Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Piloting Legal Navigation Support for Survivors of Violence in Labrador
Agreement Number:
GV18357-01
Agreement Value:
$1,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2019 - Apr 14, 2024
Description:
This 60-month project will pilot and evaluate the effects of establishing a legal navigator service to provide survivors of violence in Labrador with a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed and wrap-around approach.
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:
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, CA A1B 3W8
Reference Number:
GC-2019-2020-Q1-156
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Public Legal Information Association of NL
Program:
Department for Women and Gender Equality
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.