By Adam Berls

civil forfeiture grant program

Projects in North to benefit from civil forfeiture grant program funding

May 15, 2024 | 4:07 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — Communities and various projects are set to benefit from funding through the province’s civil forfeiture grant program including a number in Prince George.

The provincial government said Wednesday that people in British Columbia will benefit from projects working to advance community safety, address gender-based violence and support Indigenous healing through funding from the civil forfeiture grant program. The civil forfeiture grant program provides funding to support community safety-related projects in British Columbia. As part of the 2023-24 cycle, $8.2 million will support 189 community projects. Projects are led by local governments, community-based not-for-profit organizations, school districts, health authorities, academic institutions, police departments and Indigenous organizations and over $350,000 dollars will coming to various organizations in the North.

The Prince George Aboriginal Justice Centre will be getting $100,000 dollars towards the restorative justice reintegration program, and this project will bridge Indigenous offenders from the regional correctional centre to the local community. Another recipient of the grant program will be School District 57. They will be receiving $40,000 dollars towards the Bringing Our Children Back to the Land Program, which will facilitate wilderness and outdoor education camps for 100+ at risk Indigenous, vulnerable, 2SLGBTQIA+ inner city students.

Other organizations receiving funding are:

• Whitecrow Village FASD Society – $40,000 – Workshops: This project will deliver workshops for youth at-risk, inmates, clients on parole and probation, and well as community and corrections staff with the support of many community partners. Participants will be engaged up to 12 months with doing weekly workshops and gatherings focusing on risk factors, social and emotional interaction, daily life skills and working on projects they will design.
• Niwîķôwin Métis Family Services Society (NMFSS) – $40,000 – Women’s Wisdom for Safer Families: This project targets Métis and Indigenous women, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people from communities along the Highway of Tears who have experienced intimate partner violence. This project will provide education and support to address gender-based violence and to build safe relationships through culturally relevant, trauma-informed group sessions.
• Takla Nation – $37,850 – Land-Based Violence Prevention Project :This initiative will focus on preventing violence against Indigenous women and girls within the Takla Nation community. The program will facilitate collaboration between knowledge keepers, Elders, and professionals to provide land-based teachings that contribute to the healing of youth, their families, and the community, with a specific emphasis on preventing violence against Indigenous women and girls.
• The Prince George Sexual Assault Center Society – $40,000 – The Gathering: This project will provide a safe space for at-risk and marginalized youth to come together and create community. There will be counselling staff facilitating the group that will provide a mixture of life skill building, and information on risks that they may face.
• Nusdeh Yoh School – $28,280 – Nusdeh Yoh Eagle Nest Day Camp Program: This project will provide inclusive and holistic supports to Indigenous children/youth, and families (85 participants), including land based activities incorporating traditional knowledge from staff, school and elders.

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