2025 Events

2025 Community Safety and Well-Being Events

Neighbourhood Safety & Crime Prevention Walks

Throughout June, the Windsor Essex Regional Community Safety & Well-Being Plan (the Plan) partnered with local law enforcement for Neighbourhood Safety & Crime Prevention Walks in Kingsville and Lakeshore. Residents learned how to prevent opportunities for crime, changed the way they see and walk through their neighbourhoods, and learned personal safety tips. Neighbourhood Safety & Crime Prevention Walks align with Priority #2 of the Plan, “Engaged & Safe Communities.”

Empowering Voices: Youth Leading Change Symposiums

On February 26, 2025, the Regional Crime Prevention Council (RCPC) hosted the Youth Symposium entitled Empowering Voices: Youth Leading Change for grades 7 to 10 students at St. Clair College Centre for the Arts in Windsor. Dartis Willis, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Windsor Express Basketball Team; and Antonio Davis, a Windsor Express player, delivered motivational speeches. Windsor Express players supported students in the creation of a "Kindness Mural."

On April 2, 2025, the RCPC hosted a second Youth Symposium for grades 7 to 10 students at the Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village in Kingsville. Educator and activist Jermaine Jackson delivered a motivational speech. Students left positive messages on the "Lead the Change Mural" throughout the day.

At both events, students attended workshops on various important topics, such as online safety and mental health, and service providers throughout Windsor-Essex provided information and resources to youth.

The RCPC is an initiative of the Plan. The RCPC and this symposium align with Priority #2 of the Plan, "Engaged & Safe Communities."

Trauma-Informed Care – Building a Culture of Strength Workshop

On January 31, 2025, the Crisis & Trauma Training Resource Institute facilitated a Substance Supports in Neighbourhoods Accessed through Police Partnerships (SSNAPP)–sponsored workshop where five key principles to integrate a trauma-informed approach were explored and discussed.

SSNAPP is a partnership between the Windsor Police Service (WPS), the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), and the City of Windsor. SSNAPP aligns with the Plan and supports ongoing efforts to address the far-reaching effects of the opioid and other substance crises across Windsor and Amherstburg. Learn more at the SSNAPP website.

SSNAPP aligns with Priority #3 of the Plan, “Mental Health & Substance-Use Supports.”