Hastings Sunrise Community Policing Centre

Mission: We provide leadership and services to promote safe, healthy and thriving neighbourhoods.

Vision: A community made safe for all through volunteering and citizen involvement.

About: Hastings Sunrise Community Policing Centre (HSCPC) is a community driven non-profit volunteer organization that provides leadership and services to promote safe, healthy and thriving neighourhoods in north-east Vancouver. We have been doing this since 1999, through crime prevention and community initiatives, in partnership with the Vancouver Police Department, the City of Vancouver and various other agencies.

Over the years, the HSCPC:

-Established core programs using volunteers to clean up litter, remove unwanted graffiti, conduct safety patrols, discourage speeding, promote safety education and respond to neighbourhood concerns and questions through its storefront office, now at 2620 East Hastings Street.

-Trained and supervised more than 100 volunteers a year, many of them going on to careers with municipal police forces and the RCMP.

-Developed a small but dedicated staff, under the guidance of a strong board of volunteer directors drawn from the community.

-Staged hundreds of community-enhancing events, including the annual Sunrise Summer Kickoff.