Grants and Contributions:

Short-Term: City of Nanaimo will have funding for prevention and intervention initiatives to address and respond to gun and gang violence. Following successful completion of the developmental phase of this project, City of Nanaimo will implement a three-year prevention/intervention plan to address risk and protective factors among at-risk youth in Nanaimo and on Snuneymuxw First Nation Reserve Lands.

Medium-Term: The City of Nanaimo will implement informed prevention and intervention initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence. Through new partnerships with community organizations and service providers across multiple sectors, the City of Nanaimo will coordinate the planning and delivery of prevention/intervention programs and activities to address identified risk factors outlined in the Nanaimo Youth Resilience Strategy.

Long-Term: The City of Nanaimo and Community Partners will be equipped to address gun and gang violence through intervention and prevention initiatives.
A sustainability plan will be developed to ensure that the established prevention/intervention initiatives will continue beyond the expiration of this
agreement.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the agreement date to March 31, 2027. There is no change to Public Safety Canada funding.

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.