Supporting Crime Prevention in Brantford

McGuinty Government Helping Build Safer Communities

Ontario is supporting St. Leonard’s Community Services community-based initiative to reduce and prevent crime in Brant.

The Safer and Vital Communities Grant program is providing $20,000 for St. Leonard’s Community Services Youth and Animals Learning Together (YALT) program.

The grant encourages partnerships among community agencies and police services, and is open to local, not-for-profit organizations, First Nations Chiefs and Band Councils. In total, 39 projects are being supported with grants this year by the Ontario government.

QUOTES

"These investments make possible crime prevention initiatives that help to keep Brant residents safer. It’s only just that we do our part to assist St. Leonard’s in their efforts to keep our streets safer.”

- MPP Dave Levac, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

QUICK FACTS

§This year, the Safer and Vital Communities Grant program is providing over $749,500 for 39 projects.

§Since 2004, the program invested close to $2.7 million to support local crime prevention projects across Ontario.

LEARN MORE

Read about last year's Safer and Vital Communities Grants.