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Title:
Innovation and Transformation in Community-based Supports for Women and Gender Diverse people Exiting the Prisons during COVID-19
Agreement Number:
21589
Agreement Value:
$93,802.80
Agreement Date:
Sep 17, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) will implement a research project to learn from local member Elizabeth Fry Societies that operate Community Residential Facilities (CRFs), as well as from housing and transitional supports that operate outside of the CRF model. The research will focus on the experience of service-providers within the CAEFS network and of the women and gender diverse people who were mandated to CRFs during COVID-19 and will test promising practices used by local Societies and others to serve and support their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:

The expected outcomes for this project include the following:

Immediate Outcomes: Identification of innovative COVID-19 responses in CRFs as well as barriers and gaps in service delivery.

Intermediate Outcomes: Ability for CRFs to better align their services to support reintegration goals for women and gender diverse people exiting prisons.

Ultimate Outcome: Safer communities in Canada.

Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1R 6H4
Reference Number:
214-2020-2021-Q2-0002
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
108074980RT0001
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
Program:
(PDCP) Policy Development Contribution Program
Program Purpose:

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.