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Contribution: Gender-Based Violence Program

Community-Based Research Centre Society

$552,050.00

Truth-telling and change-making: Participatory arts-based research to understand experiences and needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ GBV survivors

FY 2024-25 · 2024-04-01

Summary
Through this 36-month project, Community-Based Research Centre Society (CBRC) will conduct a participatory arts-based community-led research project to improve GBV services for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in Fraser Health Authority, British Columbia. The project will address gaps in knowledge about 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors’ experiences and needs, as well as barriers to accessing 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming supports and services. It will include a literature review, an environmental scan, and trauma-informed arts-based group sessions facilitated by 2SLGBTQIA+ artist-researchers, supported by Indigenous Elders as well as clinicians. To mobilize research findings, CBRC will organize webinars as well as an arts exhibit featuring participants’ work and stories. It will also develop a service provider toolkit. The project will be conducted in collaboration with Health Initiative For Men (HIM). It will be guided by an Advisory and Accountability Committee made up of 2SLGBTQIA+ people impacted by GBV, with all staff, artists and contractors involved also being 2SLGBTQIA+ people. With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, the Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) will expand its work with 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors of gender-based violence into the Northern Region of BC and the Yukon. They will expand existing literature review, incorporating regionally specific literature; engage with local partners; host three arts based series of workshops with 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors; develop a toolkit for supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors in the northern region; and share findings with local service providers and provincial-serving organizations. Through this, they will further advance Gender Equality.
Program
Gender-Based Violence Program
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02024-04-012024-25$384,824.00
12024-04-012024-25$552,050.00

As published

Additional Information
Increase of agreement value, Change of end date
Additional Information (French)
Augmentation de la valeur de l'accord, changement de la date de fin
Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Agreement Number
GV230361
Agreement Start Date
2024-04-01
Agreement Title
Truth-telling and change-making: Participatory arts-based research to understand experiences and needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ GBV survivors
Agreement Title (French)
Dire la vérité et changer les choses : Recherche participative axée sur les arts pour comprendre les expériences et les besoins des personnes 2EGLBTQIA+ survivantes de VFS
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$552,050.00
Amendment Date
2026-04-17
Amendment Number
1
Description
Through this 36-month project, Community-Based Research Centre Society (CBRC) will conduct a participatory arts-based community-led research project to improve GBV services for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in Fraser Health Authority, British Columbia. The project will address gaps in knowledge about 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors’ experiences and needs, as well as barriers to accessing 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming supports and services. It will include a literature review, an environmental scan, and trauma-informed arts-based group sessions facilitated by 2SLGBTQIA+ artist-researchers, supported by Indigenous Elders as well as clinicians. To mobilize research findings, CBRC will organize webinars as well as an arts exhibit featuring participants’ work and stories. It will also develop a service provider toolkit. The project will be conducted in collaboration with Health Initiative For Men (HIM). It will be guided by an Advisory and Accountability Committee made up of 2SLGBTQIA+ people impacted by GBV, with all staff, artists and contractors involved also being 2SLGBTQIA+ people. With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, the Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) will expand its work with 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors of gender-based violence into the Northern Region of BC and the Yukon. They will expand existing literature review, incorporating regionally specific literature; engage with local partners; host three arts based series of workshops with 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors; develop a toolkit for supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors in the northern region; and share findings with local service providers and provincial-serving organizations. Through this, they will further advance Gender Equality.
Description (French)
Dans le cadre de ce projet de 36 mois, le Centre de recherche communautaire mènera une recherche communautaire participative axée sur les arts pour améliorer les services liés à la violence fondée sur le sexe (VFS) pour les communautés 2ELGBTQIA+ de la Fraser Health Authority, en Colombie-Britannique. Le projet comblera des lacunes quant aux connaissances sur les expériences et les besoins des personnes survivantes 2ELGBTQIA+ et identifiera les obstacles à l’accès à du soutien et à des services adaptés aux personnes 2ELGBTQIA +. Le projet comprendra une recension des écrits , une analyse du contexte et des séances de groupe axées sur les arts qui tiendront compte des traumatismes, et seront animées par des personnes artistes-chercheuses 2ELGBTQIA+, avec l’appui d’Aînées et Aînés autochtones et de personnes cliniciennes. Pour communiquer les résultats de la recherche, le Centre organisera des webinaires et une exposition artistique mettant en vedette le travail et les récits des personnes participantes. Le Centre créera également une trousse à outils destinée aux prestataires de services. Le projet sera mené en collaboration avec Health Initiative For Men. Il sera orienté par un comité consultatif et de responsabilisation composé de personnes 2ELGBTQIA+ touchées par la VFS. Les membres du personnel, artistes et personnes contractuelles seront aussi des personnes 2ELGBTQIA+. Avec le financement supplémentaire et la prolongation octroyés au début de l’année 2026, la Community-Based Research Centre Society (CBRC) étendra son travail avec les personnes 2ELGBTQIA+ survivantes de violence fondée sur le sexe à la région nord de la Colombie-Britannique et au Yukon. L’organisme étoffera sa revue de la littérature en incluant celle spécifique aux régions concernées; collaborera avec des partenaires locaux; organisera trois séries d’ateliers fondés sur les arts destinés aux personnes survivantes 2ELGBTQIA+; développera une boîte à outils pour soutenir les personnes survivantes 2ELGBTQIA+ dans les régions nordiques; et communiquera ses conclusions aux prestataires de services locaux et aux organismes à portée provinciale. Ce faisant, CBRC contribuera davantage à l’avancement vers l’égalité des genres.
Expected Results
Promising practices are incorporated by the GBV sector into new or enhanced supports for target populations.
Expected Results (French)
Intégration, par le secteur, des pratiques prometteuses aux mesures de soutien nouvelles ou améliorées qu’il offre aux populations ciblées.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Gender-Based Violence Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de financement de la lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe
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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de financement de la lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe (le Programme) vise à renforcer la lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe (VFS) et, en particulier, à remédier au manque de soutien pour deux catégories de survivantes et survivants, soit : 1) les femmes autochtones et leurs communautés; et 2) les populations sous-desservies au Canada (notamment les femmes handicapées, les femmes réfugiées, immigrantes ou en situation irrégulière, les personnes allosexuelles et les femmes des minorités ethnoculturelles). Il s’agit d’un programme de subventions et contributions pour les organismes canadiens qui mènent des projets visant à améliorer les mesures d’aide offertes et à créer des solutions durables et complètes à l’échelle nationale, régionale et locale.
Recipient City
Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Community-Based Research Centre Society
Recipient Postal Code
V6Z 2H2
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2024-2025-Q1-00003