Crime Prevention Investment Plan funding allocations

Aboriginal Friendship Centre

$ 82,560

Ahmahtoosiim-ahkoomsi (Smudge Vow Program): To foster healing for individuals who experience social and cultural challenges resulting from intergenerational trauma.

Big Brothers & Big Sisters

$ 85,656

Mentoring At-Risk MASST Youth Through Transitions: To provide support for children exiting MASST by connecting them with a network of mentors and relationships that foster resilience, mitigate risk, and encourage positive life choices.

Calgary John Howard Society

$ 102,168

Supporting youth clients with mental health and addictions: To help youth involved with the criminal justice system learn ways to engage in healthier, independent, crime-free lifestyles.

Calgary John Howard Society

$ 96,549

Immigrant Youth Crime Prevention Project: To support immigrant youth experiencing vulnerabilities to prevent their involvement in crime.

Calgary Legal Guidance Society

$ 140,352

Sahwoo mohkaak tsi ma taas (Blackfoot translation: "Before Being Judged"): To provide free legal services and social and cultural support to Indigenous Peoples in Calgary and surrounding reserve communities in a manner that is inclusive, culturally informed, and designed to protect individual and community rights while encouraging personal understanding, healing, and accountability.

Calgary Youth Justice Society

$ 87,720

In the Lead 180: To engage young people with criminal justice involvement in a strengths-based leadership and character development program. To increase these youths protective factors that are known to reduce the likelihood of risky behaviour and re-offending.

Centre for Newcomers

$ 196,798

The Real Me Program for High Risk Immigrant Youth: To bridge the gap between different cultures, creating positive settlement experiences, and promoting crime prevention in newcomer communities. 

Centre for Sexuality

$ 77,400

WiseGuyz in Criminal Justice Settings: To engage justice-involved boys in a program on sexual health, gender, and positive relationships.

Closer to Home Community Services Society

$ 137,256

Ee-des-spoom-ooh-soop - Crime Prevention: To give opportunity for Indigenous families to ‘come back to who they are’ by understanding the impacts of Intergenerational Trauma in their lives; gaining understanding of who one is, what happened, how to learn new skills, and where to go in the future with this new understanding. 

Elizabeth Fry Society

$ 77,400

Soksipaitapiisin - Indigenous Restorative Justice Program and Case Management Table: To reduce rates of recidivism (repeat offending) and reduce the over representation of Indigenous peoples experiencing incarceration. This goal is acheived through a strong collaborative approach to working with individuals who are struggling with intergenerational traumas which contributed to their criminalization.

Enviros Wilderness School Association

$ 185,760

Enviros Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Diagnostic Centre Social Supports: To reduce adverse outcomes such as: mental health challenges, addiction, homelessness, unemployment, involvement with the justice system that are so prevalent for those living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Metis Calgary Family Services Society

$ 144,459

Aboriginal Students Program: To provide an urban Indigenous youth-centred program which engages and inspires Calgary's urban Aboriginal youth to unlock their potential through developing leadership and community involvement with spiritual, emotional, physical and mental strengths through knowledge transfer and traditional sharing opportunities.

Miskanawah Community Services Association

$ 178,536

Oskâpêwis Project ('worthy helper' in Cree): To engage Indigenous youth and their families to learn, celebrate and embrace the resounding resilience, strengths and positive contributions of Indigenous peoples. This will in turn foster a sense of accountability and responsibility to one's community, and prevent criminal involvement and recidivism.

Trellis Society for Community Impact

$ 61,920

Employment Services: To provide support to vulnerable youth and young adults to build self-efficacy, employment skills, and work experience to be prepared to gain and maintain meaningful employment resulting in less likelyhood of economic difficultly resulting in criminal acitivty.  

Two Wheel View

$ 100,104

Vocational Bike Mechanics Program: To support at-risk youth through the challenging stage of growing up and becoming a working, contributing citizen.

Umoja Community Mosaic

$ 135,526

Prevention and Support for Newcomers, Black and Racialized Calgarians: To provide culturally appropriate mental health services, system navigation support, and support systems for youth and their families experiencing involvement with the criminal justice system.