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Title:

No Place Like Home

Agreement Number:

ON21876

Agreement Value:

$285,000.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 27, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through system change. YWCA of St. Thomas Elgin will achieve this by scaling up and expanding a previously WAGE funded project “Crack the ceiling; keep the roof”, increasing awareness and advocacy on women led family homelessness and conducting local and global research to inform decision making to advance an intersectional community action plan endorsing systemic change to decrease women led family homelessness applying Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) framework throughout the project. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power and advancing inclusive policies and practices to support women’s equality. This project will work with partners, including the Fresh Start Support Services, CMHA Elgin, Second Stage Housing, Family & Children’s Services of St. Thomas and Elgin, Central Community Health Centre, West Elgin Community Health Centre, Local Shelters, and St. Thomas-Elgin Social Services to improve collaboration amongst likeminded organizations in the region to lead dissemination and increase uptake of system transformation policy and programs recommendations.

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

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

Location:

St. Thomas, Ontario, CA N5P 2S3

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q2-00056

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Young Women's Christian Association St. Thomas Elgin

Program:

Women's Program

Program Purpose:

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.