Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region: federal grants and contributions

Through this 32-month systemic change project, the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASC), in partnership with the Accelerator Centre (AC), will scale the #RaisetheBar workplace equity program and the AC:Incubate program to advance women and gender diverse individuals’ economic security and prosperity. It will scale to work with the target population entering and working within STEM fields in the Waterloo Region. It will address the fact that gender-based violence (GBV) is a leading barrier to the target population’s economic advancement, especially entrepreneurs in STEM indus

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Women's Program

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASCWR) will achieve this by completing a scan of feminist organizations in Ontario regarding their male engagement programs preventing GBV, identifying key challenges, unique issues, and best practices to direct the development of the tools and resources (including a Male Allies Program Manual) to guide the network of project participant feminist-led organizations as they onboard and embed male ally staff and v

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Women's Program

This project will enhance knowledge and awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace amongst employees and employers in the Waterloo region. A series of workshops will be developed to enhance knowledge in relation to legal rights and responsibilities, how to create and contribute to safe, inclusive workplace environments and bystander intervention skills. An online social media campaign will also be launched to encourage local businesses to 'Raise the Bar' and work towards creating safe and healthy workplace environments. Businesses will also be encouraged to commit to annual training for s

• Department of Justice Canada
• Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
• Kenora—Kiiwetinoong

This 36-month project with the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region will develop and implement promising practices that will be focused on an Anti-Human Trafficking Program (AHTP) that ensures the provision of wrap-around gender-responsive services to survivors. This will advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking (ages 12 and up), particularly for Indigenous youth both on- and off-reserve, those living in rural areas of Waterloo Region, and newcomer and migrant populations. This will be achieved by expanding the

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

This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of an organizational sustainability plan that includes partnerships building and a social enterprise model, as well as the implementation of technological upgrades to better support the expanded suite of services in fulfilling the organization’s mission to end violence against women and girls in the Waterloo Region. The supplementa

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Women's Program

The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .

• Employment and Social Development Canada
• New Horizons for Seniors Program
• Lambton–Kent–Middlesex

The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .

• Employment and Social Development Canada
• New Horizons for Seniors Program
• Kenora—Kiiwetinoong

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

• Employment and Social Development Canada
• Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
• Kenora—Kiiwetinoong

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 10 to May 16, 2026. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about the programs, services and laws in place to help victims and survivors of crime and their families.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Victims Fund
• Lambton–Kent–Middlesex

• Women's Program
• Gender-Based Violence Program

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

• Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
• Victims Fund

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

• New Horizons for Seniors Program
• Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

• New Horizons for Seniors Program
• Victims Fund

• New Horizons for Seniors Program
• Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

• Women's Program

• Women's Program
• Gender-Based Violence Program

• Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
• Women's Program