Two Burnaby-based organizations will be receiving $80,000 in provincial funding toward community-safety projects.
The province says, as part of the 2022-23 cycle, $9.7 million will support 197 community projects across B.C. from the Civil Forfeiture Grant Program.
"Our government is committed to building a safer B.C. by redirecting the profits of crime back into the local community," Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said in a news release.
"Crime should never pay, and the seized funds collected through the sale of forfeited assets will help our local partners support victims and fight back against the cycle of repeat offending. By working together with community partners, we are creating stronger, more resilient communities."
A total of 80 projects focused on gender-based violence and preventing domestic violence will be sharing $3.4 million.
The Burnaby-based organizations included are:
- Dixon Transition Society - $40,000
- Project description: "This project is for, about and by Black women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Its primary focus is to build a peer advocacy network that empowers Black survivors of gender‐based violence ‐ individually and collectively ‐ to advocate for their rights and remedies after an assault in the face of anti‐Black racism and discrimination."
- St. Leonard’s Youth and Family Services Society - $40,000
- Project description: "This project focuses on identified at‐risk youth ages 13‐18 who are vulnerable to gang activity."
