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Follow-up Work 2004-2006

Upon completion of the DTES Crime Prevention/Community Development Project in 2004, the federal National Crime Prevention Strategy provided funding to the City of Vancouver for the "Sustaining Change from Within: Building on the DTES Community Development Project."

This project has three components:

1. Summaries of learnings and outcomes from the DTES Crime Prevention/Community Development Initiative (Sept. 2006)

2. Production of a video to document key learnings

Watch the video (6 min, Sept. 2006) *
Extended version (18 min, Sept. 2006) *

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3. Follow-up evaluation

Ripples of Change: Community Capacity in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Downtown Eastside Crime Prevention/Community Development Project (1999-2006)

A National Crime Prevention Strategy

In February 1999, the federal National Crime Prevention Centre provided a five-year, $5 million grant to the City of Vancouver and its partner the Vancouver Coalition for Crime Prevention and Drug Treatment. The funds (from the Crime Prevention Investment Fund) were allocated to help the City and the Coalition begin community mobilization efforts with the intent to improving safety in the Downtown Eastside.

The evolution of the project is summarized in the reports below:

Building a Sustainable Future Together: Part of the Downtown Eastside Revitalization Project

Administrative report (Nov. 1998)

Downtown Eastside Community Revitalization Program

Interim report to City Council (Jan. 2000)

The program concluded in March 2004 and is summarized here:

Final report to City Council (July 2004)

Fostering Change From Within: Downtown Eastside Crime Prevention/ Community Development Project evaluation report

Communities, Community Workers and Local Government

Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned in a Community Development Project in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

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Getting the Words & the Music

A Guide for Meaningful Involvement in Community-Based Development in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Strathcona.

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Building Community: Profiles from Community Directions & the Downtown Eastside Community Development Project

View the report

Questions or comments, you can send us an email: info@vancouver.ca
Last modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009