Community Conversation - Amazon Web Services · 2019-12-19 · Community Conversation Toolkit A message from the CSWB Advisory Committee On behalf of the Community Safety and Well-Being

Community ConversationToolkit London’s Community

Safety and Well-Being Plan

January 2020

Working together to meet the needs of all Londoners.

Community Conversation Toolkit

A message from the CSWB Advisory Committee

On behalf of the Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Advisory Committee, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to you and your organization for your commitment to facilitate a Community Conversation! These conversations will give the community an opportunity to give their input and help us identify risks in our community. Knowing what matters to Londoners most will help shape London’s first CSWB Plan.

It is important to note that we are not starting from scratch, there is great work already underway in our community. The intent of the CSWB Plan is to leverage existing work and look for ways to support and strengthen initiatives or identify any gaps.

This is just the beginning of this important, ongoing work and there will be additional opportunities for engagement. We are excited to begin this process and appreciate your continued commitment to improving the safety and well-being of all Londoners.

Thank you again, The CSWB Advisory Committee

Community Conversation Toolkit

Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction .................................................................................................... 3 About London’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan ........................................ 4 The Goal of the Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Process ................... 4 How the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan will be Developed .................... 4 Who is Leading this in London .................................................................................... 4 How to Get Involved ................................................................................................... 4

Section 2: Facilitation Guide for Community Conversations ................................. 5 About this Toolkit .......................................................................................................... 6 Time Required to Facilitate the Community Conversation ........................................ 6 Materials Required to Facilitate a Community Conversation ................................... 6 Instructions for Facilitating a Community Conversation ............................................ 6 Instructions for Reporting the Feedback from a Community Conversation ............. 7 Facilitation Tips for the Summary Questions .............................................................. 7

Section 3: Community Conversation Workbook ...................................................... 8 Information About the Community Conversation ...................................................... 8 Summary Questions ..................................................................................................... 9 Theme-Specific Questions ......................................................................................... 10

Additional Notes ............................................................................................................ 16

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Section 1:

Introduction

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About London’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan

• The City of London is in the process of developing its Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Plan. The Ontario government requires that all municipalities prepare and adopt a CSWB Plan by January 1, 2021 (Bill 175 - The Safer Ontario Act).

The Goal of the Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Process

• To work towards a community where everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging, and can meet their needs for education, health care, food, housing, income, and social and cultural expression.

• To ensure London is better prepared for the ever-changing community needs and demands.

How the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan will be Developed

Summer – Fall 2019: Identify Risk Factors - The Province has defined risk factors as negative characteristics and/or conditions present in individuals, families, communities, or society that may increase social disorder, crime or fear of crime, or the likelihood of harm or victimization to persons or property in a community. We have used the Provincial Framework’s definition of risks, along with the Ministry’s list of risk and protective factors, to assist with the identification of risks and consulted with local stakeholder organizations to prioritize them.

January – February 2020: Engage the Community

Spring – Summer 2020: Write the CSWB Plan

Fall 2020: Approve the CSWB Plan

Who is Leading this in London

• The City of London has been designated to lead a collaborative planning process with the Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee brings various sectors’ perspectives together to provide strategic advice and direction to the municipality on the development and implementation of the CSWB Plan.

How to Get Involved

Stakeholders and residents can share their ideas in the following ways:

1. Complete an Online Survey2. Facilitate a Community Conversation 3. Participate in the Community Open House

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

For more information about how to get involved in London’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan, please visit: getinvolved.london.ca/cswb


Section 2:

Facilitation Guide for Community Conversations


About this Toolkit

Residents and stakeholders are invited to share their ideas about community safety and well-being.

This Toolkit has been prepared to support hosting a community conversation. All feedback will be compiled and used to help create draft strategies and actions for the CSWB Plan.

Time Required to Facilitate the Community Conversation

• Approximately 60 minutes if all questions are asked (assumes 5 minutes of discussion per question).

Materials Required to Facilitate a Community Conversation

• Facilitation Guide (Section 2 of this Toolkit) • Community Conversation Workbook (Section 3 of this Toolkit) • Paper • Markers or pens

Instructions for Facilitating a Community Conversation The instructions below will assist you to facilitate a community conversation.

Welcome all participants and thank them for being part of the community conversation. Review Section 1: Introduction on page 4 of this Toolkit. This will help make sure everyone participating has the same general understanding.

Determine the questions to ask during the community conversation. There are 13 questions in total. You can ask all questions or only some of the questions during the community conversation. Choose the questions with your group based on their interests and the time you have available.

