Grants and Contributions

Through this 30-month project, the Montreal City Mission will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. More specifically, the project will address systemic barriers in access to justice facing women and 2SLGBTQI+ people who are undocumented or have a precarious status, as well as the impacts of the requirement for requesting renewal of a temporary resident permit (TRP) on those who experience domestic violence. The project will help improve access to legal services for migrant women and 2SLGBTQI+ people, deploy an advocacy campaign on the impact of the TRP, initiate a dialogue with stakeholders, and inform and educate the public about the barriers facing migrant women and 2SLGBTQI+ people. An external evaluation will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

Through this 21-month project, Women’s Hostels Inc will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers to affordable housing for women and gender diverse people within the GTA. The project will 1) undertake research on barriers to housing for women and gender-diverse people in the GTA, 2) create a network of experts to guide the Social Justice Advisory Committee and Toronto Women in Action participants in the development of an action plan; 2) advocate at systems planning tables at the municipal, provincial and federal level to address barriers to housing for women and gender-diverse people in the GTA.; 3) work with the construction industry and builders to advocate for construction projects aimed at affordable rental units for women and gender-diverse people in the GTA. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 18-month project, The United African Canadian Women Association (UACWA) will strengthen its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address UACWA's capacity and enable it to continue to build a strong, sustainable structure and network. The project will include the development of a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan, through board leadership development and the development of meaningful partnerships.

Through this 30-month systemic change project, Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within the care economy in order to properly value care work, beginning with the creation of an advisory committee and engagement of key stakeholders. LEAF will conduct a literature review and an environmental scan, culminating in a report, and will develop public legal education materials addressing key issues that have been identified. The organization will develop and conduct workshops that respond to and challenge the barriers to valuing care work, that provide care workers with legal information in relation to their workplace rights or rights as caregivers, and that touch on avenues for law reform. The developed public legal education materials and workshop will also be distributed and delivered to LEAF’s network of branches, and professional facilitators will train LEAF’s branches as well as community organizations to deliver them to others. In collaboration with stakeholders and the project advisory committee, LEAF will develop law reform advocacy proposals related to the barriers within the care economy identified in the earlier stages of this project. These will be compiled in a formal report and distributed to the organization’s broader network and branches, as the Advocacy Manager is trained in how to build an effective advocacy campaign and begins mobilization. LEAF, in coalition with stakeholders and a network of care economy organizations, will engage in advocacy based on the proposals compiled into the formal report and will set advocacy goals. LEAF will develop an informal coalition to continue advocacy beyond project conclusion. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 30-month project, Girls Incorporated of Durham will help advance women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers experienced by young girls primarily within the three high priority neighbourhoods across the Durham Region (Whitby, Oshawa, Ajax) where there is a need to provide girls opportunities, experiences, and role models to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers. Girls Incorporated of Durham will do this by forming the project team; conducting background research and community consultations and incorporating findings; approving and implementing the project plan (including facilitating policy changes); delivering leadership and community action programs (internship); evaluating the pilot and celebrating the participant’s experiences. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 18-month project, YWCA Canada will build its capacity to advance gender equality. Across the 29 member associations and national office, the project will address current challenges to accurately assess impact, identify and address gaps, orient membership, manage leadership shifts, engage new national donors, advocate on emerging issues, and scale/share evidence-informed practices. To address these challenges, YWCA will develop, test, deploy, and socialize a new co-designed National Theory of Change, National Data Model and federation standards. They will also build and launch a Dynamic Resource and Learning Hub to effectively socialize the frameworks and standards and ensure their continued relevance and flexibility for improvements. Project Reach, Rigor and Relevance is designed to strengthen and sustain the YWCA movement across Canada, ensuring alignment with the collective potential and working cohesively to end gender inequalities. This is a key step for the YWCA movement, helping to fortify their role as a leading voice and service-delivery organization for women and women’s issues in Canada.

Through this 18-month project, Working Women Community Centre will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need to provide integrated Gender Base Analysis Plus (GBA+) programming and services to their clients. The project will include: the development of new policies/procedures, created with the union, to develop staff leadership in GBA+. It will undertake an organizational assessment of programs, services and deliverables looking at both GBA+ and Indigenous best practices in GBA+ and will make the recommended changes to internal policies, procedures, tools, and resources. These changes will be measured using new success metrics and will be informed by client and stakeholder engagement. Long term sustainability will be reinforced through recommendations to the strategic planning process.

Through this 30-month project, Trans Support NL will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities, specifically those who are Two-spirit, Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Diverse (2STNBGD). This will be achieved by assembling an advisory committee, conducting a data review, and consulting with key stakeholders to develop "Gender Affirming Healthcare Spaces" toolkits for health care providers. The project will also develop and deliver training workshops to support the implementation of the toolkit in clinical settings to provide more affirming healthcare spaces for 2STNBGD patients.

Through this 18-month project, Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre Society will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the continued stigmatization of sexual violence (SV) and gaps in SV advocacy. The project will include the development and integration of a storytelling toolkit in the organization’s communications materials to support the facilitation of discussions about sexualized violence and the updating of HR processes and systems to support organizational growth and sustainability.

Through this 18-month project, Ornaments of Grace and Virtue International Organization will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address gaps and needs in areas including policy, stakeholder engagement, environmental scanning, mission and vision alignment, data collection and analysis, donor engagement; diversity and inclusion; and gender-sensitive communication. This will help the organization overcome barriers such as resistance to change, lack of knowledge and expertise, and communication challenges. The project will include a needs assessment; training workshops on capacity building subjects; stakeholder consultations and engagement; updating governance policies, procedures, and plans; and monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on the project activities.