Victoria Provides Brain Injury Funding
Prince George, B.C. – The provincial government has announced over $162,000 in funding for two northern brain injury organizations. $71,400 will go to the Prince George Brain Injured Group while the Northern Brain Injury Association will cash a cheque worth $91,252.
Prince George MLAs Shirley Bond and Mike Morris join Bill Drake of Prince George and Yvonne Nielson of Terrace at Prince George Brain Injury Group and Northern Brain Injury Association’s open house in Prince George – photo submitted
“When someone suffers a brain injury, it impacts their families, friends and communities. Providing Northern British Columbians with access to educational and support services is essential,” says Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond.
“Brain injuries can have other social impacts,” adds Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris. “By working together we can help those living with acquired brain injuries.”
Last spring, Victoria provided $3 million in funding over three years to the Brain Injury Alliance, which has distributed funding to organizations in two stages.
In stage one, $10,000 was provided to each of B.C.’s 16 community-based, non-profit brain-injury providers to help with operational costs.
In stage two, brain-injury organizations received funding based on applications for programs based on specific needs.
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This is good news for the region Prince George has the largest Brain Injury support group in BC this includes injuries that result in accidents, affecting cognigative and motor skills, Alzhiemers and Dementia and a host of other brain related issues. I have used them in the past for my father who was affected with Alzhiemers and they helped me through a tough time
It’s sad that there are so many brain injured people living here but it’s awesome that we have a great support system here in the north that I bet most people don’t know about glad to see that funding is helping keep these organizations going
Too bad Alison Hagreen, the executive director, doesn’t even get a mention. She’s done far more for that organization than anyone else and more for brain injured folks in the north than anyone, certainly a heck of a lot more than Bond or Morris. She also played an instrumental point in getting the province to come up with the money. Some might recall she was in the running for citizen of the year a couple years ago.
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