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Addressing the Root Causes of Violence - TO Wards Peace - by Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata

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2019-10-02 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2019 Operating Budget for Social Development, Finance and Administration to implement year one of the TO Wards Peace program; funding of $0.3M gross and net to be provided by a one-time draw from the City's Tax Stabilization Reserve. 2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to include year two funding for TO Wards Peace as part of the 2020 Budget submission.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 25-0

For (25)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jennifer McKelvie, Jim Karygiannis, Joe Cressy, John Filion, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mark Grimes, Michael Ford, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Mike Layton, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll, Stephen Holyday
Absent (1)Jaye Robinson
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Under Council's Direction (Item 2018.CC44.14) an application for a program that would provide targeted support for youth, entitled TO Wards Peace, was submitted for federal National Crime Prevention funding in July 2018. The total request to NCP under this application was for $6,550,000 over 5 years. The application was not approved. City Council has an opportunity to fund the TO Wards Peace program, consisting of a youth violence prevention framework, methodology, training curriculum, and City coordination and evaluation support for an integrated service model.

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This wrap around gang intervention/interruption model would combine community based violence interrupters, nurses and family support workers into integrated staff teams working in targeted neighbourhoods. This application contains preventative measures including: Investment in community partners through grants to hire lived-experience violence interrupters and community mentors to deliver the model Investment in community partners through grants to hire nurses and family support workers to deliver the model Creating the referral process for the Toronto Police Integrated Gang Prevention Taskforce to the integrated staff teams Linking existing intervention models including pre-charge diversion, FOCUS Toronto and through-care models Development of a Violence Prevention marketing and communication strategy

Staff recommended

Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2019 Operating Budget for Social Development, Finance and Administration to implement year one of the TO Wards Peace program. Funding of $1.292M gross and net to be provided by a one-time draw from the City's Tax Stabilization Reserve. 2. City Council direct the Executive Director of Social Development, Finance and Administration to include year two funding for TO Wards Peace as part of the 2020 Budget submission.

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