Community Grants to Prevent Crime

Communities in Nova Scotia will receive one-time grants from the Department of Justice under the crime prevention strategy, Time to Fight Crime Together.

The grants will fund projects, a majority of which are aimed at young people, by targeting events, activities or equipment that will provide Nova Scotians, with the opportunity to participate in community programs. In total, $250,000 will be distributed across Nova Scotia to about 40 groups.

"Through this strategy we are determined to focus on prevention and these grants will help fund activities youth are interested in doing," said Justice Minister Cecil Clarke. "Youth need support and together, we can prevent crime."

Earlier this year, organizations submitted proposals that meet the crime prevention strategy. The successful projects vary in scope.

The first to benefit are African Nova Scotians as African Heritage Month comes to an end.

"These grants will greatly benefit African Nova Scotian communities by allowing the institutions to target young people in the respective areas with various programs that will help them expand their interests and develop new skills and abilities," said Barry Barnet, Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs.

The grants will be transferred to community organizations in March for the following initiatives focus on African Nova Scotians:

• Boys and Girls Clubs of Nova Scotia, Crime Prevention during critical hours - East Preston ($7,500)
• Community Justice Society, This is my home, East Preston ($2,000)
• Community YMCA, Gottingen Street ($20,000)
• Cumberland African Nova Scotia Association, Heather Arseneau Boxing Club ($2,154)
• Uniacke Square Youth Center, Uniacke Sound Stage project ($7,834)
• Mulgrave Park, Mulgrave Park Teen Program ($3,000)
• Mulgrave Park Baptist Church Youth Group ($3,000)
• Scotia Court, Computer Access for Teens in Scotia Court ($4,000)
• North Dartmouth, Music Beats the Streets ($3,599)