Check out this article on Being an Active Bystander, part of the 2020 Porch Chat Series organized by the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council and The Coalition to Keep Families Safe. Read Full Article
The Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council and The Keep Families Safe Coalition are working hard with the #KeepFamiliesSafe Coalition to get the word out to family, friends, neighbors and employers about how they can help prevent increasing family violence during the Pandemic. Coalition Partners are translating this work into many languages and culture within Waterloo […]
Kitchener City Council is calling on the federal and provincial governments to loosen their purse-strings and fund safe supply initiatives in Waterloo Region. A motion was presented to council Monday evening by Ward 10 Councillor Sarah Marsh and it was passed unanimously. The motion highlights the worsening opioid crisis, saying most overdose deaths stem from […]
“It’s hit us hard,” Michael Parkinson, drug strategy specialist at the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, told VICE News. In his region alone, in southwestern Ontario, at least 64 people have died of suspected overdoses so far this year, up already from the 63 total deaths there for 2019. “The people who are paying attention are left […]
WRCPC’s Michaels Parkinson interview on Safe Supply – Starts at 87min mark click here to hear the interview
What is the culture of Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council? THE SECRET SAUCE The most recent evaluation of the Council’s community plan illustrated what various elements of WRCPC’s culture look like in action. These elements also come out of a rich body of literature on community organizing, grassroots momentum and citizen engagement. We didn’t just […]
Smart On Crime: Knowledge Brief #5 Summary of Findings and Recommendations The results from the evaluation provide evidence that WRCPC plays a unique and central role within Waterloo region. An increasing number of sectors are starting to realize the importance of backbone organizations, which have the ability and trust to bring together diverse stakeholders to […]
Toronto recently received federal funding for two safe supply programs. Michael Parkinson of the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council also supports safe supply as a proven approach. “Safe supply initiatives with pharmaceutical medications … in a therapeutic context are backed by more than 25 years of evidence, showing substantial benefits in both individual and community health […]
#KeepFamiliesSafe “Please pay attention and please do reach out if you think someone needs help,” said Karen Spencer, executive director of Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region. “The families that were struggling before COVID are really struggling now.” Click to Read Full Article
Smart On Crime: Knowledge Brief #1 Purpose, Approach and Theory of Change Between September 2016 and April 2019 a team at the Centre for Community Research Learning and Action (CCRLA) at Wilfrid Laurier University conducted a multi-phase participatory developmental evaluation of the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council’s (WRCPC) 2015-2018 Smart on Crime Community Plan: Making […]
