Grants and Contributions:

Advancing the Sustainability and Capacity Building of ACB Women for Long Term Community Impact

WP240078

$279,881.00

Jul 24, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026

Through this 20-month project, Care Masters Women and Family Services will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need to strategically and sustainably fulfill the organizational mission to address critical needs within the African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) community in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Peel Region. The project will include 1) creating a 5-year strategic and sustainability plan; 2) enhancing financial management practices; 3) creating organizational structures to increase financial stability and sustainability; 4) building organizational capacity and related in-house resources through professional development and trainings to focus on staff and volunteer well-being, development and retention; and 5) conducting community engagement and research sessions with ACB women to prepare for program enhancement and establishing a network of Black and women-led and serving organizations.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Mississauga, Ontario, CA L5L 3T9

001-2024-2025-Q2-00131

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Care Masters Women and Family Services

Women's Program

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.