Grants and Contributions

This 12-month project, a phase 2 of the project SO20055, will strengthen the capacity and networks of WorkQshop to advance 2SLGBTQIA+ equality. This will be achieved by building managerial capacity, improving access to funding opportunities, and amplifying sector capacity at large.

At the end of the project, the organization will have established organization policies, developed a strategic plan, improved fundraising capacity, while also expanding board membership and community engagement.

This 12-month project is a phase 2 of the "Un nouveau départ" project. It will strengthen the capacity of Arc-en-Ciel des Jeunes Ethnoculturels Francophones to advance LGBTQ2 equality. This will be achieved by developing resources and training for their administrators (community leadership; fundraising; performance measurement; advocacy; risk management; …) and for their volunteers in order to strengthen the organization’s capacity in terms of advocacy and community education on LGBTQ2 issues (diversity and inclusion, human rights and freedoms, running an anonymous support line…). If necessary, the resources for volunteers will be tested and adjusted in order to be used to train future cohorts.

At the end of the project, the organization will have increased the knowledge and capacity of its administrators regarding good governance principles and of its volunteers regarding advocacy and community education on LGBTQ+ issues.

This 24-month project will ensure that faith-based institutions and organizations in Ontario understand the issues and are better equipped to take action in addressing and ending religious-based discrimination against 2SLGBTQ+ people. Rainbow Faith and Freedom (RFF) will achieve this by conducting research in collaboration with LGBTQ2 communities and religious institutions to discover the extent and impacts of religious-based discrimination, developing an awareness campaign, and educational programming and training to help prepare faith-based institutions and organizations to make changes and drive engagement to end religious-based LGBTQ2 discrimination in the faith sector of Ontario.

Through this 24-month project, Women’s Equality Branch in collaboration with Sexual Violence New Brunswick (SVNB) will improve the response to sexual violence at public post-secondary institutions (PPSI) in New Brunswick by designing and testing a model of service delivery and supplemented by the development and implementation of a training strategy.

This will be achieved by identifying and analysing best practices in sexual violence response; engaging with campus administration, service-providers, students, faculty and staff to understand campus culture and response to sexual violence; identifying resources, supports and services to respond to sexual violence; hosting knowledge sharing events to share findings and encourage dialogue; and developing and implementing a training strategy based on knowledge and skill requirements and training needs.

At the end of this project, it is expected that public post-secondary institutions (PPSIs) will have a better understanding of campus sexual violence, how it impacts the campus community and how to respond to it. A package outlining the proposed model of service-delivery, a training strategy and resources will be shared with PPSI in both official languages to adapt to meet their unique needs.

This 23-month project will develop, test, and share a trauma and culturally informed approach to address Gender-Based Violence (GBV). This approach will focus on the lack of crisis supports (hotline services) for Indigenous and LGBTQ2S GBV survivors and their families in Halton Region. The Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services of Halton (SAVIS) will achieve this by building on their existing approach with more targeted supports to these two, traditionally underserved, groups. They will conduct a comprehensive situational analysis/needs assessment in coordination with indigenous and LGBTQ2S survivors in Halton; develop the approach and corresponding tools in support of the approach (guiding principles, training materials, updated resource list); and test and refine the approach. Learnings will be used to refine the SAVIS approach, and the updated model will be shared among GBV community agencies and policy makers.  

This project will engage with indigenous and LGBTQ2S survivors, the organization’s volunteers, and clients, ensuring that key project activities are trauma and culturally informed and survivor-led. The impact of this model will also be assessed through a third-party evaluation, including an analysis of its potential to be adapted and replicated.  

By the end of the project, SAVIS of Halton will have strengthened their promising practice and have shared it with the wider GBV sector, to strengthen supports to Indigenous and LGBTQ2s GBV survivors and their families, in Canada.

This 11-month project is Phase 2 of the Project SO20146 “Rainbow Klub Capacity And Governance Development” will strengthen the capacity of The KLUB Community Centre to advance LGBTQ2+ equality. This will be achieved through the following activities: develop a multi-year plan, further internal operational policies and procedures, build internal capacity to provide community events, develop social media plan/map, evaluation tools, improve financial literacy and financial sustainability, create a volunteer engagement strategy, complete training on Anti-Racist/Anti-Oppression, De-escalation, Conflict Resolution and Safe® Spaces.

