Community Outreach
Program

The Collingwood Community Policing Centre takes great pride in offering outreach programs to the local community. The clear community benefits provided by the community outreach programs are as follows:

• More community involvement enabling open dialogue between all parties, including the office, local residents, and the police department
• Increased awareness of events and incidents happening within the community
• The ability to track and monitor patterns of criminal activities in the community, as well as identify potential problem areas in the future (e.g. skytrain expansion).
• An overall decrease in the crime rate within the community
• Residents taking greater pride in their neighbourhoods, including their own homes
• Providing an outlet for residents to voice any concerns that they may have regarding their community

The goal of our outreach programs is to empower residents by educating them in crime prevention. We also ensure that our programs are flexible so that we are able to adapt them to fit the needs of the community. Members continuously gather feedback, as well as interact with the community members in a constructive fashion while involved with the numerous community outreach programs. The office uses its outreach programs in order to build trust with residents in the area, through a commitment to offering consistent and regular services. The approach of working closely with the community has resulted in both increased effectiveness and efficiency of the office's programs.

Accessibility, on the part of our volunteers, to all of Collingwood's programs has always been a priority to us. All volunteers are encouraged to actively participate in the community outreach programs. The programs have and continue to showcase the talents of our members through their diverse cultural and educational backgrounds. We are proud to say that our members vary in ethnicity, age, gender, educational backgrounds and work experience; however, they all share the same goal of serving our community with the greatest of care.