City of Surrey's 2022-2026 Financial Plan

PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE

FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES

INCLUSION

goal of new buildings receiving accessibility certified gold.

• Implement Indigenous Carving Centre located in Elgin Park/Historic Stewart Farm in consultation with stakeholders and develop a second venue concept for Royal Kwantlen Park; • Expand after-school opportunities into every neighborhood in Surrey, with a priority in neighborhoods that are most vulnerable; • Support inclusion, diversity and anti-racism initiatives in collaboration with social planning and consultant team and pilot anti-racism education and unconscious bias training for Parks, Recreation & Culture Department staff; and • Continue to implement the Rick Hansen Accessibility Certification Program as a benchmark for improving accessibility on renovations and new building projects, with the • Continue to support implementation of the Public Engagement Strategy; • After a successful pilot in November 2021, activate the Empower Surrey Parent Workshop series in Spring 2022; Advance to permanent status the Blueprint Pathways youth gang prevention pilot that currently operates in partnership with Surrey School District 36 (“SD36”) and Surrey RCMP as an extension of the Surrey Wraparound program; PUBLIC SAFETY •

Award of RHF Accessibility Certified Gold

• In partnership with SD36 and Surrey Police Service, implement the Emboldened Spirits project to target supports for BIPOC youth at-risk of gang recruitment as well as their families/communities (dependent on securing federal grant funding); and In partnership with SD36 and Kwantlen Polytechnic University (“KPU”), implement Project Connect , a youth gang prevention peer •

mentorship program that targets residents from high-risk Surrey neighborhoods.

City of Surrey | 2022—2026 Financial Plan | General Operating Fund | Parks, Recreation, & Culture

219