Grants and Contributions

This 25-month project with The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver will work with project partners to develop and implement a network of additional resources and pathways for women and service providers within Metro Vancouver to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for Indigenous and racialized women and girls, those who are criminalized or exiting the child welfare system or experiencing homelessness, migrants and new immigrants, LGBTQ2S+, and persons with cognitive disabilities or FASD.

This will be achieved by training and technical assistance through linkage with community and civil society stakeholders; client outreach and program entry through the project partner services; client advocacy and intensive case management; and direct services through in-house agency resources and referrals to community organizations.

At the end of the project, the organization will advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking; redevelop the framework of case management by creating a new tool for sequential methods to support and identify victims and survivors; and empower them to regain control of their lives through increased community supports and initiatives that help address the critical factors placing them at ongoing risk.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

This 36-month project aims to work towards institutional change in housing policies and practices at local, provincial, territorial and federal levels, by ensuring that they are informed by a holistic, inclusive and intersectional feminist voice and reflect the housing needs of women and children across Canada, with a focus on those who are affected by barriers to safe, affordable and appropriate housing. The project will present calls to action to government bodies and monitor the progress of subsequent government commitments, ensuring that such commitments are captured in the National housing strategy and that women-centered policies are developed at federal, provincial and territorial levels. The project will work to create a space for women and women-serving organizations from across Canada, to come together to better understand the barriers to safe, affordable and appropriate housing. The project will develop alternatives that will be informed by women’s experiences.

During this 49-month project, the FCJ Refugee Centre, along with project collaborators, will develop and implement promising intervention practices that will advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking in Toronto. Specifically, the project will create a peer led model, outlining best practices, to provide information, resources, connections and supports to survivors of human trafficking.

This will be achieved through a trauma informed approach, and the implementation of a gendered feminist lens, to create and provide resources in a safe environment, encouraging women to make informed decisions about their lives and futures.

At the end of the project, the organization will have developed an outreach plan through a Women’s Steering Committee which will host Community building and women’s connection seminars across GTA and Ontario; it will collect anecdotal quantitative and qualitative data to initiate increased geographic span case management practices and develop a report outlining best practices for service delivery, and supporting skills development.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

The supplemental funding will permit the organization to continue implementing its Promising Practice and reach an additional 50 to 75 survivors of human trafficking. Additionally, the organization will carry out a focus group with survivors of Human Trafficking, at-risk populations, and service providers to inform the implementation of the best practices report.

This 38-month project with Family Services of Peel will develop and implement a pilot project on ‘Mobile Sex Trafficking Prevention and Counselling Services Clinic in the Region of Peel’ to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for survivors of human trafficking.

This will be achieved through the establishment of a mobile sex trafficking prevention and counselling services clinic; the establishment of a team of professionals and survivor leaders to provide health trauma-informed care for survivors/victims of human trafficking; implementation of a collaborative partnerships approach inclusive of survivors leaders, health, justice, faith and social services for 36 months; the establishment of a system of data collection methodologies for impact evaluation; the sharing and presentation of collected knowledge and data through various channels and seminars at regional and provincial levels; and conducting an external evaluation of the pilot project while documenting the impact of the mobile clinic services on survivors of human trafficking.

At the end of the project, the organization will have:
1. Created a mobile model of health and counselling services for survivors of human sex trafficking, who usually do not have easy access to, or prefer not to utilize health care facilities or counselling services, in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon;
2. Applied an anti-oppression, anti-racism, equity framework to the work done in Human Sex Trafficking;
3. Applied a primary prevention strategy through lunch-time group presentations at industrial sites, schools, churches, and recreation centers;
4. Instilled an awareness and knowledge of human sex trafficking, reproductive health, trauma, women’s rights and a positive appreciation of one’s own sexuality among survivors of human sex trafficking;
5. Provided education and preventative health screening and trauma services, focusing on human rights and women’s rights;
6. Developed community-based research through surveys, and medical and counselling charts, in collaboration with Peel Public Health and other health and social services organizations; and
7. Documented the impact of the mobile clinic on vulnerable populations.
The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

This 24-month project with Strides Toronto Support Services will develop and implement a promising practice that will entail comprehensive community outreach, an education strategy and trauma-informed intensive Case Management. This also includes access to an Interdisciplinary GBV Team to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking in Toronto in early intervention services and recovery, with a specialized focus on underserved youth populations, including black, racialized, and LGBTQ2+ youth, and those with developmental disabilities.

