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Title:
PEACE for Canadian Children & Youth: Training and Peer Mentorship for Women’s Shelters in Northern, Rural and Remote Communities to Build Specialized Supports for Children & Youth Survivors and Witnesses of Gender-Based Violence
Agreement Number:
GV20266
Agreement Value:
$850,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 18, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
This 38-month project will test a remote training and mentorship program for shelter workers to better support vulnerable children and youth in northern, rural and remote areas who have experienced and/or witnessed gender-based violence. The project will be based on the Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling, and Empowerment (PEACE) Program developed by BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) for children and youth responding to violence. Through this initiative, the BCSTH will collaborate with Women’s Shelters Canada to adapt, test and evaluate the PEACE program resources and training materials to reflect the realities of COVID-19 world and address needs of identified participating shelters in training sites across the country. In addition, this project will create and support a peer mentorship cohort of mentors who will be matched with participating shelters and provide ongoing mentorship and guidance.
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:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6B 1S5
Reference Number:
001-2020-2021-Q4-00024
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
BC Society of Transition Houses
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.