Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Intersectionality: A priority!
Agreement Number:
GV230371
Agreement Value:
$351,555.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 24-month project, the Centre d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel (CALACS) de Trois-Rivières will develop and implement a service tailored to intersectional women to strengthen the gender-based violence (GBV) sector. It will address the lack of access to adequate services for women from 2SLGBTQI+ communities, Indigenous women, women who have a disability, and potentially, racialized women who are victims of sexual violence. To do this, the project will focus on hiring a dedicated advocate who will maintain a presence in the target audiences’ communities and ensure that the organization’s services and tools are tailored to take into account specific intersectional issues surrounding GBV. The CALACS will also raise awareness of the reality of GBV experienced by intersectional women. An external assessment will help measure and determine the impacts of this promising practice. The CALACS de Trois-Rivières will conduct various awareness and information campaigns, as well as present the project to committees (such as the Quebec Coalition of Sexual Assault Help Centers) to inform others of the promising practice so they can replicate or scale 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:
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, CA G8Y 1P6
Reference Number:
001-2023-2024-Q4-00058
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
CALACS de Trois-Rivières
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.