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March 26, 2022 - 1:48 PM
A B.C. government grant of $15,000 will allow Merritt officials to create a team of individuals to help deliver faster services from health, public safety and social service agencies to vulnerable residents.
The teams, known as “situation tables,” according to a press release issued by the province.
Merritt suffered catastrophic damage when the Coldwater River flooded the community on Nov. 15, 2021.
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The $15,000 grant is funding the team that will proactively identify vulnerable individuals or families who have a high probability of committing criminal offences or experiencing harm or victimization and rapidly connect them to services before they experience a negative or traumatic event.
Funding is provided by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General’s Office of Crime Reduction and Gang Outreach. Since 2017, the province has invested more than $1.2 million to develop new tables or enhance existing ones.
In 2021, 2022, the office provided more than $230,000 to eight communities.
There are 15 situation tables operating in B.C., with work underway on nine more.
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