Grants Approved in March 2015

The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of BC met on March 7, 2015 and approved funding for a number of continuing programs and projects. Chair Warren Milman is pleased to announce that funding totalling $5,442,500 was approved for the following 34 continuing programs and projects.

Continuing Programs

Funding totalling $5,000,000 was approved for the following 29 grants:

OrganizationProgram NameGrant Amount
Community Legal Assistance Society
Major Programs$870,000
BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Social and Regulatory Justice Programs$450,000
West Coast Environmental Law Association
Programs and EDRF$425,000
Access Pro Bono Society of BC
Major Programs
$415,000
BC Law Institute
Program Grant$360,000
People's Law School Society
Major Programs$330,000
Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre Society
Tenants' Legal Advocacy Program$225,000
Justice Education Society of BC
Major Programs
$190,000
West Coast LEAF Association
Litigation and Law Reform Program$175,000
Mediate BC Society
Major Programs$160,000
West Coast Domestic Workers' Association
Legal Advocacy Program$125,000
PovNet Society
PovNet Program$90,000
Community Connections Society of Southeast BC
Travelling Poverty Law Advocate Program$85,000
Atira Women's Resource Society
Legal Advocacy Program$75,000
Battered Women's Support Services
Legal Advocacy Program$75,000
BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support
Legal Advocacy Program$75,000
Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society
Legal Advocacy Program$75,000
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services
Poverty Law Advocacy Program$75,000
North Shore Community Resources Society
North Shore Legal Advocacy Program$75,000
Quesnel Tillicum Society
Legal Advocacy Program$75,000
SHARE Family and Community Services
Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$75,000
Sources Community Resources Society
Legal Information and Advocacy Program$75,000
Sources Community Resources Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program$75,000
Terrace and District Community Services Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program$75,000
Vancouver Island North Women's Resource Society
Advocacy Services Centre Program$75,000
Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance Society
Advocacy Program$60,000
Community Legal Assistance Society
David Mossop QC, Public Interest Articling Fellowship$60,000
University of Saskatchewan
Native Law Centre$20,000

Projects

Funding totalling $442,500 was approved for the following 5 grants:

OrganizationProject NameGrant Amount
BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support
Elder Law Clinic$200,000
Vernon Women's Transition House Society
North Okanagan Legal Advocacy Program$75,000
Watari Research Association
System Negotiator Program$75,000
Wachiay Friendship Centre
Wachiay Advocacy Outreach Program$65,000
Justice Education Society of BC
Schools Program Needs Assessment$27,500