The City of St. John’s is seeking expressions of interest to serve on a new Building Safer Communities Steering Committee.

The City of St. John’s will receive up to $1.83 million through the Government of Canada’s Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF) over three years to develop a crime and violence prevention strategy in collaboration with community partners and stakeholders. The purpose of the project is to help prevent crime and violence in the municipality by addressing root causes (i.e., social determinants).

The City of St. John’s will develop a comprehensive, evidence-based Safer Community Strategy by engaging residents, community partners, service providers, and other stakeholders. A solution-oriented Steering Committee is being formed to provide information and recommendations to the City of St. John’s in the development of the strategy and public engagement processes.

Steering Committee areas of focus include:

• Sharing knowledge and evidence of what works in other jurisdictions in Canada as well as locally.
• Informing a data collection strategy and evaluation framework.
• Informing local and community–based strategies and initiatives.
• Informing evidence-based and targeted prevention and intervention activities.
• Contributing to a public awareness campaign.

In keeping with key stakeholder feedback from the February 2023 Building Safer Communities Round Table Report, efforts will be made to include the following perspectives within the Steering Committee membership to the greatest extent possible:

• People with lived experience
• Women and girls
• Children and families
• Youth and young adults
• Newcomers
• BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour)
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Persons with disabilities
• Mental health and addictions
• Harm reduction
• Poverty and low income
• Social isolation
• Housing and homelessness
• Involvement with the justice system
• Employment
• Education
• Academia / Research

Interested individuals should review the Steering Committee Terms of Reference before completing the application. The deadline to apply is September 5, 2023.

Application Form

If you require alternate formats, assistance with the application or would like more information, contact the Office of the City Clerk by emailing cityclerk@stjohns.ca.

Have your voice heard in City matters. Join the City’s Building Safer Communities Steering Committee today.