Safe Communities Celebration Grant 2019

Our first ever live broadcast draw of applications occurred on Tuesday May 7th at 10 AM on Twitter. The randomly selected recipients will be contacted directly along with their respective Block Watch Coordinator / Facilitator. If you have not heard from us yet and want to know if you were chosen, below are the results of the draw.

Note: The video and the results are posted for all to view in the interest of transparency and accountability. No names are given here and addresses are generalized to ensure the privacy of the recipients.

Draw #	BW Number	Rough Address	City
1	None given	2200 Tompkins Cres	North Vancouver
2	423005	4500 blk Hazel St	Burnaby
3	LA-036	1600 San Juan Ave	Victoria
4	D6380-008	13500 Loop (Rd)	Maple Ridge
5	99	3900 Rock City Rd	Nanaimo
6	B10 005	4700 blk 221 St	Langley
7	20	2600 blk Topp Ave	Victoria
8	None given	4200 blk Watling St	Burnaby
9	5 Sec. 39	1200 blk Rockcrest Ave	Victoria
10	None given	1250 blk Woodway Rd	Esquimalt
11	5-414	13400 17th Ave	Surrey
12	NQ-053	1100 Nicholson St	Victoria
13	Z3 F08-02	8100 Lansdowne Rd	Richmond
14	D6270-032	11500 blk 232 St	Maple Ridge
15	CW 66	200 blk Ashcroft Pl	Vernon
16	1-322	10400 University Dr	Surrey
17	A-06-001	27100 blk 0 Ave	Aldergrove
18	3-375	8400 141st St	Surrey
19	None given	1200 blk McKenzie St	Victoria
20	B-01-002	5000 blk 215A St	Langley
21	FD-014	2000 Saltair Pl	Victoria
22	SW-0123	7300 blk Macpherson Ave	Burnaby
23	KL-88	6300 Arlington St	Vancouver
24	D-30-002	20100 blk 71A Ave	Langley
25	VM-020	600 blk Goyette Rd	Victoria
26	4-076	6400 Claytonwood Grove	Surrey
27	None given	200 St Charles St	Victoria
28	2-429	15900 88th Ave	Surrey
29	5-450	16700 17B Ave	Surrey
30	BW 44	600 blk Jigger Pl	Vernon
31	5-443	1500 133A St	Surrey
32	None given	1000 blk Gosper Cres	Victoria
33	43	900 Buffer Rd	Nanaimo
34	FB-001	1700 Applewood Pl	Victoria
35	5-294	3400 Canterbury Dr	Surrey
36	c-12	46500 Blk Maple Ave	Chilliwack
37	21	300 blk Campbell Ave	Kamloops
38	24	2100 Beaverbrooke St	Oak Bay
39	HS-75	3000 E 2nd Ave	Vancouver
40	None given	4900 blk 27th Ave	Vernon
41	5-332	3500 149A St	Surrey
42	BU 13	3200 Albion Rd	Victoria
43	V 5074	1300 blk Grant St	Victoria
44	3-384	14100 57A Ave	Surrey
45	None given	1700 blk Haultain St	Victoria
46	4-198	6000 195A St	Surrey

To watch the full video of the draw, you can still go back and see it by looking up our handle @bcblockwatch on twitter.com.

Through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, the Block Watch Society of BC provides annual grants to Neighbourhoods / Communities to engage them in Crime Prevention initiatives and Community Engagement. It is believed that engaging communities plays a direct role in reducing and deterring crime in those neighbourhoods. Please see the following on the criteria for applying and receiving a Grant this year. There is a maximum of 46 grants for 2019, and the process is competitive.

Each grant is for $150 – an increase from $100 in 2018.

