Deadline: 24-Nov-21
Applications are now open for the British Columbia’s Child and Youth Advocacy Centers to provide one-time funding to organizations from across BC for the implementation of crime prevention and remediation projects.
Funding Information
- This stream provides up to $70,000 in one-time funding for proposals that will enhance the capacity, development, or improvement of service(s) within an existing Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (CYAC) in communities across British Columbia.
- CYACs provide a coordinated approach to addressing the needs of child and youth victims and/or witnesses in the criminal justice system. CYACs seek to minimize system-induced trauma by providing a single, child-friendly setting for young victims or witnesses and their nonoffending family members and/or caregivers to seek services.
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Eligible CYACs include:
- Sophie’s Place (Surrey)
- Alisa’s Wish (Maple Ridge)
- Treehouse CYAC (Vancouver)
- SKY Coordinated Response (Kootenay Boundary)
- First Nations CYAC (Prince George)
- The Oak Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (North Okanagan Vernon)
- Victoria CYAC (Victoria)
- Kelowna CAC (Kelowna)
- Big Bear CYAC (Kamloops)
- Duncan/Cowichan Valley CYAC
Types of Expenses
Funding will be considered for the following types of expenses
- Wages and benefits;
- Rental or leasing of space and equipment;
- Consultant and/or contractor fees;
- Training and education for professionals working with child abuse victims;
- Other reasonable operating expenses; and
- Capital cost expenditures to acquire equipment used to promote the participation of child and youth victims in the criminal justice system, or renovations to improve the safety, accessibility, and/or functionality of a CYAC location
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations include:
- Local governments
- Community-based not-for-profit organizations
- Schools and school districts
- Health authorities
- Academic institutions
- Police departments
- Indigenous organizations (e.g. First Nations Bands or Tribal Councils, First Nations organizations incorporated as a not-for-profit society or registered charitable organization, urban/off reserve First Nation organizations such as Friendship Centres, Métis chartered communities and Métis service providers)
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For more information, visit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/crime-prevention/community-crime-prevention/grants