Ask the group the questions. Please record their responses to each question in the space provided. You can type your notes in the electronic version of the Community Conversation Workbook.

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Instructions for Reporting the Feedback from a Community Conversation

1. Please submit the results of your community conversation by Friday, February 14, 2020.

2. Please email results to [email protected] when the workbook is complete.

3. You can also drop off the workbook at: City Hall, 300 Dufferin Ave., London, ON N6B 1Z2. Attention: Cori Dooling.

Facilitation Tips for the Summary Questions:

To determine the top five responses with participants, you could:

a. Use a group voting process. Write each option on a piece of paper. Ask participants to put a checkmark beside their top five. Add up the checkmarks. Report the five options with the most votes.

b. Print out page 9 of this Toolkit and ask each participant to answer the questions. Please remember to send all responses back with the workbook.

c. Ask group members to go to getinvolved.london.ca/cswb using their phones, tablets, or computers and individually select their own top five options.

Thank You!

Thank you for facilitating a community conversation. Should you have any questions about this Toolkit, please email [email protected]


Section 3:

Community Conversation Workbook Information About the Community Conversation

Please complete the following information about the community conversation. Thank you!

Name of Community Conversation Facilitator

Email of Community Conversation Facilitator

Date of the Community Conversation

Name of the Organization, Association, or Group that Hosted the Community Conversation

Number of Participants Involved in the Community Conversation


Summary Questions

About These Questions: The options provided in both questions 1 and 2 align with the risk and protective factors included in the province of Ontario’s Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Framework: A Shared Community in Ontario.

1. What does community safety and well-being mean to you? Please choose your top five.

Access to education

Positive family relationships

Financial stability

Stable employment opportunities

Appropriate and affordable housing

Strong communities and neighbourhoods

Good mental health (including services, supports, and resources)

2. What requires the most improvement or attention to improve safety and well-being in London? Please choose your top five.

Education

Employment

Family relationships

Gang issues

Housing

Mental health

Good physical health (including services, supports, and resources)

Positive social behaviours

Strong social support networks and connections

Lack of criminal behaviour

Strong road safety and mobility

Other [please explain]

Physical health

Neighbourhoods

Substance use issues

Crime and victimization

Road safety and mobility

Other [please explain]


Theme-Specific Questions

About These Questions: Mental health, substance use, housing, crime, and neighbourhoods have been identified as some of London’s most pressing issues. We want to learn more about what community safety and well-being looks like to you in each of these areas. We are also interested in your recommendations for London.

Mental Health

3. In the area of mental health, community safety and well-being means: • people know where to go for help when they need it• people are able to access timely services and resources • people feel good about their overall mental health• there is reduced negative attitudes and more awareness of mental health• services are designed to meet the needs of the community • services are easy to use

What would you add to this list? What’s missing?

4. What recommendations do you have to improve London’s safety and well-being in the area of mental health?


Substance Use

5. In the area of substance use, community safety and well-being means: • people know where to go for help when they need it• people are able to access timely services and resources • there is an understanding about substance use • services are designed to meet the needs of the community• services are easy to use


6. What recommendations do you have to improve London’s safety and well-being in the area of substance use?


Housing

7. In the area of housing, community safety and well-being means: • people have the supports they need to find and keep housing • people have housing that is affordable • people have housing that is appropriate (e.g. size, number of bedrooms)• people can live in the neighbourhood they want to live in (e.g. close to where they work)


8. What recommendations do you have to improve London’s safety and well-being in the area of housing?


Crime

(Definition: Crime relates to assault, break and enter, damage to property, robbery, sexual assault, theft, etc.)

9. In the area of crime, community safety and well-being means:• people are free from physical harm and the threat of physical harm • people know where to go for help if they need it • people have timely access to emergency services and supports (e.g. Police)• people feel safe in their neighbourhood • people feel safe in their home • people feel safe in the city overall


10. What recommendations do you have to improve London’s safety and well-being in the area of crime?


Neighbourhoods

11. In the area of neighbourhoods, community safety and well-being means: • people reside in a neighbourhood where they feel safe • people have positive relationships with their neighbours • people feel connected and involved in their neighbourhood • people feel welcomed and included in their neighbourhood • people can move around their neighbourhood/city safely, affordably, and efficiently


12. What recommendations do you have to improve London’s safety and well-being in the area of neighbourhoods?


Other

13. What’s missing? What other recommendations do you have to improve London’s safety and well-being?


Additional Notes



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