Community Safety and Well-Being Plan
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and the Town of Prescott are leading their community partners in the development of a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan. The process started in January with the hiring of consultants Stephanie Gray and Jane Torrance from Big Thinking and will include a six-month consultation process. A multi-sectoral Advisory Committee met Feb. 18 for the first time, with Mayor Robin Jones (Westport) and Mayor Nancy Peckford (North Grenville) as co-chairs and champions.
The work of this CSWB Advisory will be to examine the assets in the community, assess gaps and develop strategies that, when implemented, will enhance the community safety and well-being for residents of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and the Town of Prescott.
Members of the CSWB Advisory include invited representatives from the United Counties; OPP; Police Service Boards; School Boards; United Way; Social Services, Family and Children’s Services; Country Roads Community Health Centre; Rideau Community Health Centre; the Leeds Grenville Lanark District Health Unit; Interval House; Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health; Every Kid in our Communities; Kemptville Stress Relief Centre; Children’s Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville and the Ecumenical Ministerial.
Over the coming months, community partners will be consulted to identify strategies that can be enhanced and implemented. If you would like to be consulted on this plan, please email Melissa Langlais.
What is a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan? |
The vision is to work together to support and promote sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, access to services, and where individuals and families can meet their education, health-care, food, housing, income, social and cultural needs. Developing a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan is about working together to ensure the right services get to the right people at the right time. It involves an integrated approach to service delivery by working with a wide range of agencies and organizations, and to build on the many successful efforts that contribute to a strong sense of safety and well-being in our community. A Community Safety and Well-Being Plan is about preventive action and identifies areas to promote and maintain community safety and well-being through social development, and proactively reduces risk through prevention programs and activities. |
What are the benefits of doing a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan? |
There are many positive benefits of developing a CSWB Plan, including:
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Why are we doing a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan? |
The Safer Ontario Act, 2018, requires that municipalities in Ontario prepare and adopt a community safety and well-being plan by July 1, 2021. The Act outlines requirements for an advisory committee, consultation and establishing priority risks. A CSWB plan must show outcomes and measurables, with strategies to meet them. The Framework for planning was provided by the Province. |
What are the requirements of the Safer Ontario Act, 2018 for Community Safety and Well-Being plans? |
Municipalities are required to engage with partners to develop the plan and are required to consider data from multiple sources across the broad range of issues and factors. The CSWB plan must include the following core information:
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What are the key factors to developing a successful Community Safety and Well-Being Plan? |
Multi-sectoral collaboration is a key factor to successful Community Safety and Well-Being planning, as it ensures an integrated approach to identifying and addressing local priorities. The Province of Ontario identifies seven critical success factors required for CSWB planning. These include Seven critical success factors: ![]() Strength-Based: Risk-Focused: Awareness & Understanding: Highest Level Commitment: Effective Partnerships: Evidence & Evaluation: Cultural Responsiveness: If you want to learn more about this Community Safety and Well-Being Plan email Melissa Langlais. |
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