The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of BC met on March 11, 2017 and approved funding for a number of continuing programs and projects. Chair Eileen Vanderburgh is pleased to announce that funding totalling $6,105,000 was approved for the following 35 continuing programs and projects.
Continuing Programs
Funding totalling $5,395,000 was approved for the following 30 continuing programs:
| Organization Name | Program Name | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Legal Assistance Society | Major Programs | $870,000.00 |
| BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre | Social and Regulatory Justice Programs | $450,000.00 |
| West Coast Environmental Law Association | Programs and the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund | $425,000.00 |
| Access Pro Bono Society of BC | Major Programs | $415,000.00 |
| BC Law Institute | Program Grant | $360,000.00 |
| Justice Education Society of BC | Major Programs | $345,000.00 |
| People's Law School Society | Major Programs | $330,000.00 |
| Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre Society | Tenants' Legal Advocacy Program | $240,000.00 |
| West Coast LEAF Association | Litigation & Law Reform Program | $175,000.00 |
| West Coast Domestic Workers' Association | Legal Advocacy Program | $130,000.00 |
| PovNet Society | PovNet Program | $90,000.00 |
| Community Connections Society of Southeast BC | Travelling Poverty Law Advocate Program | $90,000.00 |
| BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support | Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Terrace and District Community Services Society | Poverty Law Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Atira Women's Resource Society | Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society | Legal Advocacy Project | $80,000.00 |
| Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services | Poverty Law Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| North Shore Community Resources Society | North Shore Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| SHARE Family and Community Services | Poverty Law Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Sources Community Resources Society | Legal Information and Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Sources Community Resources Society | Poverty Law Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Watari Research Association | System Negotiator Program | $80,000.00 |
| Battered Women's Support Services | Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Quesnel Tillicum Society | Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Wachiay Friendship Centre | Wachiay Advocacy Outreach Program | $70,000.00 |
| Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance Society | Advocacy Program | $65,000.00 |
| Community Legal Assistance Society | David Mossop QC, Public Interest Articling Fellowship | $60,000.00 |
| Mediate BC Society | Major Programs | $60,000.00 |
| University of Saskatchewan | Native Law Centre | $20,000.00 |
| Law Foundation Graduate Fellowship Alan Hanna Eleanor Brown Jennifer Doreen Bergman Kyle Andrew McCleery Moira Aikenhead | $60,000.00 |
Projects
Funding totalling $710,000 was approved for the following 5 grants:
| Organization Name | Project Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support | Elder Law Clinic | $200,000.00 |
| Environmental Law Centre Society, University of Victoria | Environmental Law Centre Clinic Program | $175,000.00 |
| Pivot Legal Society | Homelessness and Police Accountability Programs | $175,000.00 |
| Quesnel Tillicum Society | Family Law Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society | Friendship Society Family Law Advocacy Pilot Project | $80,000.00 |