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$29,000 in funding divided between three organizations will combat crime and help make 100 Mile House safer for families. 

The Hurt to Hope project will receive $17,400 to address family violence by engaging families and community members in workshops and an outdoor culture camp to educate about the root causes of violence, to share traditional practices between elders and youth, and identify strategies and action items to prevent violence.

The Growing Roots of Empathy - A Path to Crime Prevention will receive $4,600 to evaluate an early prevention program that will be facilitated in two elementary school classrooms. This project will address issues of bullying and aggression, and promote pro-social behaviours including emotional literacy and other protective factors against involvement in crime.

“Whether these crime prevention programs are addressing aggression and violence or combating gangs, they are all worthwhile community projects,” says Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett. “I’m pleased to see these organizations working towards making the place we live safer for children and families.”

The Gangzbegone project will receive $7,000 to focus on reducing gang involvement by educating students and the regional school district about the root causes of gang involvement specifically as it relates to racism and colonisation.  An RCMP Gang Task Force representative and a former gang member will speak to participants about gang prevention.

Additional Information:

These one-time grants range from $5,000 to $25,000 and are being provided to 29 organizations that include community and youth groups, Aboriginal organizations, First Nations bands and police departments.

The announcement of support for these projects coincides with Crime Prevention Week in British Columbia, November 1-7 – a time to highlight provincial and community efforts to reduce crime.

The provincial government continues to play a key leadership role in crime prevention, providing more than $375,000 in direct funding for crime prevention programs. An additional $768,000 is being provided this year to support gang prevention, sexual exploitation prevention and Aboriginal crime prevention initiatives through partnerships with the federal government.

In B.C., proceeds from successful civil forfeiture actions fund the forfeiture program itself, with surplus amounts going to support crime prevention and remediation activities.

During the five-year history of British Columbia’s civil forfeiture program, the Province has provided more than $2.1 million from civil forfeiture proceeds to dozens of community projects aimed at curbing crime and helping victims throughout B.C.

In 2011, $100,000 was provided for six projects focused on the prevention of domestic violence and services for victims of domestic violence.