Each year, the City of Kamloops issues a call for proposals for registered charities and non-profit agencies in our community to apply for Social and Community Development Grants, which are intended to fund special projects, operational costs, and/or capital expenditures that address specific current social problems and/or issues related to the City’s Social Plan or the Livability and Sustainability pillar of the Council Strategic Plan.
The Big Bear Child & Youth Advocacy Centre received a $10,000 Social and Community Development Grant in 2023. This is how the grant was used:
Submitted by Big Bear Child & Youth Advocacy Centre
The grant Big Bear Child & Youth Advocacy Centre's received in 2023 was used for the Family Advocate Program, providing our program an additional 334 hours. This program helps to create a wraparound, culturally safe, trauma-informed, inclusive, and holistic approach to mitigate adverse outcomes of child abuse. The program works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. It is consistent support for children, youths, and their families, providing crisis intervention, coping strategies, information about the investigative process, the court process, and healing support options.
Our services are provided from the time of the initial investigation to the completion of the case, with the ability to continue longer term when support for bridging to community resources and support services is needed to enhance positive mental health, healing, and well-being.
Our mission is to provide a collaborative response to child abuse through advocacy, intervention, and continued support in a child-friendly environment.
The Big Bear Child & Youth Advocacy Centre ensures a collaborative approach when responding to cases of child abuse. We coordinate agencies and service providers to work together to best understand the child, youth, and family needs and mitigate any gaps in services so long-term mental health, health, and well-being are enhanced.
To learn more about this Social and Community Development Grant, visit Kamloops.ca/Grants. To view stories on how other groups used their Social and Community Development Grants, visit Kamloops.ca/CityStory.
