Title:
Understanding Our Truth in Reconciliation: Applying Decolonizing and Indigenizing Strategies to Address Gaps in Community Corrections
Agreement Value:
$69,150.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2024
Description:
This project will explore how St. Leonard's Society of Canada (SLSC) can better understand how to apply decolonizing and Indigenizing strategies to contribute to advancing the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action to support reconciliation efforts. This is to be accomplished by engaging with consultants and experts to better support and advocate with and for federally sentenced Indigenous peoples through informed strategies and tools.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
The expected results of this project encompass increasing knowledge and awareness on St. Leonard's Society of Canada's (SLSC) and affiliates' historical and current colonial contexts. The project will provide increased knowledge for partners about the role of voluntary sector and how to better support and advocate for promising practices related to options and opportunities for the community integration of federally sentenced Indigenous Peoples. This project aims to implement practical, decolonizing and Indigenizing approaches within SLSC and its affiliates in addition to developing collaborative, cross-sectoral relationships, particularly with Indigenous individuals, communities, and service providers.
Location:
Ottawa , Ontario, CA K1R 6H5
Reference Number:
088-2023-2024-Q1-00078
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
File Number: PDCP-5001-23220
Recipient's Operating Name:
St. Leonard's Society of Canada
Recipient's Legal Name:
St. Leonard's Society of Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa-Centre
Federal Riding Number:
35075
Program:
(PDCP) Policy Development Contribution Program
Program Purpose:
Public Safety Canada's Policy Development Contribution Program (PDCP) supports strategic projects undertaken by the Department's stakeholders that contribute to policy making and improved service delivery, in the areas of public safety and emergency management.