At the end of the project, the organization will have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression to support the 2SLGBTQ+ movement.

This 29-month project will further test the Culturally Integrative Family Safety Response model (CIFSR) to address the lack of culturally grounded supports for Muslim Gender-Based Violence (GBV) survivors and their families in Ottawa and Kitchener/Waterloo. The Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI) will achieve this by conducting a comprehensive situational analysis in Ottawa and Kitchener/Waterloo, establishing and formalizing key partnerships, and testing and refining the CIFSR model in these communities. Learnings will be used to further refine the CIFSR model, and the updated model will be shared among GBV community agencies and policy makers.

This project will engage with the Coalition of Muslim Women KW (CMW), Ottawa Muslim Community Services (OMCS), faith leaders, service providers, and Muslim GBV survivors, ensuring that key project activities are trauma-informed and survivor-led. The impact of this model will also be assessed through a third-party evaluation, including the analysis of its potential to be adapted and replicated.

By the end of the project, MRCSSI will have strengthened their promising practice and have shared it with the wider GBV sector, to strengthen supports to Muslim GBV survivors and their families, in Canada.

This 36-month project will develop and test Islamic Family's GBV Learning Toolkit for Informal Community Care Providers. The project's goals are to address the lack of culturally grounded supports for Canadian Muslim Gender Based Violence survivors and their families in greater Edmonton area. Islamic Family & Social Services Association (IFSSA) will achieve this by conducting research with informal service providers, survivors, and at-risk populations; establishing and formalizing key partnerships; and testing and refining the toolkit with formal service providers. Learnings will be used to further refine the modules, and by the end of the project, the modules and guidebook will be shared among GBV service providers and within Canadian Muslim communities.

This project will engage with faith leaders, formal and informal GBV service providers, and Muslim women with lived experiences, ensuring that key project activities are trauma-informed and survivor-led. The impact of the modules and guidebook will be assessed by a trauma-informed internal evaluator.

By the end of the project, the organization will have developed a promising practise that engaged different members of the Muslim community to combat harmful gender norms and advance gender equality, and increased networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change. A formalized curriculum will be developed to sustain the impact of the project training model and strengthen supports for Muslim GBV survivors.

The supplemental funding will be used to expand the current project activities to make them more accessible to Muslim people seeking information about gender-based violence. Organization will focus on more illustrated video material over written material due to people’s varying abilities of English language.

This 12-month project is a phase 2 of the project Incorporation & Development of Infrastructure of SPNN. It will strengthen the capacity and networks of Senior Pride Network Niagara to advance LGBTQ2 equality. This will be achieved by (1) establishing an advisory group to ensure an intersectional approach at each stage of the project’s life cycle; (2) creating and implementing an organizational strategic plan; and (3) developing sector skills through outreach and educational sessions.

At the end of the project, the organization will have increased organizational capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression; and established collaborations, shared resources and provided coaching to partners to enhance support for the region’s LGBTQ2 community.

This 23-month project with Central Urban Metis Federation will develop and implement promising prevention and early-intervention practices that will increase knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking in the greater community of Saskatoon.

This will be achieved by working with identified partners to increase awareness, expand education and training on human trafficking; instill a sense of cultural pride for Indigenous girls and LGBTQ2 individuals by promoting pride in Indigenous identity, culture and encourage self-determination; gain community buy-in and engagement in the delivery of a series of training and workshops to provide awareness and education on human trafficking; and empower participants to become peer support, spokespersons and advocates.

At the end of the project, the organization will have developed and delivered educational units focus on social justice and self-empowerment; and engaged with law enforcement; schools, Indigenous-serving organizations, health care providers, frontline service providers, municipal government, housing services and the community to collaborate on raising awareness and education on human trafficking so that at-risk populations can receive support to make well informed decisions when facing choices that might lead to an undesired outcome and survivors would serve as advocates and mentors. The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.