Title:
Strengthening WorQshop’s sustainability and organizational capacity to ensure community building and advancement of 2SLGBTQIA+ equality
Agreement Number:
SO230096
Agreement Value:
$137,035.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 20, 2023 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
Through this 40-month project, WorQshop: Building Safer Spaces will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will address the organization’s need for stronger management, governance, collaboration and evaluation capacity to diversify and advance 2SLGBTQIA+ equality . The project will include creating a financial plan, developing a human resources management strategy, developing the board’s governance skills, expanding the organization’s collaboration and onboarding diverse volunteers, as well as implementing a results evaluation plan.
With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, WorQshop: Building Safer Spaces will convene a Trans and Non-Binary Advisory Council and conduct community consultations to develop a trauma-informed care training resource to better support Trans and Non-Binary communities, and share the finalized curriculum, facilitator guide, and participant toolkit with staff and community partners. Through this, they will further advance Gender Equality.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:
Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Location:
Brantford, Ontario, CA N3R 2S1
Reference Number:
001-2023-2024-Q3-00044
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Increase of agreement value, Change of end date
Amendment Date
Apr 15, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
WorQshop: Building Safer Spaces
Program:
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.