Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Safe Homes Pilot to increase women's safety in rural northern communities
Agreement Number:
GV18007-01
Agreement Value:
$1,249,900.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
The project will test up to three different solutions of providing safe homes in three smaller, remote communities in the Northwest Territories that currently do not have a safe space to go for women who are experiencing violence.
The supplemental funds and extension will be used to collect data for the evaluation and explore avenues to sustain the sites after the end of the project.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:
Promising practices are incorporated by the GBV sector into new or enhanced supports for target populations.
Location:
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, CA X1A 2P3
Reference Number:
001-2019-2020-Q3-00015
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Increase of agreement value & change of end date
Amendment Date
Jan 9, 2025
Recipient's Legal Name:
YWCA NWT
Program:
Gender-Based Violence Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of the GBV Program is to strengthen the GBV sector to address gaps in supports for two groups of survivors: 1) Indigenous women and their communities, and 2) underserved populations (including women living with a disability, non-status/refugee /immigrant women, LGBTQ2S, gender non-conforming people and ethno-cultural women) in Canada. The Program provides grant and contribution funding to Canadian organizations to improve supports to help create long-term, comprehensive solutions at the national, regional, and local levels.
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