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Calgary John Howard Society
Annual Report 2009
Planting New Seeds toGrow New Roots
Celebratng 60 Years of Service!
OUR VISION:
“An informed community acve in prevenng crime”
OUR MISSION:
“Promong posive change through humane, just and informed community responses to crime and its eects”
OUR CORE VALUES
1. Every person has intrinsic worth and must be treated with dignity, equity, fairness and compassion.2. Every person has the right to live in a safe and peaceful society.3. Maintaining a safe and peaceful society through humane responses to crime isevery person’s responsibility.4. Every person has the right and the responsibility to be informed about the criminal jusce system.5. Jusce is best served through measures that resolve conict, embrace diversity, and repair harm.6. Society has a unique responsibility to promote a posive developmental environment for youth.
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
1. Crime prevenon is best served through social development.2. Jusce should be restorave.
OUR ENDS
1. Individuals at risk of oending will have alternaves.
Raonale: Vulnerable groups at risk of criminal involvement should be idened. Individuals within thosegroups should be oered opportunies and resources to make posive changes in their lives. Programs, ser-vices and resources must be available to assist those who have been, or who are likely to be, in conict withthe law. Individuals must have opportunies to address those personal and societal issues that contribute to acriminal lifestyle.
2. Responses to crime will be community-focused and restorave in nature.
Raonale: The jusce system should be accessible and responsive to the needs of the oender, the vicm andtheir community. To be eecve, the jusce system should provide opportunies for involvement for the of-fender, the vicm, and their broader community and embody the principles of restorave jusce.
3. Communies will take ownership in prevenng crime.
Raonale: Eecve prevenon of crime occurs at the community level. Communies need to take responsibil-ity for the prevenon of crime primarily through social development. By increasing their awareness of the rootcauses of crime and methods of prevenng crime, communies may choose to be more involved and thereforemore accountable for restoring harmony.
4. The community will be informed about the criminal jusce system.
Raonale: Eecve responses to crime are best achieved through knowledge and understanding of criminal jusce issues. To eecvely support and parcipate in the criminal jusce system, the community must beknowledgeable about that system.
Celebratng 60 Years of Service!
Report from the Chairman:
On behalf of the Calgary community and the stakeholders of the Calgary John Howard Society, I would like toexpress our sincere thanks to the management, sta and volunteers of the Calgary John Howard Society. Thework performed by the CJHS sta and volunteers over the past year connues to exemplify our core values of restorave jusce.2009 was a year of celebraon for the Calgary John Howard Society as it marked 60 years of serving the Calgarycommunity. Our anniversary event in November gathered us together to look at the achievements of thesociety and to celebrate with colleagues, coworkers, clients and friends. The evening brought many tributesfrom policians, the Calgary Police Service and various charitable organizaons, messages that our sta andvolunteers deserve to hear. The anniversary celebraon also highlighted the history of the society and gave usa sense of the opmism and enthusiasm that will connue to see our organizaon grow in the future. I wouldlike to again thank all those who assisted in the planning for our 60th event.The long-term strategic planning iniave that was begun in 2008 focus the direcon and priories of TheSociety connued to take shape over the past year. Gordon Sand, the management team and the board of directors have undertaken work to chart the future course of the society; there is a strong desire to see theprole of the society raised within the Calgary community, and an increased understanding of the work it does.2009 was also a year of challenge as we connued to look for a new locaon for the exisng Bedford Housefacility. This is a project that has been rst and foremost in the minds of those involved with the CJHS for thepast four years, and it is one to which the board of directors and the management team dedicated much meand eort over the past year. Towards the end of 2009 a course of acon was becoming clear, and a site inthe Manchester area has been idened. While currently light industrial in nature, it is close to MacLeod Trailand the LRT, and is in an area poised for redevelopment. To develop this site to fruion will take creavityand determinaon, but these are elements that I know we possess as a society. I would like to once again,on behalf of the board of directors, state that we are commied to ensuring that the work that is done by theBedford House team connue in a new facility as soon as possible.On behalf of myself and the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Gordon Sand, the management team,sta and volunteers of the Calgary John Howard Society for their commitment, dedicaon and enthusiasm inanother successful year for the organizaon.James ClarkChairman, Board of Directors
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