No Community Left Behind is a collaborative effort among organizations, agencies and community members who care about the neighborhoods selected for this program.
This collaboration is demonstrated in the work of the Steering Committee, which provides a structure for building a commitment to the process that works beyond the life span of short term projects.
The Steering Committee coordinates programs and services for local community members and ensures stakeholder’s involvement in working towards the same goals.
The most basic objective is to avoid duplication of services, working in isolation from other complementary services, and maximizing the return on each investment made in this community.
In the South East Ottawa, the program was initially funded by National Crime Prevention Centre. Later, SEOCHC, The City of Ottawa and United Way were provided funding for coordination and program support. Currently the funding for activities is supported through the Community Development Framework allocations process. Ottawa Police, Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) Tenants and Community Workers (TCWs) of South District and Community House Directors continue to work closely with the staff assigned to this initiative. There are many other partners engaged in the NCLB process, some of which are:
- Community Development Framework (CDF)
- Ottawa Police Services
- SEOCHC
- Options Bytown
- Christie Lake Kids
- Catholic Centre for Immigration
- Blair Court Community House
- CDF
- Ottawa Community Housing
- Crime Prevention Ottawa
- United Way
- Banff Community House
- Boys and Girls Club
- Children Aid society
- Youth Services Bureau
- City of Ottawa - Recreation
- City of Ottawa – Employment & Financial services
- City of Ottawa – Ottawa Public Health
- City Councillors
- Somali Centre for Family Services
- Confederation Court Community House
- Russell Heights Community House
- Tenants’ Associations from Banff, Heatherington Community, 1455 Heatherington, Confederation Court and Russell Heights communities