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Title:

Scarborough Women Recovery Project

Agreement Number:

GV21360

Agreement Value:

$287,972.00

Agreement Date:

Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2023

Description:

This 24-month project will develop, pilot and disseminate a community-based pandemic recovery model to address the root causes of gender-based violence. Heritage Skills Development Centre will achieve this by conducting a participatory needs assessment, creating and piloting a community pandemic recovery model for preventing and addressing violence against women, and disseminating the model and recommendations among community and policy makers. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a promising practice that increased networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, supported positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power, and advanced inclusive policies and practices. This project will engage organizations, sector experts, and women with lived experience from the Scarborough community to identify specific needs and priorities, and pilot the pandemic recovery model and action plans developed. Toronto Community Housing (TCHC), Women Multicultural Resource and Counselling Centre (WMRCC), Management Advisory Services of Toronto (MAS) and Cross Edge Community Network will directly participate in the delivery and evaluation of the project. The effectiveness of the recovery model will be carefully documented through ongoing evaluation.

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:

Scarborough, Ontario, CA M1J 1J5

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q4-00010

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Heritage Skills Development Centre ( HSDC )

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.