Grants and Contributions:
Title:
The Empowered Caregivers Project: A Survivor-Led Call for Accountability, Consistency and Excellence Within all Facets of Anti-Human Trafficking Community Care
Agreement Number:
GV230337
Agreement Value:
$239,481.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 29-month project, Restorations Second Stage Homes will highlight the expertise of Survivor Staff to develop a toolkit designed to empower all caregivers — professional and personal — in their support of survivors of human trafficking and exploitation, to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address the need for a survivor-informed, comprehensive resource that will enhance the capacity of caregivers across Canada. To do so, the project will include developing, piloting, and launching The Empowered Caregivers Individualized Exploitation Preparedness Plan (ECIEPP) toolkit to empower caregivers in the identification, prevention, and intervention of human trafficking with particular attention to youth. An external evaluator will assess the impact of this promising practice. Restorations Second Stages Homes will share information on the promising practice with the GBV Knowledge Centre and with relevant organizations across Canada so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.
The supplemental funding will be used to: host a conference for approximately 176 attendees to amplify the Empowering Caregivers toolkit and promote activities that the toolkit addresses (e.g. the importance of collaboration, amplifying survivors’ voices, etc.). An evaluation component has been integrated into this activity.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Location:
Stoney Creek, Ontario, CA L8J 2P7
Reference Number:
001-2023-2024-Q3-00094
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:
Increase of agreement value
Amendment Date
Aug 1, 2025
Recipient's Legal Name:
Restorations Second Stage Homes
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.
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