Grants Approved in June 2015

The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of BC met on June 27, 2015 and approved funding for a number of continuing programs and projects. Chair Warren Milman is pleased to announce that funding totalling $3,219,000 was approved for the following 43 continuing programs and projects.

Continuing Programs

Funding totalling $2,620,000 was approved for the following 24 grants:

OrganizationProgram NameGrant Amount
Greater Vancouver Law Students' Legal Advice Society
Law Students' Legal Advice Program $275,000.00
Disability Alliance BC Society
Advocacy Access Appeals Program & CPP Disability Advocacy Program $250,000.00
Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
Dial-A-Law, Lawyer Referral Service & Law Week $230,000.00
Ecojustice Canada Society
BC Litigation Program $175,000.00
Abbotsford Community Services Society
Regional Community Legal Advocacy Program $150,000.00
Kettle Friendship Society
Mental Health Legal Advocacy Program $150,000.00
Together Against Poverty Society
Legal Advocacy Program $150,000.00
MPA - Motivation, Power & Achievement Society
Court Services Program $110,000.00
Abbotsford Community Services Society
Legal Advocacy Program $100,000.00
Nelson Cares Society
Legal Advocacy Program $80,000.00
Active Support Against Poverty
Legal Advocacy Program $75,000.00
CHIMO Community Services Society
Outreach and Advocacy Program $75,000.00
Contact Women's Group Society
Legal Advocacy Program $75,000.00
Family Services of Greater Victoria Society
Legal Support Services Program $75,000.00
Fort St. John Women's Resource Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program $75,000.00
Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program $75,000.00
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society
Aboriginal Legal Advocate Program $75,000.00
MOSAIC
Legal Advocacy Program $75,000.00
Nicola Valley Community Justice Services Society
Legal Advocacy Program $75,000.00
Penticton and Area Access Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program $75,000.00
Port Alberni Friendship Center
Outreach Legal Advocacy Program $75,000.00
South Peace Community Resources Society
South Peace Outreach Legal Advocacy Program $65,000.00
Social Health & Economic Development Society of Bella Coola
Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program $40,000.00
Provincial Court of British Columbia
Judicial Interns Circuit Court Program $20,000.00

Projects

Funding totalling $100,000 was approved for the following two grants:

OrganizationProject TitleGrant Amount
Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
Rural Education and Access to Lawyers (REAL) Initiative $75,000.00
Environmental Law Centre Society, University of Victoria
ELC Associates and Intensive Clinic Program $25,000.00

Large Projects

Funding totalling $499,000 was approved for the following 17 grants:

OrganizationProject TitleGrant Amount
Thompson Rivers University
TRU Clinical Legal Education Program $50,000.00
BC Access to Justice Committee
British Columbia Access to Justice Committee $40,000.00
Justice Education Society of BC
Legal Help for Youth $40,000.00
Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre Society
Online Course on Residential Tenancy Law $40,000.00
West Coast LEAF Association
Establishing a Right to Child Care $40,000.00
West Coast Prison Justice Society
Solitary Confinement in BC Legal Research and Law Reform Project $40,000.00
Disability Alliance BC Society
Disclosing Your Disability: A Guide for People with Disabilities in BC $35,000.00
South Peace Community Resources Society
Northern Navigator Family Mediation Project $35,000.00
Atira Women's Resource Society
Rights on Reserve: Workshops for Aboriginal Women $30,000.00
Pivot Legal Society
Understanding the Health, Safety and Constitutional Implications of Canada's New Prostitution Laws $30,000.00
Wachiay Friendship Centre
The Doctor Guide to Completing Disability Application Forms in BC $30,000.00
BC Law Institute
Financing Litigation $25,000.00
Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
Dial-A-Law Script Updating $25,000.00
PEN Canada
Know Your Rights $15,000.00
Kinbrace Community Society
Refugee Hearing Preparation Guide: Increasing Access in Metro Vancouver $9,000.00
YWCA Metro Vancouver
Mothers Without Legal Status in Canada: Practical Information for Service Providers Working With Women Who Have No Legal Status - 2015 Update $9,000.00
Kelowna Community Resources Society
The Law and You $6,000.00