Grant: Status of Women Canada
BC Society of Transition Houses
$333,234.00
Getting Home: Overcoming Barriers to Housing After Violence
FY 2017-18 · 2018-02-23
Summary
This 36-month project will identify sustainable solutions to systemic and institutional housing barriers for women who are victims of domestic violence in British Columbia. The barriers are diverse, ranging from bias and the lack of affordable housing units. The organization will partner with agencies to implement solutions in several BC communities and address identified barriers through new policies, protocols, and approaches that will be widely shared with key stakeholders.
Department
Program
Status of Women Canada
Recipient
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
Multi-year project
Additional Information (French)
Projet pluriannuel
Agreement Number
BC17082
Agreement Start Date
2018-02-23
Agreement Title
Getting Home: Overcoming Barriers to Housing After Violence
Agreement Title (French)
Rentrer à la maison : éliminer les obstacles au logement pour les victimes de violence
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$333,234.00
Amendment Number
0
Organization Code
swc-cfc
Organization
Status of Women Canada | Condition féminine Canada
Program Name
Status of Women Canada
Program Name (French)
Condition féminine Canada
Program Purpose
This 36-month project will identify sustainable solutions to systemic and institutional housing barriers for women who are victims of domestic violence in British Columbia. The barriers are diverse, ranging from bias and the lack of affordable housing units. The organization will partner with agencies to implement solutions in several BC communities and address identified barriers through new policies, protocols, and approaches that will be widely shared with key stakeholders.
Program Purpose (French)
Ce projet de 36 mois permettra de trouver des solutions durables aux obstacles systémiques et institutionnels au logement auxquels font face les femmes victimes de violence familiale en ColombieBritannique. Les obstacles varient, allant de la partialité jusqu’au manque de logements abordables. L’organisme travaillera en partenariat avec d’autres organismes pour mettre en œuvre des solutions dans plusieurs collectivités de la Colombie-Britannique et éliminer les obstacles qui auront été identifiés au moyen de nouvelles politiques, de nouveaux protocoles et de nouvelles approches qui seront largement diffusés auprès des principales parties prenantes.
Recipient Business Number
S18774
Recipient City
Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
BC Society of Transition Houses
Reference Number
GC-2018-Q4-016
