Victims of crime in Manitoba will benefit from an increase in funding from the provincial government.
They have announced a 50 per cent increase in funding to Manitoba Justice Victim Services, going from $500,000 to $750,000.
The funding comes from the Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund, which uses the proceeds of the sale of seized criminal property.
Money from this fund goes to initiatives such as Heartwood Healing Centre, which provides individual and group therapy to Manitobans 16 and over who have experienced childhood sexual abuse.
Another benefactor of this money is Candace House, which provides wrap-around support in a comforting home-like day refuge for victims, survivors, and families who have lost a loved one to violent crime, among others.
