Community Safety
Together with several key partners, the City of Surrey supports a variety of community safety programs that collectively support preventing and reducing crime, building safe communities, and promoting collaborative community supports.
Empower Surrey Parent Workshop
Keep Kids Safe from Gangs
The Community Safety team along with Safe Schools WRAP Case Managers, Surrey Anti-Gang Family Empowerment (SAFE) Program Clinical Counsellors and Combined Forced Special Units (CFSEU) BC are hosting workshops for parents to help keep kids safe from gang life. Gangs target youth as young as 10 years old from a variety of backgrounds. Getting informed early and starting the conversations at a young age is key to building resiliency to the allure of gang life. Workshops are free and taking place at a secondary schools from November 2-24.
To register visit: empowersurrey.ca.
Empower Surrey
Parent Resource to Keep Kids Out of Gangs
Enhancing the impact of the Surrey Anti-Gang Family Empowerment (SAFE) Program, Empower Surrey is dedicated to helping parents, caregivers and other trusted adults build protective factors among Surrey children and youth to reduce their susceptibility for gang involvement. The website features information of the unique Surrey gang landscape, how to identify and address risk factors, tips and tools to start early conversations with children and youth, and much more.
Online Conversations with Parents
Chalo Baat Karein
Join us for a series of online conversations with South Asian parents and professionals in Surrey. There will be an opportunity to discuss various topics that suit your needs, including COVID-19, children and their school, financial support, and stress management. Conversations can be in English, Punjabi, Hindi, or Urdu.
Register Your Camera
Project IRIS (Integrated Resources for Investigations and Safety) is a camera registry that records the location of cameras owned by businesses and residents in Surrey. This video camera registry initiative is a partnership between the City of Surrey, Surrey RCMP, businesses, and the community.
