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Title:

Enhancing and Supporting Services to Victims in British Columbia

Agreement Number:

11728680

Agreement Value:

$3,750,000.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Over the next five fiscal years, British Columbia will advance victim services and access to justice for victims and their families by: providing frontline staff with access to tailored supports and tools to assist them in being resilient, engaged and healthy in their work; providing ongoing specialized services for victims that are vulnerable and at high risk of domestic violence; enhancing the work of Child Advocacy Centres (CAC) across BC and promoting continued coordination and collaboration among CAC partners; delivering Indigenous focused culturally safe programming and services; delivering training on Trauma Informed Practice for police, Crown counsel, victim service/anti-violence programs, corrections, and lawyers; enhancing the skills and knowledge of frontline victim service and violence against women service providers to support victims of crime and trauma in BC; and, undertaking various activities to support the implementation of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights.

Organization:

Department of Justice Canada

Location:

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6Z2E6

Reference Number:

119-2020-2021-Q4-00154

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Multi-year Project: from 20212022 to 20252026

Recipient's Legal Name:

BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL , COMMUNITY SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION BRANCH

Federal Riding Name:

Vancouver Centre

Federal Riding Number:

59034

Program:

Victims Fund

Program Purpose:

The Victims Fund provides grants and contributions to support projects and activities that encourage the development of new approaches, promote access to justice, improve the capacity of service providers, foster the establishment of referral networks, and/or increase awareness of services available to victims of crime and their families.