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Victoria Foundation (British Columbia)

Students Who Care: 2004 Grants

The Victoria Foundation's Youth in Philanthropy "Students Who Care" in-school program made a wide range of grants in 2004, totaling $7,500. Each of thestudent groups in the three participating schools used different yet similar means to determine their final list of recommendations. After researching, visiting, and entertaining presentations from local federally registered charities, followed by lively discussions the three student groups independently reached consensus on the following grants:

The students of Belmont Community Connections from Belmont Secondary School made five grants:

Goldstream Neighbourhood House
General support for this family drop-in centre
$500

Goldstream Food Bank Society
Food purchases
$500

BC-SPCA's Wild ARC (Animal Rehabilitation Centre)
Weight scale
$500

Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Summer day camp
$500

Margaret Laurence House
Support for second-stage housing for women with children who have left abusive relationships
$500   

The students of Oak Bay Youth Outreachfrom Oak Bay High School made four grants:

LifeCycles
For materials used in theGrowing Schools Program
$500

Prostitutes Empowerment Education & Resource Society  (PEERS)
Campaign Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children
$1,000

Victoria Symphony Orchestra
Youth and Children program
$500

Kiwanis Emergency Youth Shelter
Towards a ten-bed co-ed emergency shelter for youth aged 13-18 years
$500

The students of Youth Supporting Communityfrom Victoria High School made six grants:

Power to Be: Adventure Therapy Society
Participation of a young person in the Youth Adventure Therapy Program
$500

TLC - The Land Conservancy of British Columbia
Towards the acquisition of the Sooke Potholes
$500

VictoriaWomen's Transition House Society
Participation of a young person in the summer day camp of the Children Who Witness Abuse Program
$500

Victoria READ Society's Bursary Fund
Towards supporting a Victoria youth in-need accessing their program offerings
$350

The Open Door Inner City Ministry
Drop-in center services for local homeless
$350

VictoriaWomen's Sexual Assault Centre
Materials used in Project Respect, a sexual violence prevention program for youth 13-19 years
$300