Contribution: Victims Fund
PACIFIC ASSOCIATION OF FIRST NATIONS WOMEN
$310,860.00
Lifting Families Up
FY 2020-21 · 2020-04-21
Summary
Pacific Association of First Nations Women will provide culturally responsive, trauma informed community-based services for families of the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver. They will provide counseling, traditional healing practices and ceremonies led by Indigenous therapists, traditional healers and wisdom keepers. Their services to the families will include cultural teachings and information workshop sessions, family gatherings, healing circles, support groups, referrals to/from the Family Information Liaison Unit of British Columbia and the development of an Indigenous Women's Council.
Department
Program
Victims Fund
Location
Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Indigenous recipient
Business Number
139606883
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
This project was approved in a previous quarter and is appearing in this quarter’s report now that the agreement has been signed by the recipient.
Additional Information (French)
Ce projet a été approuvé dans un trimestre précédent et apparait dans le rapport de ce trimestre maintenant que l’entente a été signée par le bénéficiaire.
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
11294463
Agreement Start Date
2020-04-21
Agreement Title
Lifting Families Up
Agreement Title (French)
Élever les familles
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$310,860.00
Amendment Date
2023-03-28
Amendment Number
1
Description
Pacific Association of First Nations Women will provide culturally responsive, trauma informed community-based services for families of the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver. They will provide counseling, traditional healing practices and ceremonies led by Indigenous therapists, traditional healers and wisdom keepers. Their services to the families will include cultural teachings and information workshop sessions, family gatherings, healing circles, support groups, referrals to/from the Family Information Liaison Unit of British Columbia and the development of an Indigenous Women's Council.
Description (French)
L'Association des femmes des Premières Nations du Pacifique offrira des services communautaires adaptés aux réalités culturelles et aux traumatismes vécus par les familles des femmes et des filles autochtones disparues et assassinées de la région du Lower Mainland de Vancouver. Elle fournira des conseils, des pratiques de guérison traditionnelles, des cérémonies conduites par des thérapeutes autochtones, des guérisseurs traditionnels et des gardiens de la sagesse. Leurs services aux familles comprendront des enseignements culturels, des ateliers d'information, des réunions de famille, des cercles de guérison, des groupes de soutien, des références à l'Unité de liaison pour l'information familiale de la Colombie-Britannique et le développement d’un Conseil des femmes autochtones.
Federal Riding
Vancouver East
Federal Riding (French)
Vancouver-Est
Federal Riding Number
59035
Organization Code
jus
Organization
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Program Name
Victims Fund
Program Name (French)
Fonds d'aide aux victimes
Program Purpose
The Victims Fund provides grants and contributions to support projects and activities that encourage the development of new approaches, promote access to justice, improve the capacity of service providers, foster the establishment of referral networks, and/or increase awareness of services available to victims of crime and their families.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Fonds d’aide aux victimes fournit un financement au moyen de subventions et de contributions pour appuyer des projets et des activités qui visent à développer de nouvelles approches, facilitent l’accès à la justice, améliorent la capacité des fournisseurs de services, favorisent l’établissement de réseaux d’aiguillage et sensibilisent aux services offerts aux victimes d’actes criminels et aux membres de leur famille.
Recipient Business Number
139606883
Recipient City
Vancouver | Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
PACIFIC ASSOCIATION OF FIRST NATIONS WOMEN
Recipient Postal Code
V5L1B1
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Reference Number
119-2023-2024-Q1-00038