2025 Events

2025 Community Safety and Well-Being Events

Empowering Voices: Youth Leading Change Symposiums

Group picture of Windsor Express Basketball Team

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.

A mural that says Lead the Change!

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 Windsor Essex Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (the Plan). The RCPC and this symposium align with Priority #2 of the Plan, "Engaged & Safe Communities."

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Trauma-Informed Care – Building a Culture of Strength Workshop

SSNAPP representatives gathered with Crisis and Trauma Training Resource Institute instructor at event

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.”

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