5. COMMUNITY SUPPORTS
Community Support programs and services work to strengthen communities to promote and protect the well-being of young children and their families. They include programs focused on literacy, early childhood intervention and parenting supports. Many of these programs are featured in other chapters, including the Brighter Futures and Aboriginal Head Start programs (Chapter 6), the National Literacy Secretariat-Family Literacy Projects and the Community Action Program for Children (Chapter 3), and the Understanding the Early Years pilot project (Chapter 7).
ACTIVITIES AND EXPENDITURES
National Police Service, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
National Missing Children Services
National Missing Children Services (NMCS) primarily assists law enforcement officials in the search, recovery and return of missing children, and trains police in these activities.
NMCS also maintains a database on missing children, conducts original research, writes a yearly reference report on Canada's missing children, and develops reader-friendly brochures and other information to help Canadians keep their children safe. NMCS publications are available online.
Website: www.ourmissingchildren.gc.ca
National Missing Children Services |
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Expenditures |
Delivery Agent |
The activity reaches |
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2000–2001 |
$57,000 |
Law enforcement and police, parents, professionals and the media |
Canada’s children and families |
2001–2002 |
$57,000 |
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2002–2003 |
$57,000 |
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2003–2004 |
$57,000 |
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2004–2005 |
$60,000 |
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2005-2006 |
$64,087 |
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2000- 2004: These expenditures are consistent every fiscal year and are allocations for operations and management costs based on what was spent in previous years. |
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Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
National Crime Prevention Strategy
The National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS), administered by the National Crime Prevention Centre aims to provide national leadership on effective and cost-effective ways to prevent and reduce crime and victimization by addressing known risk factors in high risk populations and places.
The National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC) provides grants and contributions, along with tools, knowledge and expertise, to communities dealing with the root causes of crime. Many projects funded by NCPC help communities and families address known risk factors in children's lives, such as abuse, poverty, and drug and alcohol abuse.
In the area of public outreach, the NCPC has developed videos, public service announcements, facts sheets and other publications. The NCPC Web site features links to these resources as well as information about projects, funding and evaluations.
Website: www.publicsafety.gc.ca/ncpc
National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC) |
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Expenditures |
Delivery Agent |
The activity reaches |
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2000–2001 |
$1,370,000 |
Funding recipients including volunteer and professional not-for-profit organizations, community-based groups, Aboriginal communities, provincial, municipal and regional governments, police, and the health and recreation community. |
Canada’s children and families |
2001–2002 |
$1,378,000 |
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2002–2003 |
$2,628,000 |
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2003–2004 |
$1,946,592 |
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2004–2005 |
$2,446,000 |
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2005-2006 |
$2,223,000 |
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Prior to December 12, 2003, this program was part of the Department of Justice. |
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