ANTI-RACISM FUNDING SUPPORTS PROJECTS AROUND B.C.

The Province is providing over $190,000 provincewide to 38 community organizations to support activities that prevent and eliminate racism by enhancing community understanding of multiculturalism and cultural diversity.

One set of grants of up to $2,500 each are part of government’s B.C. Anti-racism and Multiculturalism Program (BCAMP).

Community Organization	City	Project
Community Justice Centre of the Comox Valley Society	Courtenay	Host a dialogue workshop to address racism and homophobia
Cranbrook Women’s Resource Society	Cranbrook	Be the Change initiative aimed at eliminating racism and enhancing multicultural understanding
Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society	Duncan	Create interactive, educational opportunities that foster cross-cultural understanding
The Family Education and Support Centre	Maple Ridge	Host workshops and develop a cultural resource guide
Family Services of Greater Vancouver	New Westminster	To make New Westminster a more welcoming community for new immigrants
Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society	Prince George	Empower women by raising awareness of issues around social inequalities
Powell River Employment Program Society	Powell River	Encourage dialogue on the understanding of cross-cultural relations of school children
College of New Caledonia – Quesnel Campus	Quesnel	Expand the community’s outreach network to business leaders and organizations
Le Conseil Scolaire Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique	Richmond	Develop and build a cultural identity for the Francophone community in B.C.
Richmond Youth Service Agency (Pathways Program)	Richmond	Create community capacity to meet the health and wellness needs of Aboriginal people
Skeena Diversity Society	Terrace	Host a community event to increase public awareness and understanding of cross-cultural relations

New Hope Community Services Society	Vancouver	Help new immigrants and refugees gain more knowledge of Canadian culture
Pacific Community Resources Society	Vancouver	Series of four, youth-led workshops
Philippine Women Centre of B.C.	Vancouver	Host anti-racism workshops and form an anti-racism network
Self-Help Resource Association of British Columbia	Vancouver	Build capacity of youth and develop peer support groups
Vancouver Museum Commission	Vancouver	Levelling the Playing Field: Vancouver’s Asahi Baseball Team exhibition
Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Vancouver	Vancouver	Intercultural Communication Training Program
College of New Caledonia – Nechako Campus	Vanderhoof	Create a documentary of high school and elementary youth on their opinions and experiences with racism
Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (VIRCS)	Victoria	Workshops for youth to learn social justice and human rights issues from around the world
The Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training (ASPECT)	Victoria	Multiculturalism and anti-racism workshops

The other set of grants of up to $7,780 each are part of government’s Critical Incident Response Model (CIRM).

Community Organization	City
Abbotsford Community Services	Abbotsford
Let’s Enhance and Develop Society	Burns Lake
Campbell River and Area Multicultural and Immigrant Services Association	Campbell River
Community Justice Centre of the Comox Valley Society	Courtenay
East Kootenay Organization for Human Dignity and Equality	Cranbrook
Cowichan Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society	Duncan
Fernie Anti-Racism and Multiculturalism Team	Fernie
North Peace Diversity Society	Fort. St. John
Kamloops Cariboo Regional Immigrant Society	Kamloops
Township of Langley	Langley
Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society	Nanaimo
Powell River Employment Program Society	Powell River
School District No. 52 (Prince Rupert Anti-Racism Committee)	Prince Rupert

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College of New Caledonia – Quesnel Campus	Quesnel
Town of Smithers – Smithers Bridging Committee	Smithers
Skeena Diversity Society	Terrace
College of New Caledonia – Nechako Campus	Vanderhoof
Jubilee Care/Canadian Mental Health Association	Williams Lake

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