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Contribution: Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

Urban Native Youth Association

$569,347.00

Building Capacity at UNYA

FY 2023-24 · 2023-06-01

Summary
Through this 52-month project, Urban Native Youth Association will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on urban Indigenous youth in Vancouver. This will be achieved by: onboarding a Fund Development Manager to secure stable funding sources in support of UNYA's 20+ youth programs (many focused on prevention, early intervention and crisis support for youth vulnerable to and experiencing GBV); developing and implementing a funding sustainability plan; delivering a donor engagement and marketing strategy; staff training to enhance staff ability to serve impacted youth, and the development of UNYA's Youth Advisory Committee. By the end of the project, Urban Native Youth Association will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in their existing programs by strengthening organizational capacity to better deliver UNYA’s Philosophy of Care to their 20+ programs and empower the voices of impacted youth through the Youth Advisory Committee to steer future programming. With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Urban Native Youth Association moves from establishing the foundation to embedding it within a focused sustainability mission. This phase implements integrated, long-term sustainability measures that future-proof Urban Native Youth Association’s fund development, events, community engagement, and communications functions. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.
Program
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
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
02023-06-012023-24$400,000.00
12023-06-012023-24$569,347.00

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
2027-09-30
Agreement Number
SO230018
Agreement Start Date
2023-06-01
Agreement Title
Building Capacity at UNYA
Agreement Title (French)
Renforcer les capacités à l'UNYA
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$569,347.00
Amendment Date
2026-05-08
Amendment Number
1
Description
Through this 52-month project, Urban Native Youth Association will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on urban Indigenous youth in Vancouver. This will be achieved by: onboarding a Fund Development Manager to secure stable funding sources in support of UNYA's 20+ youth programs (many focused on prevention, early intervention and crisis support for youth vulnerable to and experiencing GBV); developing and implementing a funding sustainability plan; delivering a donor engagement and marketing strategy; staff training to enhance staff ability to serve impacted youth, and the development of UNYA's Youth Advisory Committee. By the end of the project, Urban Native Youth Association will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in their existing programs by strengthening organizational capacity to better deliver UNYA’s Philosophy of Care to their 20+ programs and empower the voices of impacted youth through the Youth Advisory Committee to steer future programming. With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Urban Native Youth Association moves from establishing the foundation to embedding it within a focused sustainability mission. This phase implements integrated, long-term sustainability measures that future-proof Urban Native Youth Association’s fund development, events, community engagement, and communications functions. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.
Description (French)
Dans le cadre de ce projet d’une durée de 52 mois, la Urban Native Youth Association augmentera sa capacité à prévenir et à contrer la violence fondée sur le sexe (VFS) faite aux femmes, aux filles et aux personnes 2ELGBTQQIA+ autochtones, en se concentrant sur les jeunes autochtones vivant en milieu urbain, à Vancouver. Pour ce faire, on embauchera une ou un gestionnaire responsible de la collecte de fonds, afin d’obtenir des sources de financement stables pour appuyer plus de 20 programmes jeunesse de la UNYA (don’t plusieurs sont axés sur la prévention, l’intervention précoce et le soutien en cas de crise pour les jeunes qui sont vulnérables à la VFS ou qui en sont victimes); on élaborera et mettra en œuvre un plan de viabilité du financement; on formera le personnel pour améliorer sa capacité à servir les jeunes touchées ou touchés, et l’on mettra sur pied le comité consultatif jeunesse de la UNYA. D’ici la fin du projet, dans le cadre de ses programmes existants, la Urban Native Youth Association aura renforcé sa capacité à prévenir et à contrer la VFS faite aux femmes, aux filles et aux personnes 2ELGBTQQIA+ autochtones, en renforçant sa capacité organisationnelle pour mieux appliquer sa philosophie de soins à ses plus de 20 programmes et habiliter les jeunes touchées ou touchés à faire entendre leur voix par l’entremise du comité consultatif jeunesse, afin d’orienter les futurs programmes. Grâce aux fonds supplémentaires et à la prolongation accordés au début de 2026, la ’Urban Native Youth Association passera de l’établissement de ses fondations à l’ancrage d’une mission de pérennité ciblée. Cette étape permettra la mise en œuvre de mesures intégrées de viabilité à long terme visant à pérenniser les activités de développement du financement, les événements, la mobilisation communautaire et les communications de l’organisme. Ces travaux contribueront à faire progresser davantage l’égalité des genres.
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.
Expected Results (French)
Des partenariats et des collaborations sont mis en place ou améliorés pour appuyer le mouvement de la diversité sexuelle. Les organisations de la diversité sexuelle ont de meilleures connaissances et une capacité accrue pour faire avancer l’égalité en ce qui concerne le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle ainsi que l’identité et l’expression de genre.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotion de l’égalité des sexes, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité et de l’expression de genre
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.
Program Purpose (French)
L'objectif du programme ESSOGIE est de faire progresser l'égalité sociale, politique et économique en ce qui concerne le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité ou l'expression de genre. Le programme encourage la progression vers une meilleure compréhension de l'intersection du sexe et du genre avec d'autres facteurs identitaires, notamment la race, l'origine nationale et ethnique, l'origine ou l'identité autochtone, l'âge, l'orientation sexuelle, la condition socio-économique, le lieu de résidence et le handicap.
Recipient City
Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Urban Native Youth Association
Recipient Postal Code
V5L 1S6
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
A
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q2-00055