BarTalk June 2004
Volume 16, Number 3

Grants Approved
The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of BC met on March 20, 2004. Chair Heather Raven is pleased to announce that funding totalling $3,150,080 has been approved for the following 16 continuing programs:

Continuing Programs
$705,900 - WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Association (Operating 2004/2005 and Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund)

$654,500 - COMMUNITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE SOCIETY (Operating 2004/2005)

$262,400 - PEOPLE’S LAW SCHOOL (Operating 2004/2005)

$233,800 - LAW SOCIETY OF B.C. (Professional Legal Training Course)

$218,600 - TENANTS’ RIGHTS ACTION COALITION (Legal Advocacy Program)

$203,400 - UVIC, FACULTY OF LAW (Law Centre Clinical Program)

$140,300 - B.C. LAW INSTITUTE (Operating 2004/2005)

$134,300 - B.C. CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION (Operating 2004/2005)

$133,800 - WEST COAST DOMESTIC WORKERS’ ASSOCIATION (Legal Advocacy Program)

$111,700 - WEST COAST LEAF (Operating 2004/2005)

$105,400 - NELSON DISTRICT COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOC. (Legal Advocacy Program)

$84,600 - NORTH ISLAND ADVOCACY COALITION SOCIETY (Legal Advocacy Program)

$55,000 - LAW FOUNDATION GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS (2004/2005)

$50,480 - BATTERED WOMEN’S SUPPORT SERVICES (Legal Advocacy Program)

$45,600 - SEPARATION AND DIVORCE RESOURCE CENTRE (Volunteer and Legal Support Services Program)

$10,300 - UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN (Native Law Centre – Legal Studies Program)

Project Grants
$100,000 - Atira Women’s Resource Society (Two-year Legal Information and Advocacy Project)

This article was published in the June 2004 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2004, all rights reserved.