Each of the Prince George and District Elizabeth Fry Society and Carrier Sekani Family Services are receiving $125,000 in grants from the provincial government's civil and criminal forfeiture programs.
Elizabeth Fry is getting $100,000 to establish a domestic violence unit in Prince George. It will include a dedicated domestic violence police officer, a community-based victim service worker and an embedded Ministry of Child and Family Development child protection worker.
And $25,000 will go Elizabeth Fry to coordinate services for women in the sex trade and women and youth at risk of exploitation in the Prince George area.
Carrier Sekani Family Services is getting $100,000 for its Walk Tall program aimed at Aboriginal youth who are at high risk of becoming involved in the criminal justice system in the Prince George and Vanderhoof areas.
Cultural camps and individualized case management are among the project's features.
As well, CSFS is getting $25,000 to support activities of the Highway of Tears Awareness Project
Also, the Nusdeh Yoh Aboriginal Choice Community School is getting $20,000 for its Eagle N.E.S.T (Nature, Environment, Science, Technology) cultural camp.
It will run six hours a day for a two week period incorporating cultural sensitivity, traditional teachings and land based learning about First Nations culture.
The provincial government announced the grants on Wednesday.
