Vulnerable students at schools will benefit from $191,308 in new funding.

The funding forms part of an $11.2 million supplement for vulnerable students, adding to the $480,831 already in place for at risk students in the district, through the .

This means that a total of $672,139 is available for the 2012 and 2013 school year.

The funds are used by School District 91 to provide services such as meal and snack programs, literacy and healthy schools initiatives, community school programs, school based support workers and counseling for at risk children and youth.

Community Link provides over $51 million in funding to all 60 boards of education in B.C. to help vulnerable students who are at risk in terms of academic achievement as well as social development.

Charlene Sequin, superintendent of School District 91 said, "Both William Konkin Elementary School and Lakes District Secondary School fit the inner city school model and have historically used Community Link dollars for lunch programs, snack programs and breakfast programs,  as well as school-based support worker programs and  early intervention programs in primary/elementary schools."

Sequin said, "We've also provided dollars for snacks in past years for the after-school program for secondary students organized by the College of New Caledonia throughout our district."

According to Seguin, Community Link dollars have been allocated  to be used in support of vulnerable students and are not intended to be distributed on an equal basis to all schools or all students.  "Decker Lake Elementary School and Francois Lake Elementary School don't fit the inner-city school model but would have the option of making a request in the form of an in-district  proposal as their numbers of vulnerable students change.  Grassy Plains Elementary Junior School and Babine Elementary Secondary School have historically received funding as well.鈥