BarTalk February 2001
Volume 13, Number 1
Grants Approved
The Law Foundation approved funding totaling $11,207,303 for the following grants at its meeting on November 25, 2000.
Funding totaling $3,801,150 was approved for the following 12 continuing grantees:
BC Coalition of People with Disabilities,
(Advocacy Access Program 2001) - $124,464
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association,
(Law Reform/Public Legal Education Program 2000/2001) - $18,900
BC Human Rights Coalition,
(Human Rights Advocacy and Education Project 2000/2001) - $120,285
Debate and Speech Association of BC,
(Law Foundation Cup Debates 2001) - $13,000
Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association,
(Advocacy Services Project 2001) - $93,946
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre,
(Legal Advocate Program 2001/2002) - $30,000
Greater Vancouver Law Students’ Legal Advice Program,
(Operating 2000/2001) - $110,005
Law Foundation Lay Advocacy Education and Training Fund,
(2001) - $31,450
Law Courts Education Society,
(Northern Public Legal Education Program for First Nations Communities 2001/2002) - $55,250
Legal Services Society, (Operating 2001/2002) - $2,975,000
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law,
(Graduate Fellowships 2001/2002) - $54,400
(Entrance Awards 2001/2002) - $12,250
(Undergraduate Scholarships 2001/2002) - $26,350
(First Nations Clinical Program 2001/2002) - $59,500
(Projects Grant 2001) - $25,000
University of Victoria, Faculty of Law,
(Entrance and Renewal Scholarships 2001/2002) - $26,350
(Projects Grant 2001) - $25,000
Funding totaling $6,432,076 was approved for the following 20 new legal projects under the Major Projects Initiative:
Aboriginal Women’s Action Network,
(Aboriginal Women, Violence and the Law) - $500,000
Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,
(Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the Judicial System) - $150,000
BC Coalition to Eliminate Abuse of Seniors,
(Seniors and the Law) - $500,000
BC Provincial Court Judges Association,
(Informational Handouts for Self-Represented Litigants) - $58,750
Continuing Legal Education Society,
(Web Service Project) - $500,000
(Online Learning for the BC Legal Profession) - $500,000
DanceArts Vancouver Society,
(Multi-Media Legal Education Presentation for Youth) - $80,000
Heiltsuk Tribal Council,
(Blueprint for a Heiltsuk Justice System) - $72,300
Latin American Community Council Society,
(Multilingual Public Legal Education Web site) - $180,000
Law Society of BC,
(Virtual Law Library Project) - $65,120
(Articling Reform and Enhancement Project) - $406,000
Legal Services Society,
(Family Law Web site) - $418,906
(Legal Aid Billing Processing – Remedial Measures) - $500,000
(Quality Assurance Project) - $375,000
Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network,
(Law Reform Project) - $426,000
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law,
(Educational Needs Survey of Law Graduates, the Legal Profession, and Users of Legal Services) - $300,000
University of Victoria, Faculty of Law,
(Aboriginal Justice and Governance) - $500,000
(Student Bursary and Entrance Scholarship Program) - $500,000
Vancouver Community College,
(Endowment Fund – Court Interpreting Program) - $50,000
(On-Line and Print Glossary of Legal Terminology) - $350,000
Funding totaling $773,777 was approved for the following 26 new legal projects:
Alzheimer Society of BC,
(Advocacy Training for Chinese Language Support Groups) - $8,300
BC Civil Liberties Association,
(Position Awareness Project) - $5,110
(Students’ Guide to Civil Liberties) - $11,147
BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre,
(Preliminary Investigation of the Use of Health Records in Civil and Criminal Cases of Violence Against Women in Relationships) - $49,791
Canadian Diabetes Association, BC-Yukon Division,
(Legal Issues and Information Needs of Youth with Diabetes) - $30,880
Capilano College Foundation,
(Legal Assistant Program – Distance Education) - $50,000
Chetwynd Women’s Resource Centre,
(Legal Education Project) - $7,000
Community Legal Assistance Society, (Representation Agreement Project – Mental Health Consumers) - $50,000
Continuing Legal Education Society,
(Aboriginal Law and Legal Services Initiative) - $21,000
Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association,
(Public Legal Education Facilitator) - $50,000
Fort Nelson Women’s Resource Centre,
(Basic Advocacy Training) - $2,988
GALA North Social Support Society,
(Legal Rights and Responsibilities for the Gay and Lesbian Community) - $15,045
IMPACS – Institute for Media, Policy & Civil Society,
(Law Reform Project: Charities and Advocacy) - $50,000
Joint Committee of the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) and Law Society of BC Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services,
(Development of a Pro Bono Website) - $50,000
Multicultural Society of Kelowna,
(Understanding Canadian Law – Workshops/Booklet) - $5,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society, BC Division,
(Volunteer Legal Advocacy Program) - $30,000
Nenqay Deni Yajelhtig Law Centre,
(Nenqay Deni Yajelhtig Law Centre Newsletter) - $6,200
Representation Agreement Resource Centre Association,
(Enhancing Accessibility of Legal Education on Representation Agreements for the Senior Population) - $47,990
Russian Cultural Association,
(Sponsorship Breakdown – Booklet Translation Project) - $4,076
Simon Fraser University, Gerontology Research Centre,
(Enhancing the Legal Literacy of Seniors in BC) - $49,950
Society to Support Family Bonding & Healing,
(Alternatives to Apprehension: Education, Action and Advocacy) - $50,000
Vancouver Community College,
(First Nations Legal Interpreter Training Program) - $49,700
(Distance Education Curriculum for Court Interpreters) - $45,400
Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association,
(Bilingual Human Rights Guide for Japanese Canadians) - $18,500
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre,
(Legal Project – Holocaust Survivor Claims) - $27,000
Vela Microboard Association of British Columbia,
(Legal Education for Microboards) - $38,700
Funding totaling $200,300 was approved for the following 5 new Aboriginal women’s and children’s legal projects:
Law Courts Education Society and the Residential School Project,
(First Nations Legal Education: Options for Addressing Abuse) - $49,800
Lower Post First Nation,
(Legal Education Workshops) - $43,000
National Action Committee on the Status of Women, BC Region,
(Child Welfare Research Project) - $50,000
Punky Lake Wilderness Camp Society,
(Making Sense of the Law for Tsilqhot’in Women and Children) - $50,000
Tsimshian Tribal Council,
(Youth Conference) - $7,500
This article was published in the February 2001 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved. |