YUKON ABORIGINAL WOMEN'S COUNCIL: federal grants and contributions: 20 agreements; $5.0M value; 7 departments; 13 programs.
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Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)
Phase II of this project will build on the success of the collaborative service delivery between YAWC and the YK Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU), to meet the ongoing needs and help the growing number of family members of murdered, missing Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) in Yukon and northern BC through culturally relevant supports for the families and support staff in Yukon communities.
The Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council’s (YAWC) MMIWG2S+ Family Supports Expansion project is a strategic augmentation to YAWC’s MMIWG Outreach Program, which provides connections, services, and support for families and survivors of MMIWG2S+. This expansion project represents a significant commitment to improving the well-being and resiliency of community members affected by the crimes perpetrated against MMIWG2S+. Central to the project is the establishment of a dynamic and accessible drop-in space. This dedicated space will serve as a hub for a diverse range of activities and discussions aimed
Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council will hold two culturally grounded, land-based outreach gatherings for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) in Yukon. The gatherings will bring families and community members together in Watson Lake and Old Crow for sharing circles and other traditional grieving and healing methods. This project will result in increased peer support and access to culturally safe healing spaces for families impacted by this national tragedy during the National Inquiry into MMIWG in remote, hard to reach northern communities. A Cultural advisors work
Through this 36-month project, the Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council (YAWC) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on 2SLGBTQQIA+ Indigenous people in the Yukon and northern British Columbia. YAWC will undertake a series of operational improvements to ensure it can continue to provide sustainable, long-term programming and services to women, girls, and gender-diverse people in the Yukon and northern BC. This will include providing annual cultural support and resiliency training to addre
The Outreach Support Circles Initiative project has three main objectives: to create a culturally safe, Indigenous-led and community-based healing space for Indigenous victims of crime; to create relationships and healing between participants and service providers; and to support the healing of Indigenous victims of crime while building inter-agency relationships with service providers. Through the Outreach Support Circles initiative, the project will enable a better understanding of community needs and bridge gaps in victim services and community connections while providing healing services f
Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)
Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)
This 20-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: working in collaboration with families to create a memorial monument, developing a website to archive individual stories, coordinating a welcome home ceremony, and developing and implementing an engagement and communication strategy to involve and educate the broader public on issues related to missing and murdered Indigenous women, g
This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery to address the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council will achieve this by developing an Indigenous case management and referral system including territorial mapping of support services, a case management manual, a digital client database and a referral tracking process, that is culturally and contextually relevant. The system will complement existing collaborations between community networks, expand and create new strategic partnerships while simultaneously assisting front lin
This project aims to contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) and Action Plan, by engaging with community and conduct internal and external research to inform the creation and adoption of an organization-specific Action Plan through multiple engagement sessions.
Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
This project aims to contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) and Action Plan, by engaging with community and conduct internal and external research to inform the creation and adoption of an organization-specific Action Plan through multiple engagement sessions.
Sport Support Program - Other Supporting Initiatives
Multiculturalism 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. .
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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. .
Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
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.
All grants from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.