VANCOUVER – BC New Democrat MLA Amshen (Joan Phillip) says that people in Vancouver will benefit from provincial funding for community safety projects led by local organizations.

“Programs that prevent hate, support healing, and strengthen community safety make a great difference,” said Amshen (Joan Phillip), MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona. “Thank you to the service providers who show up every day to serve our community.”

In Vancouver, 20 projects are receiving a total of $587,444. Local projects include:

• Urban Indigenous Healing Program, Sweetgrass Clan – $40,000
• Gender-Based Violence Support, Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre – $37,000
• Carving Alternate Paths, The Landing Youth Centre Foundation – $40,000

The BC New Democrat government is providing $8.23 million through the Civil Forfeiture Grant Program, supporting 173 community-led projects across the province. The funding comes from the seized proceeds of unlawful activity, which are redirected back into making our communities safer.

Projects receiving this funding focus on areas including crime prevention, Indigenous healing, restorative justice, addressing gender-based and domestic violence, child and youth supports, and addressing hate crimes.

This year, the new anti-hate funding stream supports organizations and meeting places for groups that may be at higher-risk of hate-motivated crimes, like LGBTQ2S+, faith-based, or minority cultural groups.

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