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Title:

City of St. John's - BSCF

Agreement Number:

23111

Agreement Value:

$1,828,979.23

Agreement Date:

Feb 20, 2023 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

The City of St. John’s will implement a multi-year prevention/intervention plan alongside multi-sectoral community partners to decrease risk factors and increase protective factors among participating high risk and vulnerable youth in the municipality.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

Short-Term Outcomes:
- Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities have funding for prevention and intervention initiatives to address and respond to gun and gang violence;
- Knowledge to fill gaps at the community level related to high-risk youth and gun and gang violence is developed;
- Three-year prevention/intervention plan outlining community-based prevention/intervention initiatives to be implemented in fiscal years 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 is developed and submitted to PS; and
- Participants (high-risk youth) are identified and recruited for the prevention/intervention initiatives to be implemented in fiscal years 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26.

Medium-Term Outcomes:
- Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities implement informed prevention and intervention initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence;
- Community-based organizations have the funding to implement programming to decrease risk factors and increase protective factors in at-risk children, youth and their families;

Long-Term Outcomes:
- Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities are equipped to address gun and gang violence through intervention and prevention initiatives.
- Decrease in percentage of youth involved in gun and gang violence, according to police and front line worker data;
- Increase in sustained prevention, early intervention and intervention activities.

Location:

St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, CA A1C 5M2

Reference Number:

088-2026-2027-Q1-00007

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Government

Additional Information:

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

Amendment Date

Mar 31, 2026

Recipient's Legal Name:

City of St. John's

Federal Riding Name:

St. John's East

Federal Riding Number:

10006

Program:

(BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund

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.

Amendments:

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