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 Grants Approved
Continuing Programs and Projects
The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of B.C. met on November 12, 2011 and approved funding for a number of continuing programs and projects. Chair Margaret Sasges is pleased to announce that funding totalling $10,526,126 was approved for 55 programs and projects. Funding totalling $9,950,740 was approved for the following 43 continuing programs:
$3,599,750
LEGAL SERVICES SOCIETY
Operating Grant 2012/2013
$2,737,750
BC COURTHOUSE LIBRARY SOCIETY
Operating Grant
$313,600
B.C. CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION
Operating Expenses
LAW SOCIETY OF B.C.
$257,180 Professional Legal Training Course
$71,500 CANLII Virtual Law Library
B.C. COALITION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
$191,990 Advocacy
Access Appeals Program
$26,770 Reception/
Intake Coordinator
JUSTICE EDUCATION SOCIETY OF B.C.
$187,500 Core Programs
$76,000 Northern Native Public Legal Education Program for Aboriginal Communities
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
$167,000 First Nations Clinical Program
$120,000 Graduate Fellowships 2012/2013
$65,000 Public Interest Work Placements
$58,000 Undergraduate Scholarships 2012/2013
$27,500 Legal Education and Research Grants 2012/2013
$27,000 Entrance Awards 2012/2013
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
$97,200 Public Interest Work Placements
$60,000 Graduate
Scholarships
$58,000 Entrance
Scholarships 2012/2013
$27,500 Legal Education and Research Projects 2012/2013
ABBOTSFORD COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY
$93,750 Regional Legal Advocacy Program
$93,750 Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$93,750
ATIRA WOMEN’S RESOURCE SOCIETY
Legal Advocacy Services in the Downtown Eastside
$93,750
CHIMO CRISIS SERVICES SOCIETY
Outreach and Advocacy in Richmond
$93,750
FORT ST. JOHN WOMEN’S RESOURCE SOCIETY
Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$93,750
KAMLOOPS AND DISTRICT ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY
Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$93,750
MAPLE RIDGE/PITT MEADOWS COMMUNITY SERVICES
Community Law
Advocacy Program
$93,750
NANAIMO CITIZEN ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION
Nanaimo Citizen Legal Advocacy Program
$93,750
NEWTON ADVOCACY GROUP SOCIETY
Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$93,750
NICOLA VALLEY COMMUNITY JUSTICE SERVICES SOCIETY
Legal Advocacy Program
$93,750
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY
North Shore Legal \ Advocacy Program
$93,750
PENTICTON AND AREA WOMEN’S CENTRE
Legal Advocacy Program
$87,500
QUESNEL TILLICUM SOCIETY
Poverty Law Information Worker Program
$81,250
SOUTH PEACE COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY
South Peace Outreach Legal Advocacy Program
$75,000
HAIDA GWAII LEGAL PROJECT SOCIETY
Legal Education/
Advocacy Program
$75,000
POWELL RIVER COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION
Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$70,000
B.C. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ASSOCIATION
Law Reform and Public Legal Education Program
$68,750
UPPER SKEENA COUNSELLING & LEGAL ASSISTANCE SOCIETY
Advocacy Program
$50,000
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY, B.C. DIVISION
Volunteer Legal
Advocacy Program
$50,000
SALVATION ARMY BELKIN HOUSE
Pro Bono & Justice
Services
$35,000
PRINCE RUPERT UNEMPLOYED CENTRE SOCIETY
Advocacy Initiative
$25,000\
PRO BONO STUDENTS OF CANADA – UBC
Community Placement Program
$20,000
DEBATE AND SPEECH ASSOCIATION OF B.C.
2012 Law Foundation Cup Provincial Debating Championship
$19,000
PRO BONO STUDENTS CANADA – UVIC
Student Placement
Program
Funding totalling $480,500 was approved for the following seven grants:
$100,000
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Law Foundation Awards
$93,750
B.C. COALITION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
CPP Disability Program
$93,750
VERNON WOMEN’S TRANSITION HOUSE SOCIETY
North Okanagan Legal Advocacy Program
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY
$58,000 – Entrance Scholarships 2012/2013
$55,000 – Legal
Education and Research Projects 2011/2012 and 2012/2013
$50,000
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
Law Foundation Awards
$30,000\
FOUNDATION FOR LEGAL RESEARCH
Legal Research Project
For full details of the programs and projects that received funding, please visit www.lawfoundationbc.org.
This article was published in the February 2012 issue of BarTalk. © 2012 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.
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