This will be achieved by conducting recruitment, training, and team integration; developing a network of partners; implementing a Case Management Service; and evaluating and developing a trauma-informed program.

At the end of the project, the organization will have engaged and supported clients to develop their individual capacities and skills, to regain control of their lives, be empowered and supported in their recovery process.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

This 50-month project with The Joy Smith Foundation Inc. will develop and implement prevention education and intervention programs to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking in five designated locations in Canada.

This will be achieved by developing collaborative relationships with stakeholders in designated regions to expand existing education and intervention programs to targeted populations and communities.

At the end of the project, the organization will have established partnerships in five Canadian regions, developed and implemented prevention education programs to identified vulnerable populations, and developed and implemented intervention programs with survivors and community members.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

The supplement and extension will allow the project to expand activities to Alberta and Saskatchewan while also developing a virtual peer group for survivors.

As part of this 38-month project, the Centre francophone du Grand Toronto (CFGT) will develop and provide knowledge about human trafficking through its programs. It will do so by providing training on human trafficking to its employees and those of partner organizations as a means of enriching knowledge and improving support in order to foster empowerment by identifying survivors and at-risk persons among its clients and by promoting access to CFGT programs to at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking.

This objective will be achieved by training CFGT employees and those of its partners on GBA+ and anti-trafficking initiatives, equipping them to identify survivors and potential victims of human trafficking in their programs, and providing services to support victims and survivors of human trafficking.

At the end of the project, the organization will have developed greater partnerships with regional service providers in Central-Southwestern Ontario, while implementing promising practices to prevent and take action against human trafficking.
The project will include an external evaluation of the success and evolution of the promising practices.

This 38-month project with Youturn Youth Support Services will develop and implement promising practices that will entail the development of trauma-informed program structure and delivery modalities to help service providers working with young Indigenous, low-income and racialized victims of human trafficking to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for survivors or youth at high risk of becoming involved in human trafficking in Ottawa.

This will be achieved by hiring a project coordinator to build a trauma-informed program and delivering training for service providers to better identify, prevent, and work effectively with youth 12-18 years of age who are survivors or at high risk of becoming involved in human trafficking. The project will seek to develop and foster partnerships with key stakeholders and build a comprehensive strategy in Ottawa that will improve recognition of the signs and risks related to sexual exploitation and to identify youth well before they become deeply entrenched in human trafficking.

At the end of the project, the organization will have advanced knowledge and developed effective interventions focused on prevention and early detection of human trafficking survivors by ensuring supports are in place to reduce negative long term impacts on mental and physical health.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

This 14-month project will strengthen the capacity of Euphorie dans le genre-Fierté Trans to promote LGBTQ2 equality. The project's objectives will be achieved through the following activities: ensuring the sustainability of the organization’s financial health by diversifying funding sources, strengthening collaboration among organizations serving trans populations, and establishing a network of trans organizations in Quebec.

This 37-month project with the Sudbury Women’s Centre (SWC) will develop and implement promising practices through the establishment of the Saving Our Sisters (SOS) Alliance Human Trafficking Intervention Initiative to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for underserved at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking in Northern Ontario.

This will be achieved by 1) performing outreach and leading support for victims/survivors of human trafficking through the Saving Our Sisters (SOS) Alliance and Northern Ontario Human Trafficking Intervention Initiative, as well as providing intervention training; and 2) developing and implementing a Healing Program, including one-on-one counselling and/or cultural advising, and group support.

At the end of the project, the organization will have 1) established the SOS Alliance and Human Trafficking Intervention Initiative in Northern Ontario to improve leadership for better outcomes for victims/survivors; 2) identified and implemented potential actions/initiatives to address gaps for underserved populations; and 3) enhanced collaboration to include Indigenous agencies and human trafficking survivors to address the need for safe, collaborative, and protective intervention strategies and empowerment supports in Northern Ontario.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.