Vernon agency benefiting from child and youth advocacy funding
The provincial government is supporting domestic abuse survivors by providing funding to agencies across B.C., including one that operates in Vernon and the North Okanagan.
British Columbia’s Civil Forfeiture Crime Prevention and Remediation Grant Program is providing $4.3 million in one time grants to a total of 121 projects across the province that prevent domestic violence, assist people experiencing gender-based violence and support Indigenous people recovering from trauma.
“We are building safer communities by redirecting the profits of crime into projects that prevent gender-based and domestic violence, and connect victims with the services they need,” said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
“The organizations receiving Civil Forfeiture Crime Prevention and Remediation Grants are essential partners in our government’s work to combat crime. I thank them for helping to create a stronger, more resilient province.”