November 3, 2011
$25,000 to Combat Gangs
FORT ST. JAMES – $25,000 in funding will help make Fort St. James safer for families thanks to the Nak'azdli Crime Awareness Week that will promote community wellness and engagement via crime prevention.
Why this matters:
Quotes:
“Gangs can tear apart communities and families so programs like this that expose the way gangs exploit people are great awareness campaigns. The Nak’azdli Crime Awareness Week will help make sure that if gangs try to target our local youth they are more aware of the dangers of being associated with criminal and gang activities.”
-Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad
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, Nov. 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.
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