Our Progress

Challenging the status quo - a new way forward, together.

From legislation to community-led action, the road to building and implementing the Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan has brought grassroots community leaders and organizations together with system leaders from health, police services, social services, education, post-secondary institutions, and other community agencies in a new way.

CSWP Newsletter - Previous Issues

September 2024

May 2024

April 2024

March 2024

February 2024

December 2023

October 2023

September 2023

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Progress Timeline

Spring/Summer 2021

Foundation Phase: Committees, Research & Process Development

Fall 2021

Community Engagement & Outcome Prioritization

Winter 2021

Collaborative Development of Framework

Winter 2022

Council Approval of Framework

Spring 2022

Start Implementation 

Indigenous Space Needs 

Anti-Hate Municipal Working Group

Launch of Upstream Fund

Summer 2023

CSWP Symposium

2023

Endorsement of new priority areas

Winter 2024

Implementing Governance Structure/

Building momentum 

Key Highlights from 2021-2024

  • Outreach and engagement across sectors and community organizations on the framework and priorities
  • Completion of the Indigenous Space Needs Assessment
  • Launch of the Upstream Fund
  • Region of Waterloo funding for Anti-Hate Services (including hate reporting) offered by the Coalition of Muslim Women
  • Symposium – co-designing actions to address key community priorities
  • Identified four priority areas for addressing safety and wellbeing based on community need and input
  • Launch of the Upstream Fund
  • Approved Code of use bylaw to deter hate and harassment on Regional property
  • Continued outreach and engagement on the framework and priorities
  • Continue to grow and offer more conversations and opportunities to connect
  • Developing a governance model to support CSWP implementation including:
  • Relaunching the Steering, Advisory and Youth committees
  • Forming action tables based for the  four priority areas

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