VFCYJ Priorities Committee Report
Summary of grant requests reviewed by the sub-committee during the year.
Victoria Family Court and Youth Justice Committee
Priorities Committee
The Priorities Committee consists of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, and one other member appointed by the Chair from the committee to review applications received for extraordinary funding and grants to other agencies. Lhinda Achtem was appointed for 2013. Our goals are outlined in the Priorities Purpose document created by past member Sandy McPherson, a councillor from the District of Highlands. It represents the belief of the committee that simply observing the circumstances for youth is not enough, members of the committee want to manage our scarce resources to maximize our knowledge and investigate options that could possibly make a difference for youth and their families so that we can make informed recommendations to local, provincial and federal governments.
The committee works to ensure that when a grant request comes forward to the committee, all the necessary information is in place to allow for an informed decision. The application is reviewed via email and a recommendation (with additional information if needed) is brought to the main committee for a decision, usually through a formal report. Some of the applications for funding assistance in 2013 included: Pacific Centre’s Youth Engagement Series, HYPE Conference support, Boards Together Youth Leadership Development, Human Trafficking Workshop and the Little Turtle Program of the Mary Manning Centre. These applications follow; please note that not all applications received the full amount requested, amounts are as detailed in the treasurer’s report. The final report from the Youth Engagement Series is included with the Youth Matters Report.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia Day, Chair Priorities Committee
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