A new wave of funding is coming to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows to help advance community safety and crime-prevention initiatives.
Four local organizations will benefit from this Civil Forfeiture Grant Program, which Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Bob D’Eith explained is the repurposing of money from criminal activities.
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“Our government is taking the proceeds from criminal activity and investing them into our communities,” said D’Eith.
“This year, organizations in Maple Ridge will benefit from over $250,000 that will help limit the cycle of violence and support people to heal.”
The following local programs are receiving funding:
• Fraser River Indigenous Society ($25,080) for its Coming of Age program that helps urban Indigenous youth that have been through the foster system
• Unlocking the Gates Services Society ($39,750) for the Peer Health Mentorship Program that supports offenders recently released from prison
• Paws for Hope Animal Foundation ($40,000) for its Crisis Foster Care program, which gives temporary homes to pets owned by women who are trying to escape domestic violence
• Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Community Services ($140,000) to run Alisa’s Wish CYAC, which supports youth that are victims of abuse
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Across B.C., 197 different community projects will receive approximately $9.7 million from the Civil Forfeiture Grant Program in the 2022-23 funding cycle.
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