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Graduate student receives social work award

UNBC graduate student Janine Cunningham was named the 2014 winner of the Bridget Moran Advancement of Social Work in Northern Communities award.

UNBC graduate student Janine Cunningham was named the 2014 winner of the Bridget Moran Advancement of Social Work in Northern Communities award.

Cunningham, who recently defended her Masters thesis titled "Engaging incarcerated Indigenous youth in northern British Columbia," was recognized for her contribution to social work and social justice issues. She has organized workshops, mentored community youth and sat on provincial social work and mental health boards.

The award is named after longtime Prince George social activist Bridget Moran, who died in 1999.