Grants and Contributions

Through this 24-month project, Malton Women Council will scale a promising practice for engaging South Asian men and boys as allies to prevent GBV, and to strengthen the GBV sector. It will scale this promising practice to improve and adapt the already successfully piloted model, to reach additional communities in Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon. By doing so, it will address the need for culturally responsive and trauma informed approaches to engage men and boys as allies within South Asian communities in the Peel region. The project will include: 1) engagement of community members to identify specific needs within the reached communities; 2) adaptation of the original adopted model to reflect the needs of the additional communities to be reached; 3) mobilization and capacity building of South Asian men and boys as allies in additional communities in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon, to prevent and address GBV, while combating harmful gender norms; 4) development of a social media campaign aimed at challenging gender norms and promoting healthy models of masculinity; 5) development and disse+G5mination of educational resources for engaging men and boys as allies to combat GBV within the reached communities; and 6) evaluation of the results of the adapted model implemented. Malton Women Council will disseminate the improved and adapted culturally responsive model and resources during a forum among community stakeholders and through social media.

The supplemental funding will be used to further scale the promising practice in the prevention of GBV in South Asian Communities by engaging men and boys as allies. The organization will do this by developing and delivering Training of Trainers (ToT) modules for frontline staff in regional organizations in the Halton, Peel, Durham and Toronto region.

Through this 24-month project, THS Society of Transition Houses will scale a PEACE for Canadian Children and Youth to strengthen the GBV sector. It will scale to new and existing women’s shelter organizations throughout the territory of Nunavut. It will address the need to break the isolation experienced by shelter workers in remote northern communities resulting from geographical and connectivity challenges and help them establish a network of knowledge sharing and peer support. To do so, the project will include a needs assessment, remote and in person capacity building opportunities for learning and knowledge sharing, mentoring and peer support to develop a community of practice and an evaluation to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.

Through this 24-month project, FOXY will scale the previous SMASH program to be more inclusive of Northern and Indigenous young men and non-binary youth with complex needs and disabilities located in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It will address barriers faced by youth with complex needs and disabilities by delivering modified SMASH programs to combat harmful gender norms and advance gender equality across the North, using inclusive lesson plans and implementing enhanced workshop facilitation of and on-the land Peer Leader Retreats. The project will include a Think Tank, pilot testing, evaluations, and community-based action research, engaging with Northern youth with complex needs and disabilities. FOXY will publish research and infographics to share information on the promising practice allowing others to replicate or expand upon this project.

Through this 24-month project, Andrew Fleck Children’s Services will develop and put in place promising practices related to Early Childhood Education for children living in a shelter with their mothers after fleeing domestic violence, in particular children who may have experienced abuse directly and/or witnessed abuse in their homes before seeking safety. It will address gaps in equitable early learning opportunities for children by supporting Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) as they provide trauma-informed, play-based early learning experiences.

To do so, the project will create two toolkits for early childhood educators – one on trauma-informed practices and one to support their own well-being. They will also document best practices in setting up licensed child-care in a shelter. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. Andrew Fleck Children’s Services will reach out widely to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it