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Title:

Safe at Home Hamilton: Implementing an Promising Intersectional IPV Program

Agreement Number:

GV230311

Agreement Value:

$432,425.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 6, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 29-month project, the multi-sector Safe at Home Hamilton Steering Committee of Mission Services of Hamilton Inc., will put in place a Safe at Home (SAH) program to strengthen the GBV sector in Hamilton, Ontario. It will address survivors’ right to affordable and quality housing; the need for a new housing option for survivors fleeing violence; and create a comprehensive set of wrap-around supports and services for survivors of partner violence. It will also address the need for a gender transformative approach to the design and delivery of GBV and related services, and lack of availability of a Canada-specific SAH Policies and Practice document. This initiative will include a network of cross-sector service providers in Hamilton so women (and children) will be diverted from VAW shelters and stay "Safe at Home" guided by a plethora of supports. An external evaluator will measure and assess implementation successes and the impact of this promising practice, and the Steering Committee will summarize lessons learned around adaptation and implementation as well as program impacts on system change, client housing stability, and violence reduction to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate or expand upon it.

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:

Hamilton, Ontario, CA L8L 7W2

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q3-00040

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Mission Services of Hamilton

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.