[5] For example, in terms of high-risk neighbourhoods, CPO funded and supported several Ottawa communities with positive results, such as Together for Vanier; Lowertown, Our Home; Vision Jasmine; United Neighbours; and Cedarwood.
[6] Recent work with Vision Jasmine – a neighbourhood that witnessed three homicides in three years – has resulted in a drastic reduction in crime rates.
graffiti program, the Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative (OCYI) homework club community of practice, and the Home Takeovers project.
is a graffiti management program that engages and empowers youth through community art and uses the 4E model: Eradication, Empowerment, Education, and Enforcement.
CPO supports and shares evidence-based research pertaining to the above listed topics and emerging safety issues in Ottawa.