BC Gov News

More at-risk students will get the supports they need to get off the path to gang life through the expansion of the Erase (expect respect and a safe education) school-based gang and gun violence prevention program.

Programs that mentor youth to resist joining gangs, support women escaping violence and help Indigenous families heal from intergenerational traumas will benefit from just over $6 million in grants supporting government crime prevention priorities.

Women escaping violence, Indigenous families healing from intergenerational trauma, and youth needing mentorship to resist gang involvement will benefit from nearly $6.5 million in grants supporting government’s crime prevention priorities.

Local police officers who work to dispel myths about gang life and steer young people toward crime-free futures have a new vehicle to bring people into vital conversations with them.

Community organizations working to prevent and respond to violence against women and children will receive immediate one-time funding of $5 million to help reduce waitlists and better meet demand for vital services such as counselling, outreach and crisis support.

As part of a strategy to take action on gang violence and make communities safer, the successful Surrey Wraparound (Wrap) program to keep at-risk youth out of gang life will receive ongoing annual funding from the Province, Premier John Horgan announced today.