
Website:
www.coscowichan.ca
Contact Information:
Telephone: 250-748-0232
Email: office@coscowichan.ca
Project Description:
In response to the escalation of youth violence and crime, the Community Options Society in partnership with the Vancouver Island Health Authority, Child and Youth Mental Health, School District #79, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ministry for Child and Family Development, Volunteer Cowichan, Clements Centre Society, Providence Farm, and Safer Futures, will implement the Cowichan Valley Leadership and Resiliency project based on the Leadership and Resiliency Program (LRP) approach that has shown promising results in other communities. The objectives of the LRP approach are to enhance participants' internal strengths and resiliency while preventing involvement in substance use and violence.
The pilot project will be implemented and evaluated from September 1st, 2014 to August 31st, 2019 and is supported by Public Safety Canada's National Crime Prevention Centre's Crime Prevention Action Fund.
The Cowichan Valley LRP will reach up to 120 youth aged 12 to 17 who are engaged in violence and/or criminal activity or at high risk of becoming engaged in criminal activity and will intervene through resiliency groups, community/service learning and alternative/adventure activities. Specific activities include: weekly resiliency groups in which participants meet during school hours; monthly community volunteer/service learning experiences; and monthly alternative or adventure activities.
Some examples of community/service learning activities include animal rehabilitation, community beautification, or projects in which participants learn and develop short productions on relevant issues and present them to elementary school students. Some examples of alternative or adventure activities include wall-climbing, kayaking, rope courses, hiking, and other challenging outdoor activities. Each of the activities focuses on building leadership and problem-solving skills among the participants while encouraging the development of peer refusal skills, risk management, goal orientation, future-oriented thinking, optimism, empathy, internal locus of control, and conflict management.
At the end of the five-year period, it is anticipated that the measurable results will include: increased academic achievement, attendance and attachment to school while showing decreased levels of behavioral and discipline issues in school and in the community; increased connection to the community; an increase in positive peer associations; and increased parent management skills. Youth will demonstrate an increased percentage of high school graduation, post-secondary attendance and employment. An impact and process evaluation and performance monitoring and assessment of the project will yield information about results achieved, lessons learned, and knowledge on how the LRP model can be adapted for Canadian communities.
More information about the LRP:
Project Name:
North Cariboo Aboriginal Family Program Society – Strengthening Families Quesnel
Contact Information - Address:
North Cariboo Aboriginal Family Program Society
324 Hoy Street
Quesnel, British Columbia, V2J 1X3
Website
www.quesnelnetwork.com
Contact Information
Telephone: 250-992-9160
Email: ncafps@longname.ca
Project Description:
In response to concerns about violence among youth aged 12 to17 in Quesnel, BC and to reduce problem behaviours, delinquency, alcohol and drug abuse, the North Cariboo Aboriginal Family Program Society in partnership with the local RCMP detachment, school districts and many community organizations, is implementing the Strengthening Families Quesnel project. The project will be delivering the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) model that has shown promising results in other communities. The objectives of the SFP model are to reduce problem behaviours, delinquency and alcohol and drug abuse in children and youth and to improve social competencies and school performance. The SFP focuses on high-risk children and youth, as well as their parents or caregivers.
The project will be implemented and evaluated from February 2014 to May 2019 and is supported by Public Safety Canada's Crime Prevention Action Fund.
The Strengthening Families Quesnel projectwill reach up to 200 youth aged 12-17 and their families through 14 consecutive hour-long weekly sessions, including three core components: Child/Youth Classes; Parenting Classes; and Family Practice Sessions.
The classes will provide an opportunity for youth to develop communication, problem solving, and resiliency skills, and parents to learn positive communication methods and effective and consistent discipline in order to strengthen family relationships. The Family Practice sessions allow all participants to practice and apply what they have learned in individual classes in a supportive setting with coaching from project staff to encourage improvements in parent/youth interactions.
To reflect the community culture, elders will be encouraged to participate in facilitating the sessions. This will reinforce the relationship between elders and youth and emphasize the critical role of elders in overall community health.
At the end of the five year period, it is anticipated that the measurable results will include: increased academic achievement, attendance and attachment to school with decreased levels of behavioral and discipline issues; increased connection to the community; an increase in positive peer associations; and increased parent management skills. Youth will demonstrate an increased percentage of high school graduation, post-secondary attendance and employment. Participants will also show a reduction of anti-social, delinquent, and criminal behaviour. An impact and process evaluation and performance monitoring and assessment of the project will yield information about results achieved, lessons learned, and knowledge on how the SFP model can be adapted for Canadian communities.
For more information about SFP:
Project Name:
Secwepemc Cultural Education Society – Project Venture Kamloops
Contact Information - Address:
Secwepemc Cultural Education Society
Suite 219-345 Chief Alex Thomas Way
Kamloops, British Columbia
V2H 1H1
Website:
www.secwepemc.org
Contact Information:
Telephone: 778-471-5789
Email: info@secwepemc.org
Project Description:
In response to concerns about youth violence and substance abuse in Kamloops, the Secwepemc Cultural Education Society in partnership with School District #73, the RCMP and Thompson Rivers University, is implementing Project Venture Kamloops. The project will be based on the Project Venture (PV) approach that has shown promising results in other communities. PV is an outdoor experiential youth development program using both in and out-of-school components that complement one another and are intended to develop capable and productive members of the community.
The pilot project will be implemented and evaluated from September 2014 to August 2019 and is supported by Public Safety Canada's National Crime Prevention Centre's Crime Prevention Action Fund.
Project Venture Kamloops will reach up to 320 youth aged 10-17 who are engaged in criminal activity, and/or violence, and/or substance abuse or at high risk of becoming so. The project will intervene through classroom-based activities, which include problem solving initiatives, conducted during the school year; after-school, weekend, and summer skill-building experiential and challenge activities for personal and physical growth; immersion summer adventure camps and wilderness treks to enhance leadership skills; and community-oriented service learning and service leadership projects throughout the year to develop decision-making skills. This intensive year-round program will address the risk factors of early and persistent anti-social behavior; early initiation to alcohol and drug abuse, negative school experiences, aggression and interpersonal violence.
At the end of the five year period, it is anticipated that the measurable results will include: increased academic achievement, attendance, and attachment to school and increased connection to the community while showing decreased levels of behavioral and discipline issues in school and in the community. Youth will demonstrate an increased percentage of high school graduation, post-secondary attendance and employment. Ultimately, it is expected that the project will result in the participants demonstrating a reduction in anti-social, delinquent and criminal behavior. An impact and process evaluation as well as performance assessment of the project will yield lessons learned and knowledge on how the PV approach can be adapted for Canadian communities.
For more information on PV:
- Date modified: