BarTalk August 2001
Volume 13, Number 4

New Projects Funding

The Law Foundation of British Columbia has a budget of $500,000 available in March 2002 for new projects. To be eligible for funding, a project must fall within one or more of the five program objectives of the Foundation: legal aid, legal education, law reform, law libraries or legal research.

The application must be for a time-limited project only. The maximum amount available for each project is $75,000. Grant applications must be received by the Law Foundation no later than 5 pm on Monday, October 15, 2001.

Applications will be considered at either the March 2002 or June 2002 Board of Governors’ meetings. Applicants are encouraged to contact Law Foundation staff at 604.688.2337 to discuss project proposals and the application process prior to submitting the application. Application forms and guidelines may be obtained from www.lawfoundationbc.org, or from 1340 - 605 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5J3, or by calling 604.688.2337, faxing 604.688.4586, or emailing lfbc@telus.net.

Grants Approved
The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of BC met on June 16, 2001. Funding totalling $3,075,300 has been approved for the following eight continuing grantees:

Active Support Against Poverty, (Advocacy Services 2001/2002) - $52,400

BC Courthouse Library Society, (2002 Operating Grant) - $2,050,200

BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre, (Operating Expenses 2001/2002) - $486,800

Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch, (Dial-A-Law and Lawyer Referral 2001/2002) - $241,600

Mental Patients’ Association, (Court Services Project 2001/2002) - $45,000

MOSAIC, (Paralegal Advocacy Project 2001/2002) - $73,700

Together Against Poverty Society, (Advocacy Project 2001/2002) - $54,500

Yellow Page Ads, (Advertisement of Public Legal Services) - $71,100

Funding totalling $739,765 was approved for the following 11 new continuing grantees:

Abbotsford Community Services Society and Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society, (Legal Advocacy Program) - $90,000

BC Coalition to Eliminate Abuse of Seniors, (Legal Advocacy Program) - $90,000

Contact Women’s Group Society, (Legal Advocacy Program) - $40,000

Cranbrook Women’s Resource Society/ Kootenay Community Law Centre, (Travelling Poverty Law Advocate Program) - $81,102

Justice for Girls Outreach Society, (Street Level Outreach Legal Advocacy Program for Girls) - $66,103

Kettle Friendship Society, (Mental Health Legal Advocacy Program) - $70,000

Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society, (Legal Advocacy Services for Aboriginal People Living Off-reserve) - $75,000

Kootenay Region Metis Association, (Aboriginal Family Law Program for East and West Kootenay Regions) - $73,600

Port Alberni Friendship Center, (Legal Advocacy Program for Persons with Disabilities and Mental Health Issues) - $58,960

PovNet, (PovNet – Core Funding) - $55,000

South Surrey/White Rock Women’s Place, (Legal Advocacy Program) - $40,000

Funding totalling $2,105,787 was approved for the following 10 new multi-year legal projects under the Major Projects Initiative:

Abbotsford Community Services Society, (Seasonal Workers and Growers Law Reform Project) - $350,000

BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs, (Violence against Women in Relationships Community Coordination Project) - $451,300

Canadian Human Rights Reporter Inc, (Poverty and Human Rights Research Project) - $493,500

Christian Task Force on Central America, (Preventing Child Apprehensions Through Family Law Education And ”Family Promoter” Training Project) - $240,000

Fraserside Community Services Society on behalf of the New Westminster Action Committee for Women Who Have Experienced Violence, (Violence Against Women Justice System Project) - $110,447

Healthy Fort Nelson Society, (Pilot Project Proposal for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the Justice System – Development Grant) - $15,000

Joint Committee of the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) and the Law Society of British Columbia Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services, (Pro Bono Secretariat) - $225,000

Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia, (Restorative Justice Data Project – Development Grant) - $12,900

Open Learning Agency, (Building Legal Interpreting Capacity in Smaller Communities) - $197,640

Tsawwassen First Nations, (Family Court System Advocacy Program – Development Grant) - $10,000

This article was published in the August 2001 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.