Grants and Contributions

The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

The program will create a full-time position called Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Wellness and Community Support Worker. The position will support the creation and delivery of culturally responsive and respectful appropriate trauma-informed health and wellness supports for individuals impacted by the issue. The program will focus on supporting families, survivors of gender-based violence, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals and communities. The strategy to support community outreach, record keeping, and client information management will be created. Counseling will utilize a strength-based, dignified, client centered, and barrier-free approach. Programming will include aspects of holistic wellness, all components relating to a client's well-being including emotional, physical, mental, spiritual, and cultural needs. NAWN will develop programming and facilitate educational and social programs based on needs, training tools, workshops, and wellness strategies.

Through this 34-month systemic change project, Women’s Network PEI will scale “Paths to Prosperity” to advance women’s economic security and prosperity. It will scale to re-examine the gendered experiences of poverty in the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) by investigating how Covid-19, inflation, and the recent affordability crisis has impacted women and people from marginalized communities in PEI. This project will address inequalities related to gender, workforce, and the economy and will explore the gendered experiences in poverty across the province. To do so, it will bring together feminist and social justice organizations for a conference to explore Gender and Basic Income Guarantee in PEI while also mobilizing stakeholders to form a National Coalition of Feminists for Basic Income Guarantee.

With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Women’s Network Inc. will expand the National Feminist Coalition (NFC) to support a GBV-informed Basic Income Guarantee (BIG). The organization will engage in community consultations and training on the BIG Action-Oriented Toolkit for engaging private-sector partners. Support to NFC partners in setting up private sector Community Roundtables on the connection between BIG and GBV will take place as well as a Lobby Day in Ottawa focusing on the economy of healing. A media campaign and webinar series to share the beneficial impacts that a Basic Income Guarantee would have for GBV survivors and their families will take place. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.

The Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network Gladue Pilot Project, which will provide Gladue reports across the province using a hybrid staff/roster model, leading to the development of a Gladue report writing framework appropriate for Newfoundland and Labrador. The project will be overseen by a Gladue Manager located in Stephenville, who will oversee the project with a steering committee comprised of partners and stakeholders. Staff Gladue writers will work from the NAWN offices and out of the Labrador Friendship Offices (LFC) in Goose Bay. The roster will be comprised of writers from various locations.

The Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network Gladue Pilot Project, which will provide Gladue reports across the province using a hybrid staff/roster model, leading to the development of a Gladue report writing framework appropriate for Newfoundland and Labrador. The project will be overseen by a Gladue Manager located in Stephenville, who will oversee the project with a steering committee comprised of partners and stakeholders. Staff Gladue writers will work from the NAWN offices and out of the Labrador Friendship Offices (LFC) in Goose Bay. The roster will be comprised of writers from various locations.

The Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network Gladue Pilot Project, which will provide Gladue reports across the province using a hybrid staff/roster model, leading to the development of a Gladue report writing framework appropriate for Newfoundland and Labrador. The project will be overseen by a Gladue Manager located in Stephenville, who will oversee the project with a steering committee comprised of partners and stakeholders. Staff Gladue writers will work from the NAWN offices and out of the Labrador Friendship Offices (LFC) in Goose Bay. The roster will be comprised of writers from various locations.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Through this 60-month project, the Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network (NAWN) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in Newfoundland and Labrador. This will be achieved by identifying advocacy challenges and opportunities, creating a GBV advocacy strategy and a communication plan, increasing the organization’s capacity to communicate community needs and GBV prevention opportunities, building relationships with 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations and like-minded organizations, and developing a GBV support and prevention plan.

By the end of the project, NAWN will have strengthened its capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in Newfoundland and Labrador.

With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, NAWN will further strengthen its capacity to address GBV by training staff, board of directors, volunteers and Indigenous women on GBV prevention, crisis response protocols, evaluation and reporting, partnership development, and other capacity-building skills. The organization will also strengthen its financial sustainability by developing their social enterprises and exploring funding opportunities for growth to support future projects, such as the Cultural Healing and Wellness Centre and an extended supportive housing plan.