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- The Alliance has a strong 10 year track record in providing funding to community-led brain injury societies in BC
- Alliance funding is vital to service provision for more than 4000 British Columbians with brain injury annually.
- The Alliance provides Government with cost-effective funds administration at less than 5% annually
- The Alliance funding has increased the stability of community brain injury organizations,
- The Alliance funding supports the growth of programs and services by leveraging of other grants, and fundraising dollars.
- The Alliance supports service providers:
- that focus on the unique needs of people who have survived an acquired brain injury
- provide vital services to individuals in an equitable way
- that provide a range of services to people with acquired brain injury
- that provide services that are not time-limited or based on third party payment
- Long term brain injury care is best understood and effectively managed at the community level.
- Community brain injury services provide second-stage recovery and facilitate the process of reintegration.
- The Alliance is committed to ensuring quality community services are available to those who need them, when and where they need them, in order to improve population health and assist government to achieve its goals.
The Alliance provides funding for:
- One to one service (comprehensive case management, life skills, community access, outreach, etc.)
- Service to groups of individuals with brain injury (brain injury education, facilitated support groups, drop-in supports, social events, etc.)
- Service to support family members and associates of persons with a brain injury
- Education programs in the community, to increase knowledge & awareness of brain injury among generic services providers, educators, students, employers and the community as a whole
- Injury prevention programs and event services
Who Else Funds Brain Injury in BC?
British Columbia brain injury associations are currently funded through a fragile patchwork of donations, grants, fees for services, Health Authorities, charitable gaming, fundraising, and for the period 2015 to 2026, through the Brain Injury Alliance.
Health Authority Brain Injury Programs
Health Authorities also provide services to people with brain injury. These services however are limited and typically focus on saving lives, on the acute stage of recovery and on the needs of individuals who require life-long and/or intensive therapies.
In some regions of the province Health Authorities also provide, or contract out, some limited community services to external contractors including brain injury societies. These services are often restricted to short term, medical or health related interventions for specified individuals.
“Alliance funding allows us to have staff available to provide immediate 1:1 support and navigation to anyone who needs it. This happens on a daily basis through phone calls, drop in, or at scheduled intake processes.”
BrainTrust