Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Achieving gender-equity in housing through public policy and systems change in MB
Agreement Number:
WP230445
Agreement Value:
$455,849.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 19, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 19-month systemic change project, West Central Women's Resource Centre will scale efforts to achieve gender-equity in access to affordable housing through public policy and systems change to advance women’s economic security in MB. Specifically, the project will scale to better meet the unique needs of all low-income women and gender-diverse people with a range of intersecting identities experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. To do so, the project will review, develop, and recommend new public policies through organizational change on social housing for women and gender-diverse people as part of the Right to Housing (RTH) coalition. The project will also provide professional training programs to build the capacity of working group members to advocate for public policy change, and to develop and provide information and training sessions to the women and gender-diverse community members they serve. The project will also develop a public policy advocacy strategy tool kit to support the working group to implement this project and other advocacy efforts beyond the life of this project in MB.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Location:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA R3G 0A7
Reference Number:
001-2024-2025-Q2-00054
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
The West Central Women's Resource Centre Inc.
Program:
Women's Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.