Funding Innovative Policing Programs in Vancouver

The Vancouver Police Foundation, through generous donations of corporations and individuals alike, funds dozens of innovative policing programs each year. And there are many more that need our support in the future.

Examples of the outreach and crime fighting programs your donation can help fund are listed below. Consider supporting the VPF today to help us make Vancouver communities safer.

Featured Programs

2011

• Multi-Purpose Command Vehicle, $500,000
• VPD Fallen Officers Memorial Wall, $72,000
• 100th Anniversary of Women in Policing, $5,000
• Continuity of Partnerships for Marginalized Women, $2,800
• ID 4 ME – Providing Identification to Low Barrier Clients, $5,000
• PACE Community Safety Program for At Risk Women, $5,000
• Sex Cells 9-1-1 Emergency Cell Phone Project, $500
• Crime Scene Photo Management System, $10,000
• Disaster Canine Search Specialist Course, $4,000
• Kidsafe Summer Program, $25,000
• Motorized Scooter Roadeos for Seniors, $4,000
• Post Production & Completion of Linda Stewart Documentary, $5,000
• School Safety Patrol, $15,000
• Steadicam Zephyr, $8,300
• Supervisor Module I – eLearning Course Development, $60,000
• Vancouver Police Student Challenge, $5,000
• The Vancouver Police Museum: Women in Policing, $12,800
• Aboriginal Youth First/VPD  Recreation & Fitness Program, $5,000
• Bike Stamping, $4,200
• ESL Sexual Assault Prevention Handout, $1,500
• Sister Watch – Emergency Funds, $5,000
• Sister Watch – Movie Equipment, $3,500
• Traffic Enforcement Motor Training – Speed Reader Board, $3,400
• Vancouver Police Soccer and Service Club, $5,000
• Video Review as a Training Tool, $1,900

2010

• All Terrain Vehicles – D4 Beach Patrol, $34,700
• Armoured Rescue Vehicle, $252,000
• Card Readers, $1,300
• CISM Regional Conference – Regina, $2,500
• Crimes Against Children Conference, $2,600
• First Aid Kits – Dog Squad, $1,100
• IACP Training Conference on Drugs, Alcohol & Impaired Driving, $2,500
• Junior Nitro Youth Hockey Education Outreach Program, $6,000
• Linda Stewart Story Documentary, $10,000
• Lower Mainland First Responder Emergency Management Conference, $2,000
• M.O.T.O.R.S. Multi Functional Trailer, $13,500
• NASKARZ Wheels Project, $5,000
• Pilot Project – Interpretive Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, $1,500
• Public Safety Unit Training Program (Formerly Crowd Control Unit), $5,000
• Retail Theft Circles, $3,400
• Risk Management Training Seminar, $6,200
• Sahara Youth Initiative, $6,000
• Team VPD Iron Cops (Cops for Cancer), $2,400
• Vancouver Police Student Challenge & The Truth About Gangs, $5,000
• VPD 125th Anniversary Commemorative Medal, $20,000
• VPD Aboriginal Canoe Team (Nchu’7mut “One Heart, One Mind, In Harmony”), $5,000
• Vancouver Police Department Motorcycle Drill Team, $6,000
• Vancouver Police Department Pipe Band, $10,000
• VPD Police Service & Soccer Club, $10,000

2009

• Junior Police Academy, $2,000
• Stop the Violence, $5,000
• Informational Pamphlet for Victims attending Court, $1,000
• NASKARZ Wheels Project, $2,000
• Vancouver Police Soccer Service Club Free Inner City Soccer School, $2,500
• “Chester’s Field” – Community Garden (re Crime Prevention through Environmental Design concept), $1,000
• Forward Looking Infra-Red Camera (FLIR), $15,000
• International Association of Women Police Conference, $2,100
• CAS – Crime Alert System, $8,000

2008

• Odd Squad Productions Society (OSP), $7,100
• Vancouver Police Museum, $2,000
• VPD Domestic Violence & Criminal Harassment Unit, $6,000
• VPD Training & Education Unit, $6,300
• VPD D3 Crime Control Unit – Community Policing Centre, $6,200
• VPD District 3, $3,700

2007

• Collingwood Crime Prevention Centre – Portable, $4,000
• 16th Annual International Tattoo, $12,000
• Vancouver Aboriginal Community Advisory Committee – Frank Paul Healing Process, $5,000
• VPD Canoe Club “2007 Pulling Together Journey”, $3,100
• VPD Dog Squad 50th Anniversary Event, $2,500
• 2007 Annual NABI Training Seminar, $2,500
• Choices II – High School Suicide Prevention Program, $5,000
• Canadian Identification Society Conference, $2,900
• Re-develop Museum Gift Shop, $6,800
• Citizens’ Crime Watch “Enhanced Location Reporting Project”, $4,200

2006

• Emergency Preparedness Kits, $9,000
• Pocket Size Mental Health Reference Cards for Police Members, $2,250
• Museum Program (for children in kindergarten to grade three), $3,000
• Emergency Response Team Laptop and Negotiator Patches, $5,015
• Community Policing Centre Mascot, $6,200
• VPD Lion Dance Team, $6,400
• Remote Wireless 360 Degree Camera for Emergency Response Team, $5,000
• Supplemental Funding for Harassment Kits, $4,000
• Seed Money for Emergency Preparedness Starter’ Kits for Block Watch Members, $500
• Supplemental Funding for VPD Motorcycle Drill Team Operational Budget, $3,000
• Recreation of 1921 VPD Sworn Members Group Photo, $2,000

2005

• Cops for Cancer – Tour For a Friend $3,000
• 4th Annual Conference on Police/Mental Health Systems Liaison  $2,500
• “Are You Helping Thieves?” Crime Prevention Program – Funding for Multi Media Components. $2,500
• Restart Graffiti Workshop, $4,000
• K9 Centre of Excellence for Police Canine Performance & Health, $25,000
• Police Museum Exhibit Redesign & Walking Tour Development, $6,500
• RCMP Missing Children’s Conference in Ottawa, $3,072
• Projector for Training Purposes, $3,291
• Display Booth & 14″ Colour LCD TV/DVD, $8,181
• Pulling Together 2005 Canoe Journey, $2,500
• Threat Assessment and Risk Management Course, $2,500
• Judo Mats for VPD Judo Club, $2,900
• Seed Money for VPD Lion Dance Team, $2,000
• Youth and Gang Violence Presentation, $3,400

Project Spotlight

Crime Alert Service

The VPD’s Crime Alert Service is a free service that sends updates on crime in an individual’s neighbourhood (based on their postal code) to their email account. This web-based service facilitates crime alerts to both residents and businesses in Vancouver.

Award Funding Process

The Vancouver Police Foundation meets annually to review and consider proposals submitted for projects.

Awards are granted for projects that comply with the Foundation’s charter and promote programs of research and education relating to law enforcement, encourage public participation in law enforcement, emphasize the role of the police in the community, and encourage community awareness of the problems of crime and crime prevention.

The Vancouver Police Foundation’s funds are only granted to projects under the direct control of the Vancouver Police Department.