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Title:

Project Connect

Agreement Number:

HT20356

Agreement Value:

$250,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 4, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 36-month project with PARTNERS Family Services Inc. will develop and implement a holistic, trauma-informed and culturally relevant program that assists in reintegration and healing, as well as community education and intervention practices to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for survivors of human trafficking. This will be achieved by delivering educational workshops to regional support organizations, empowering support to engage survivors of trafficking, developing resources to bring awareness of trafficking to regional hospitality industry, building partnerships with human services organizations in the region, and training for staff. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed and implemented promising intervention practices that will advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking. The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

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:

Humbolt, Saskatchewan, CA S0K 2A0

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q1-00024

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

PARTNERS Family Services Inc

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.