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Title:

Honouring 2SLGBTQQIA+ Indigenous Staff and Street Family Voices Toward Ending Indigenous Homelessness

Agreement Number:

SO220050

Agreement Value:

$360,019.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 3, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 39-month project, the Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society (ACEHS) will build its capacity to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, focusing on individuals with lived experience of homelessness in Victoria, BC. This will be achieved by engaging with unhoused and at-risk 2SLGBTQQIA+ Indigenous youth to develop a youth housing model that addresses their identified needs; undertaking foundational planning toward piloting and evaluating a Social Enterprise; and developing a series of policies, toolkits, resources, and training modules for staff and volunteers that strengthen ACEHS’ programs preventing violence. By the end of the project, ACEHS will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, focusing on individuals with lived experience of homelessness

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Location:

Victoria, British Columbia, CA V8W 1E1

Reference Number:

001-2022-2023-Q3-00003

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society

Program:

Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.