NATIVE COURTWORKER COUNSELLING ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: federal grants and contributions

The Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia is an Indigenous Organization that addresses the urgent and ongoing need for culturally grounded, trauma-informed advocacy and support for Indigenous families and youth involved in child protection and family law matters. This multi-year project will: support Indigenous clients through complex legal systems with guidance, advocacy, and court accompaniment; bridge the gap between Indigenous families and government services; coordinate wraparound supports for clients; reduce legal system intimidation, and; protect Indigenous

• Department of Justice Canada
• Indigenous Courtwork Program
• West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country

This project will work to address workplace sexual harassment in industrial camps in British Columbia. The organization will work with key stakeholders to develop and adapt existing workplace sexual harassment resources and training to add an Indigenous lens and cultural competency component. These resources will be utilized in the context of educating and training employees working in the male-dominated industrial camps in BC and in Indigenous communities where these camps are located.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
• North Vancouver

This project will explore the needs of Indigenous youth involved in the justice system in BC through the perspectives of Native Courtworkers, Elders, First Nations and community organizations, police, and MCFD. Activities include conducting interviews and focus groups, documenting case studies of collaborative, community-led programs, performing thematic analysis to identify patterns and service gaps, and validating findings with participants and partner organizations.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Indigenous Justice Program
• West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country

This project will support a one-time initiative to provide travel support to enable 36 Indigenous Courtworkers and delegates from Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia to attend the Indigenous Courtwork Program National Gathering and related meetings March 4-8, 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario. The National Gathering of Indigenous Courtworkers will provide an opportunity to build on existing partnerships by sharing information and best practices in support of the Indigenous Courtwork Program mandate and objectives. The gathering will provide an opportunity for networking in

• Department of Justice Canada
• Recreationnal Infrastructure Canada Fund (Recreational Infrastructure Canada)

The Indigenous Resilience and Adaptability: National Indigenous Courtwork Program Response to COVID-19 project will support a series of interviews and surveys with Indigenous courtworkers, direct program directors, clients, lawyers, provincial/territorial COVID-19 committees for court services, and other relevant stakeholders. This project will examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the current and future service delivery of Indigenous courtworkers and service users. The project will be national in scope and will look at the following: 1) how each provincial/territorial government is r

• Department of Justice Canada
• Indigenous Courtwork Program
• North Vancouver

The Strengthening Relationships and Supporting the National Strategic & Implementation Plan project supports the issues and needs as outlined in the Indigenous Courtworker Directors National Strategic & Implementation Plan. The development of strategic partnerships and relationships in the area of Youth Justice will be fostered to identify the role of Indigenous Courtworkers in supporting Indigenous youth involved in the youth criminal justice system, particularly those who are also in the child welfare system.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Indigenous Courtwork Program
• North Vancouver

The Putting Indigenous Courtworkers Learnings from COVID to work: Towards Indigenous-informed and Client-Centres "Virtual" Service Provision project will identify the skills that ICWs need to support clients in virtual environments, including Indigenous-centred approaches to communication and interaction with virtual service delivery. This project will provide recommendations for training curriculum that can best support improvements in ICW training that reflect the evolution towards 'virtual' and hybrid service delivery (which includes a combination of face-to-face and virtual contact with cl

• Department of Justice Canada
• Indigenous Courtwork Program
• North Vancouver

Moving the National Strategic Plan Forward will move forward the specific actions and priorities identified in the "Vision and Mission Statement" of the National Strategic Plan to ensure "all Indigenous peoples and communities have access to fair, equitable, culturally relevant and timely support within the Canadian Justice System." Moving Forward advances several key action items identified in the National Strategic Plan for the Indigenous Courtwork Program and continues to create opportunities for ongoing engagement across Canada to improve service delivery to Indigenous people accessing Cou

• Department of Justice Canada
• Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CER))

The Indigenous Courtworkers (ICW) Directors Steering Committee Gathering will bring together the ICW Directors Steering Committee for 2 days to develop the strategic plan for the ICW including approaches to contribute to policy development, training for Courtworkers as well as sharing best practices on the delivery of family courtwork services and approaches to delivering services in an emerging virtual hybrid model.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Indigenous Courtwork Program
• North Vancouver

Project funding in support of the Indigenous Courtwork Program 2020/2021 will provide much needed support for Indigenous Courtworkers to carry out their duties. In response to COVID-19 pandemic challenges, this project will address technological and operational or training needs in support of increasing the capacity and supporting the safety and well-being of Indigenous Courtworkers and their clients.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Indigenous Courtwork Program
• North Vancouver

• Indigenous Courtwork Program
• Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
• Indigenous Justice Program
• Recreationnal Infrastructure Canada Fund (Recreational Infrastructure Canada)
• Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CER))

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

• Indigenous Justice Program

• Indigenous Courtwork Program

• Indigenous Courtwork Program

• Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
• Indigenous Courtwork Program

• Indigenous Courtwork Program

• Recreationnal Infrastructure Canada Fund (Recreational Infrastructure Canada)

• Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CER))