The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of BC met on June 24, 2017 and approved funding for a number of continuing programs and projects. Chair Eileen Vanderburgh is pleased to announce that funding totalling $3,853,000 was approved for the following 54 continuing programs and projects.
Continuing Programs
Funding totalling $2,697,000 was approved for the following 23 continuing programs (additional one time $5,000 grants were made to advocacy programs as a response to the recent salary review):
| Organization Name | Program Name | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Vancouver Law Students' Legal Advice Society | Law Students' Legal Advice Program | $295,000.00 |
| Disability Alliance BC Society | Advocacy Access Appeals Program & CPP Disability Advocacy Program | $280,000.00 |
| Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch | Dial-A-Law / Lawyer Referral Service / Law Week | $232,000.00 |
| Ecojustice Canada Society | BC Litigation Program | $175,000.00 |
| Kettle Friendship Society | Mental Health Legal Advocacy Program | $170,000.00 |
| Abbotsford Community Services Society | Regional Community Legal Advocacy Program | $160,000.00 |
| Together Against Poverty Society | Legal Advocacy Programs | $160,000.00 |
| MPA - Motivation, Power & Achievement Society | Court Services Program | $120,000.00 |
| Abbotsford Community Services Society | Legal Advocacy Program | $110,000.00 |
| Nelson Cares Society | The Advocacy Centre - Poverty Law Advocacy | $85,000.00 |
| Contact Women's Group Society | Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Penticton and Area Access Society | Poverty Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Active Support Against Poverty | Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society | Poverty Law Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society | Aboriginal Legal Advocate Program | $80,000.00 |
| MOSAIC | Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Port Alberni Friendship Center | Outreach Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Nicola Valley Community Justice Services Society | Legal Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| CHIMO Community Services Society | Outreach & Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Fort St. John Women's Resource Society | Poverty Law Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| South Peace Community Resources Society | Outreach Legal Advocacy | $70,000.00 |
| Social Health & Economic Development Society of Bella Coola | Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program | $45,000.00 |
| Provincial Court of British Columbia | Provincial Court Judicial Internship Circuit Court Program | $20,000.00 |
Projects
Funding totalling $1,156,000 was approved for the following 31 grants:
| Organization Name | Project Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Society for Children & Youth of BC | Children's Lawyer Initiative | $180,000.00 |
| Opportunities Career Services Society | Poverty Law Advocacy Program | $80,000.00 |
| Law Society of BC | Cost of Legal Service Delivery Research Project | $77,000.00 |
| Legal Services Society | MyLawBC Evaluation Project | $75,000.00 |
| Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch | Rural Education and Access to Lawyers (REAL) Initiative | $75,000.00 |
| People's Law School Society | PLS Content Innovation 2017/18 | $50,000.00 |
| Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre Association | Standardized Core Education Materials for Making and Using Personal Planning Documents | $50,000.00 |
| Fort St. John Women's Resource Society | Comprehensive Community Safety Plan for Vulnerable Aboriginal Women | $45,000.00 |
| Rise Women's Legal Centre | Remote Services Project | $45,000.00 |
| Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | Aligning BC Policy-making with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) | $40,000.00 |
| Native Courtworker & Counselling Association of BC | Finding Solutions Initiative: Better Justice Outcomes for Indigenous Families | $40,000.00 |
| West Coast LEAF Association | Only Yes Means Yes Project | $40,000.00 |
| Parent Support Services of BC | Provincial Legal Education Workshop for Frontline Workers working with Indigenous families - on Kinship Care, MCFD Policy and Family Law Project | $40,000.00 |
| Providing Alternatives Counseling & Education (PACE) Society Vancouver | Sex Worker Legal Assistance Program | $40,000.00 |
| Justice Education Society of BC | Machine Translation and Legal Help Research Project | $35,000.00 |
| West Coast Prison Justice Society | The Use of Force in Prison Justice Project | $35,000.00 |
| First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition | BC Child Labour Standards Improvement Project, Phase 2 | $32,000.00 |
| South Peace Community Resources Society | Northern Navigator Family Mediation Project - Extension | $30,000.00 |
| Legal Services Society | User Testing for MyLawBC and Family Law Website Videos Project | $25,000.00 |
| Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre Society | Tenant Survival Guide Rewrite, Reprint and Distribution Project | $20,000.00 |
| Rise Women's Legal Centre | Evaluation of the Family Law Program | $17,500.00 |
| University of British Columbia | Pilot Project Focused on Expanding the LSLAP for Credit Program | $15,000.00 |
| Justice Education Society of BC | Collaboration Funding | $10,000.00 |
| People's Law School Society | Collaboration Funding | $10,000.00 |
| Yvon Dandurand | Access to Justice Metrics Project Extension | $9,000.00 |
| Tim Roberts and Associates Consulting | Triple Aim Measurement Framework Project | $9,000.00 |
| Canadian Superior Courts Judges Foundation | Enhancement of 'Try Judging'/'Essayez de Juger' | $7,000.00 |
| University of British Columbia | Mining Justice: A Conference on Corporate Accountability and Legal Reform Project | $7,000.00 |
| Tim Roberts and Associates Consulting | Evalation of the Family Law Pilot Programs Project | $6,500.00 |
| Kelowna Community Resources Society | Legal 101 Project | $6,000.00 |
| Cerebral Palsy Association of BC | Mental Health in the Workplace: Rights and Responsibilities for Youth with Disabilities | $5,000.00 |