Eligibility for the Grant:
• Community must be an active Block Watch Community or program in good standing with the Block Watch Society of BC
• Neighbourhood applying must be part of their official community Block Watch

Criteria for Grant:
• Event must occur between April 1st and September 30th 2019
• Event must have a component of Crime Prevention and Community Engagement

Examples:

Block Watch Block Party (describe a crime prevention theme)
Bike safety “rodeo”
Crime Prevention community talk
Neighbourhood beautification initiative (landscaping, murals, maintenance, etc…)

• Event must be inclusive of neighbourhood and neighbours
• Organizers of the event MUST submit a report of their event
• Grants are issued to awarded neighbourhoods after receiving report of the event

Applying for the Grant:
• Complete the attached application

Community Grant Application form 2019

• Deadline for the application is April 23rd, 2019 at noon.

Selection of Grant Awards:
Each application will be reviewed by a committee formed by the Block Watch Society Board. Decision of awarded grants will be based on:
• Crime prevention component
• Community engagement component

• Previous awards to the same community ( a community awarded a grant in the previous year), although meeting criteria, may be selected after new groups to give all an equal chance of grants awarded.
• Award recipients will be active Block Watch neighbourhoods in active Block Watch Communities

• If more eligible applications are received than can be awarded, those qualifying applications will be chosen at random by the grants committee.
• Only applications received by the deadlines will be considered for selection.

2019 Grant Winners

Here is an example of what one of the 2019 Winner’s did with their successful application.

The Event: Annual Block Watch Neighborhood Potluck BBQ.

About the Event: We invited the Neighbors and many came. We had a bouncy castle, face painting and other fun activities. After the meal Alain Johnstone RCMP Block Watch Representative spoke. He first explained the purpose of Block Watch and then talked about how we can make our Neighborhood safer, when to call in, what to call in and what to watch out for. He was very thorough and due to his presentation 6 people signed up to join and 3 want to take the training to become Block Watch Captain. Here are some photos of their fun afternoon.

Pictures:

The Event: BW 3-375 Neighborhood get together.

About the Event: We invited non-Block Watch members in our neighborhood. Four households signed up. These are the following topics we explained: Benefits of Block Watch, Monthly report of B & E, Auto theft, Theft from Auto, Catalytic converter thefts, Service scam during summer time, Suspicious activity – especially drug dealing to contact non-emergency, Charity donation, Online crime reporting and away from vacation. We had open discussion from Break and Enter to suspicious activity.

The Event: Victoria Neighborhood Block Watch Party.

About the Event: BBQ burgers & hotdogs are provided by Red Barn Market. Please bring a potluck dish to share with your neighbours, as well as your
own lawn chairs and plates/cutlery.
Live music, face painting, crafts for the kids,
Esquimalt Fire Truck will be on site for the kids to inspect.

The Event: Vancouver Neighborhood Block Watch Party.

About the Event: We had a block party to give people a chance to get to know their neighbours. Our block party included a BBQ, live band, musician and activities for kids. The Collingwood Community Police and Vancouver Fire Dept. also attended. This was our third annual block party.

The Event: South Surrey Neighborhood Block Watch Party.

About the Event: Block Party with food and fun games which allowed Block Watch members to connect with each other.

The Event: Vancouver Neighborhood Block Watch Pot Luck Party.

About the Event: The Annual Block Watch Party went off with having 18 attendees from the neighbourhood from different age groups. First we started the event with recapping the crime rate that happened in the neighbourhood and what we can do in in the future to prevent crime from happening in the neighbourhood. Also got an updated contact list of the attendees who attended the block party.

The Event: Nanaimo Meet and Greet.

About the Event: Block Watch #43 held a greet and meet and 41 people including children gathered at one of the residents properties. We had a barbecue and games set up for the children. It was wonderful to see the neighbors talking and getting to know each other especially some residents
that had just moved into the area. The Block Watch program has enabled us to reach out to the children with pan cake breakfasts, back to school pizza nights and pumpkin carving contests at Halloween. When neighbors know each other and are taught to watch out for one another it makes a much safer and happier neighborhood to live in. All signed up members of the Block Watch #43 have been given Block Watch information on what to do if any suspicious activities are witnessed.