Through the Bolt Safety Society's new Safe Buddies program, individuals who don't feel safe walking home alone are matched with a volunteer to walk or stay on the phone with them. "Just one person being unsafe should be reason enough for a unified effort at the community level to improve safety," Bolt Safety Society executive director Vedanshi Vala said on CBC's On the Coast. "But the recent reports ... [are] representative of the lack of safety in our communities at this very time." She said the program, which was launched Monday, has 12 volunteers who are ready to help. LISTEN | Listen to Vedanshi Vala speak about the Safe Buddies program on On The Coast:On The Coast 5:00 Safe Buddies BOLT Safety Society Co-founder and Executive Director Vedanshi Vala on BOLT's new "Safe Buddies" walking program for women and non-binary people who don't feel safe walking alone.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2021 22:29 UTC