Community Safety Host Initiative - CSHI

04/09/2026

01/14/2026

This research captures what our hosts live every day: safety grows from connection, trust, and showing up for people. Appreciative of UWinnipeg for sharing these insights.

UWinnipeg Urban and Inner-City Studies Associate Professor, Julie Chamberlain, is wrapping up two multi-year research projects – one working to make city and provincial spaces more inclusive, and one that helps neighbourhoods access safety resources.

10/08/2025

Upcoming Event: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Know Your Rights
Everyone deserves to feel safe at work.

This free hybrid session, hosted by the Winnipeg Public Library and presented by the Community Legal Education Association, covers workplace sexual harassment laws and what to do if it happens to you or someone you support.

Saturday, October 11 | 12–1 p.m. 📍 Millennium Library or online
📞 Register at 204-986-6450 or winnipeg.ca/library

If you know someone who could benefit, please share!

10/07/2025

We are proud to partner in Wâhkôhtowin-style community safety: an Indigenous-led approach that’s now being hailed as a model for Winnipeg public spaces.

As Winnipeg explores expanding this model across libraries and other civic sites, we see tremendous opportunity:
-to reduce punitive security practices
-to centre healing, relationship, and dignity
-to meaningfully employ those with lived experience
-to embed Indigenous knowledge into public service delivery

Let’s continue to advocate for models that bring safety through care, not control.

The city’s manager of library services hopes a new report that highlights the success of an Indigenous-led alternative to conventional security services will convince decision-makers to expand the pro...

10/07/2025

We are proud to facilitate Wâhkôhtowin-style community safety: an Indigenous-led approach that’s now being hailed as a model for Winnipeg public spaces.

As Winnipeg explores expanding this model across libraries and other civic sites, we see tremendous opportunity:
-to reduce punitive security practices
-to centre healing, relationship, and dignity
-to meaningfully employ those with lived experience
-to embed Indigenous knowledge into public service delivery

Let’s continue to advocate for models that bring safety through care, not control.

The city’s manager of library services hopes a new report that highlights the success of an Indigenous-led alternative to conventional security services will convince decision-makers to expand the pro...

10/07/2025

We are proud to partner in Wâhkôhtowin-style community safety: an Indigenous-led approach that’s now being hailed as a model for Winnipeg public spaces.

As Winnipeg explores expanding this model across libraries and other civic sites, we see tremendous opportunity:
-to reduce punitive security practices
-to centre healing, relationship, and dignity
-to meaningfully employ those with lived experience
-to embed Indigenous knowledge into public service delivery

Let’s continue to advocate for models that bring safety through care, not control.

https://bit.ly/FreePressCSHI

In 2024, we store vast amounts of data across disks, cloud drives, mobile devices, local servers, chat apps, email services, NAS devices, and loose disks and we use and share data between our social and professional spaces across all these storage points.

07/03/2025

We are hiring Community Safety Hosts.

The position is full-time, you would work in various locations near Winnipeg's downtown, like EIA offices, Libraries, and shelters. Your role would be to make places of access more accessible by being the Security Guard Winnipeg needs - one who sees through appearances, listens to people, and provides connections to resources where needed.

We look to hire people who have experience with seeking resources and can relate to the community they will serve.

Apply at https://pcs-scp.ca/careers/community-safety-host/
or by typing the link on the poster into your browser.

06/24/2025

Apply at: bit.ly/CSHjob

Have you been profiled while running errands?

Experienced discrimination while trying to access a free public resource?

Then you are the perfect person to become a Community Safety Host.

We help make access centers more accessible by staffing them with the people who have experienced firsthand how important it is to see everyone as an equal person.

No prior experience required - we provide all the training.

05/23/2025

Apply to work as a Community Safety Host be the bridge to your community’s well-being.

Apply at https://pcs-scp.ca/careers/community-safety-host/

Community Safety Hosts are a reimagining of the role of a security guard; they are leaders who use empathy and connection to create welcoming, trauma-informed spaces in places where community members go to access resources, such as libraries, shelters, and public areas.

Position comes with 170+ hours of paid training
Including certifications in security, opioid response, First Aid, su***de intervention, and more.

No experience needed
We value your lived experience and provide all the tools and support you need.

Real impact
Help individuals access vital services, de-escalate tense situations, and promote a culture of safety and respect.

Community-first approach
This Indigenous-led initiative prioritizes trust, representation, and meaningful relationships.

Apply at https://pcs-scp.ca/careers/community-safety-host/

A pathway, not just a position
Grow into a long-term career in community safety, advocacy, or leadership role.

02/19/2025

At Millennium Library!
Talk to a Community Helper about supports for persons with disabilities.

Winnipeg Public Library
Sara Riel Inc.

02/12/2025

We are officially reopening applications for the Community Safety Host Position!

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Apply by filling out our online application form:
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Zoongizi Ode (Formerly Fearless R2W) & Persons Community Solutions Ltd. have partnered to create the Community Safety Hosts Initiative, an alternative to traditional security roles in facilities that provide public services (e.g., libraries, access centers).

Employed by PCS as Security Guards, Community Safety Hosts receive 130+ hours of specialized training and 3 months of field support to ensure a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach in welcoming and assisting individuals accessing critical services.

Key Responsibilities:

➤Provide barrier-free, welcoming support in public service spaces.
➤Offer warm handoffs and system navigation assistance to those seeking help.
➤Work in-person, full-time (35-40 hours per week).

We strongly encourage applicants with lived experience to apply. Join us in creating safer, more inclusive spaces.
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Apply today by filling out our online form
pcs-scp.ca/careers/community-safety-host/
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