Grants and Contributions

Through this 28-month project, Cercle de Jeunes Rainbow-GTA will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. To achieve this, a project committee will work to identify the barriers faced by new French-speaking immigrant and refugee members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community in Durham Region; solutions adapted to specific needs will then be identified. The organization will plan information sessions to validate the barriers and solutions with members of various 2SLGBTQI+ communities in the region. A final report including key findings and recommendations will be developed and distributed within 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

Through this 28-month project, the Conseil québécois LGBT will address 2SLGBTQI+ communities’ needs and barriers to equality, and it will work to permanently remove barriers to employment for trans and non-binary people and for 2SLGBTQIA+ people more broadly. To achieve this, the organization will conduct a needs analysis and collect data, produce a recommendation guide promoting the development of inclusive practices for employment assistance services, develop interactive training for professionals supporting job seekers that educates and equips staff to serve 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and finally, support organizations that provide employment services in implementing lasting practices for inclusion.

Through this 28-month project, York Pride Fest will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved through a partnership with Safety Experts to perform organizational assessments on organization(s) serving 2SLGBTQI+ community that will result in risk mitigation plans and provide resources to address and/or avoid hate motivated incidents. In parallel, the organization will meet with ethnic minority communities to dispel misinformation and misconceptions regarding 2SLGBTQI+ communities and work with York Regional Police to better support trans and non-binary victims. In collaboration with partners, the organization will organize a community forum to share information on available programming and resources, collect data, stories, lived experiences, and gather feedback from the stakeholders to improve services and program delivery.

Through this 28-month project, Sunshine House Inc. will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities by providing sectoral support in Manitoba to improve services and meet the needs of 2SLGBTQI+ populations experiencing houselessness and the intersections of race, substance abuse, poverty, and surviving in urban environments. This will be achieved by enhancing their Community Advisory Circle, completing a literature review and a full report on the 2SLGBTQI+ Housing Insecurity in Winnipeg as well as establishing a Community of Practice to develop and disseminate knowledge translation and educational materials with best practices and trainings. Sunshine House Inc will complete an impact assessment on their project to support future learning in their efforts to address the Winnipeg housing and support service sector gaps and provide guidance to service providers on how to work effectively with housing insecure 2SLGBTQI+ community members.

Through this 28-month project, Northern BC Queer Connection Society will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities by promoting the history of the 2SLGBTQI+ people in Northern British Columbia.
This will be achieved through community engagement and consultations and by seeking out participants who agree to be filmed sharing their challenges and success with the 2SLGBTQI+ movement in rural and remote areas of Northern British Columbia. A short documentary will be created from the stories shared, and materials for a book will be complied.

Through this 16-month project, Call Auntie will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need to: support urban Indigenous women’s sexual and reproductive health across the Greater Toronto Area; better meet and reflect the diverse needs of Call Auntie’s Indigenous staff and clients (Indigenous, low income); put in place an equitably paid workforce who will be more likely to stay in their positions and provide long-term support to clients.

Through this 28-month project, Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by 1) creating and delivering educational workshops and resources aimed at service providers to better meet the needs of trans newcomer racialized individuals by addressing prejudice and reducing barriers to services; 2) engaging the 2SLGBTQI+ community to address transphobia; 3) foster leadership in racialized trans communities; 4) organizing capstone forums to address systemic barriers facing transphobia and racism within queer community including service gaps and how to address them; and 5) evaluating program activities.

Through this 28-month project, Rainbow Faith and Freedom will address needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities, with a focus on religious-based homophobia and transphobia in senior care service delivery. This will be achieved through consultations with stakeholders, and research to understand the discrimination, its impacts, and how it can be resolved and prevented. An awareness campaign will inform the public of the issues and share possible solutions. Educational materials and training will be created to help senior care professionals and their clients to advocate and guide senior care institutions and organizations to be inclusive and affirming of 2SLGBTQ+ people, their families, and their allies.

Through this 16-month project, Innovyeng Entrepreneuriat Féminin Inc. will build its capacity to advance gender equality for Francophone immigrant women and young entrepreneurs.

The project will increase access, demand and quality of sexual and reproductive health rights and services in Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines for adolescents, parents and community leaders, service providers, health care providers and policy makers. The project will include youth training and engagement, community and parent outreach, healthcare provider training and resources, policy support and technical assistance, and regional training and knowledge sharing.