Grants and Contributions

The program provides financing for incentives offered to consumers who buy or lease an eligible ZEV.

The project will include a review and update to human resource policies, development of financial sustainability strategies, board and staff training, upgrades to operational systems, and strategic planning.

To do this, the organization will first prepare a plain-language guide for healthcare professionals on interpreting and applying the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People (SOC) in Quebec. The guide will help healthcare professionals to adopt practices that are both consistent with the SOC and reflective of Quebec’s realities. Through this work, TransEstrie wishes to improve the provision of care to gender-diverse people. Second, TransEstrie will develop a multimedia tool based on the principle of the “human library” and the experiences of “photovoices.”

It will address the need to adjust the organization’s practices in response to recent increase in complexity of specific issues affecting women within its operating area.

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.

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.

The project will include the development of a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan, through board leadership development and the development of meaningful partnerships.

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.

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.

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.