Grants and Contributions

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals

Canada History Fund - CHF - Strategic Initiatives

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events

The purpose of this Youth Empowerment Program will target approximately 1,000 youth aged 16-30 at the outset, with a focus on Indigenous, Black and newcomer youth. It is expected that the reach will increase participation as the program becomes established in the community. The main focus will be the development and delivery of an eight-session violence prevention curriculum that is tailored to youth, offered remotely and in-person. The preventative program will be delivered through one-on-one support or in a small group setting. Counselling services will also be provided to youth and their families.

To improve rail infrastructure at road/rail grade crossings

Through this 22-month systemic change project, the Centre for Family Equity will scale the ‘Justice at Work for Lone Mothers’ initiative to advance women's and lone mothers’ economic security and prosperity in British Columbia. It will scale to deepen engagement, at the policy level, between lone parents and provincial policymakers in British Columbia. It will address policy and systemic barriers to lone mothers' economic participation and inclusion in British Columbia. To do so, the project will increase the mobilization of low-income lone mothers with Regional Community Impact Committees that promote their leadership in policymaking, conduct a public awareness campaign, and engage diverse regional stakeholders with policy recommendations informed by women’s lived experiences.

Through this 15-month systemic change project, Low Entropy Foundation will help advance women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within economic and political systems by providing accessible and inclusive leadership training, political literacy, mentorship, and networking opportunities. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 22-month systemic change project, Women Transforming Cities International Society (WTC) will scale the Creating Women Friendly Cities program to advance women's representation in leadership and decision-making roles. It will scale to new communities across British Columbia, prioritizing participation from the most civically underrepresented communities, including women who are Indigenous, Black, racialized, newcomers, 2SLGBTQI+, youth, low-income and/or disabled, and scaling to a higher decision-making body within municipalities. It will address the systemic underrepresentation of women in local government and democratic processes, rebalancing the distribution of power and ensuring women have a voice at decision-making tables by overcoming key barriers including lack of local government knowledge, lack of civic participation tools and resources, lack of mentorship opportunities and networks, and the lack of elected leader support to enact gender-equitable policies. To do so, the project will deliver civic literacy and skill-building workshops and toolkits for grassroots women’s civic empowerment; implement a mentorship program to deepen civic skills; and create and share new resources for municipalities to remove barriers and change policies and systems for gender-equity and women's representation.

Through this 34-month systemic change project, SWAN Vancouver will help enhance im∕migrant sex workers’ economic security and prosperity through advancing systemic change. Specifically, the project will work to dismantle systemic barriers within the healthcare sector in Metro Vancouver by addressing high-barrier and discriminatory policies and practices within healthcare settings, as well as addressing gaps of knowledge of healthcare professionals and policymakers in regulatory bodies. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.