Grants and Contributions:

Support for Violence Against Women Shelters and Transition Houses to Respond to COVID-19

NA190184

$15,700,000.00

Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021

This 12-month project will build the capacity of women's shelters to respond to the immediate health and safety crisis posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic and in doing so to continue their important work to advance gender equality in Canada. The organization will develop a process to disburse funding to women's shelters serving women and children victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, with the aim of addressing centre’s specific capacity and emergency preparedness needs. It will then coordinate the gathering, consolidation and analysis of information from ultimate recipient reporting on how funding was used. Other activities may be undertaken, as needed, including the transfer of knowledge on women's shelter needs, impacts, and responsive solutions to COVID-19. This supplemental funding will expand the current project’s reach and provide additional funding to women’s shelters and transition houses (including indigenous off-reserve shelters and transition houses), outside of Quebec, based on their identified needs.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1P 6A4

001-2020-2021-Q3-00054

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Nov 10, 2020

Women's Shelters Canada

Women's Program

The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.