Richmond-based Touchstone Family Association is receiving a $40,000 grant from the province through the Civil Forfeiture Grant program to combat domestic violence.
The grant will be used to run a psycho-educational group program consisting of eight sessions to help men who have committed domestic violence, either against a partner or involving a child, through psychological support and education.
The Civil Forfeiture Office targets "the proceeds and instruments of unlawful activity to ensure that people cannot profit from unlawful activity or use property to seriously harm others," according to the province.
This Richmond project is one initiative in B.C. to benefit from $7.5 million in grants aimed at preventing crime, promoting healing and increasing public safety.
A total of 166 community-led projects throughout B.C. are receiving grants with initiatives falling under areas such as child and youth advocacy centres, crime prevention, domestic violence prevention and intervention programming, gender-based violence, Indigenous healing and restorative justice.
In addition, around $900,000 in one-time grants are being awarded to support specialized police equipment and training to law enforcement agencies. A total of 118 projects focusing on community safety, prevention and crime-reduction will benefit from this funding.
“Community safety is one of our top priorities and a key part of that is ensuring organizations working in our communities have the resources they need to effect change,” said Garry Begg, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
The Civil Forfeiture Grant program was established in 2006 through B.C.'s Civil Forfeiture Office.
Since then, more than $90 million in civil forfeiture recoveries have been distributed as grants to support community organizations across the province.
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