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Council approves efforts to reinvigorate Prince George Situation (SPIRIT) Table

Sep 9, 2024 | 9:06 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — City council has approved efforts to help reinvigorate the Prince George Situation (SPIRIT) Table.

The Two Rivers Crime Prevention Society, along with the Prince George RCMP Community Policing Section applied to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General’s Office of Crime Reduction and Gang Outreach to receive grant funding to establish a Situation Table in Prince George. That application was successful and was approved in February 2020, and the City of Prince George received $65,000.

A staff report to council says, “the key objectives and expected outcomes of Situation Tables are essential to improve the wellbeing of those who are at an acute elevated risk in the community and improve community safety.”

Some of the current participating agencies in the Prince George SPIRIT Table are:

  • City of Prince George
  • Northern Health
  • BC Housing
  • School District 57
  • Active Support Against Poverty (ASAP)
  • BC Corrections
  • Phoenix Transition Society
  • RCMP

According to the report, “the launch of the Prince George SPIRIT Table took place during the COVID-19 pandemic and delivery of the program was challenging to navigate, along with many original partner representatives moving on from their roles in their organization.” Because of this, it has been assessed that the SPIRIT Table is “not operating as effectively as may be possible and that a concerted effort to reinvigorate the SPIRIT Table would be of benefit.”

The Ministry has approved a supplemental grant of approximately $30,000 to support the Prince George SPIRIT Table so that the municipality and collaborative partners can connect with at-risk people in the community and aid them by offering support services.

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