Archway Society For Domestic Peace Oak Child and Youth Advocacy Centre in Vernon are recipients of the Civil Forfeiture Grant program. (Image Credit: Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)
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Civil forfeiture money going to support programs and services in Vernon, Okanagan
May 28, 2026 | 12:34 PM
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Agencies that support people in Vernon and the surrounding area are getting a boost.
The province is distributing money through its Civil Forfeiture Grant program, which redirects proceeds of crime into communities by funding service and program providers.
The province is distributing a total of nearly $8-million to agencies across B.C., with over $261,000 going to groups in Vernon and the North Okanagan.
- Archway Society for Domestic Peace: $140,000 to support service delivery at the Oak Child and Youth Advocacy Centre
- Archway Society for Domestic Peace: $38,385 for its Family Justice / Supporting GBV Survivors project, which aims provide support to survivors of gender-based violence as they navigate the Family Justice System
- Canada Mental Health Association’s Vernon and District branch (CMHA Vernon): $40,000 for a Restorative Justice Youth Project, delivering supportive, dialogue-based approach for high schoolers to repair harm and build accountability instead of facing punitive discipline
- North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society (NOYFSS): $21,500 for a Men’s Domestic Peace Program, delivering free group counselling to promote accountability and teach non-violent, respectful behaviours to reduce incidents of gender-based violence
- Family Resource Centre Society for the North Okanagan: $21,500 for a Male-Identified and Non-Binary Trauma Support project that will provide counseling and support to male-identified and non-binary people who have experienced violence, abuse or trauma
