Contribution: (BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
$3,993,525.51
BSCF - Region of Waterloo
FY 2022-23 · 2023-02-28
Summary
The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to employ a mobile crisis team to effectively respond to local Black and Indigenous youth that are in crisis, by providing non-punitive, culturally appropriate emotional and practical support and connecting them with wrap-around multi-agency services.
Department
Program
(BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund
Recipient
Location
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Government
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
The purpose of this amendment is to change the Recipient legal name from the Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services to Regional Municipality of Waterloo. There is no change to the Public Safety Canada funding amount.
Additional Information (French)
Cet amendement vise à changer le nom légal du bénéficiaire de "Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services" à "Regional Municipality of Waterloo". Aucun changement au montant du financement de Sécurité publique Canada.
Agreement End Date
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
23077
Agreement Start Date
2023-02-28
Agreement Title
BSCF - Region of Waterloo
Agreement Title (French)
FBCS - Région de Waterloo
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$3,993,525.51
Amendment Date
2023-05-10
Amendment Number
1
Description
The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to employ a mobile crisis team to effectively respond to local Black and Indigenous youth that are in crisis, by providing non-punitive, culturally appropriate emotional and practical support and connecting them with wrap-around multi-agency services.
Description (French)
Cette contribution vise a financer l’emploi d’une équipe mobile de crise pour répondre efficacement aux jeunes Noirs et Autochtones locaux en situation de crise, en leur apportant un soutien émotionnel et pratique non punitif et culturellement adapté, et en les mettant en relation avec des services multi-agences intégrés.
Expected Results
Redirect mental health and addiction calls to trusted community health and social service providers, respond to youth crises to prevent future gun and gang association, and provide opportunities for youth to exit gang involvement.
Expected Results (French)
Réorienter les appels relatifs à la santé mentale et à la toxicomanie vers des prestataires de services sociaux et de santé communautaires de confiance, répondre aux crises des jeunes pour éviter qu’ils ne s’associent à des armes à feu et à des gangs, et offrir aux jeunes des possibilités de sortir de l’engrenage des gangs.
Organization Code
ps-sp
Organization
Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada
Program Name
(BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund
Program Name (French)
(FBCS) Fonds pour bâtir des communautés sécuritaires
Program Purpose
The program purpose is to support Municipalities and
Indigenous governments in their efforts to address gun and gang prevalence by providing a
determined funding allocation to put in place community led projects to combat gun and gang violence and address knowledge gaps concerning the impacts of interventions in gun and gang
violence.
Program Purpose (French)
Le but du programme à pour objectif d’appuyer les
administrations municipales et les gouvernements autochtones dans leurs efforts pour lutter
contre la prévalence des armes à feu et des gangs. Il fournit un financement déterminé visant à
mettre en place des projets communautaires de lutte contre la violence liée aux armes à feu et aux gangs et à combler les lacunes en ce qui a trait aux connaissances sur les effets des interventions en matière de violence liées aux armes à feu et aux gangs.
Recipient City
Waterloo
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Recipient Postal Code
N2J 4V3
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
G
Reference Number
088-2023-2024-Q1-00048