BC Society of Transition Houses: federal grants and contributions

This 38-month project will test a remote training and mentorship program for shelter workers to better support vulnerable children and youth in northern, rural and remote areas who have experienced and/or witnessed gender-based violence. The project will be based on the Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling, and Empowerment (PEACE) Program developed by BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) for children and youth responding to violence. Through this initiative, the BCSTH will collaborate with Women’s Shelters Canada to adapt, test and evaluate the PEACE program resources and training m

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Gender-Based Violence Program

This 47-month project will increase access to transition houses for Indigenous women and children by testing a service model, “Cedar Blankets: Building wraparound supports & reducing barriers for Indigenous women and children to transition houses and safe homes,” aimed at developing culturally informed practices in transition houses and safe homes in British Columbia.

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Department for Women and Gender Equality

• Status of Women Canada
• Status of Women Canada

Research and knowledge transation regarding the use of online databases by Canadian anti-violence organizations.

• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• Contributions Program

This 42-month project will find sustainable solutions to systemic and institutional housing barriers for women who are victims of domestic violence in British Columbia to improve their economic security. The barriers are diverse, ranging from bias and stigma associated with being on income assistance, to barriers such as the need for positive landlord references and the lack of affordable units. The organization will partner with agencies to implement solutions within four communities across BC and address identified barriers through new policies, protocols, and approaches that will be widely

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Women's Program

The development of a Project Implementation Plan to increase access to transition houses for Indigenous women and children by testing a service model, “Reducing Barriers for Indigenous Women and their Children,” aimed at developing culturally informed practices in transition houses in British Columbia.

• Status of Women Canada
• Status of Women Canada

• Gender-Based Violence Program
• Department for Women and Gender Equality
• Women's Program

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

• Status of Women Canada

All grants from Status of Women Canada

• Contributions Program

All grants from Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

• Gender-Based Violence Program

• Department for Women and Gender Equality

• Status of Women Canada
• Contributions Program
• Women's Program