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Contribution: Gender-Based Violence Program

Child Witness Centre

$338,815.00

Scaling services for victims and families of GBV and increasing wrap-around supports

FY 2023-24 · 2023-10-09

Summary
Through this 30-month project, Child Witness Centre of Waterloo Region will scale their Child and Youth Advocate Program (CYAP) to strengthen the GBV sector. CYAP operates on referrals from local Police once an investigation is underway or the child is already navigating the criminal justice system. The scale-up will increase wraparound services through new partnerships and will draw from new intake streams where a) the child witness is not yet part of a Police investigation or navigating the criminal justice system and/or b) the child and/or their parent/caregiver are either a witness or victim of IPV and referred from the Police, Crown or other partner. This project will address the growing demand the organization has experienced and address the need for a familial approach to GBV. A Partnership Coordinator and Systems Navigator will be hired to establish new referral-in and out partnerships to provide critical supports to children and parent/caregivers. Child Witness Centre of Waterloo Region will monitor and evaluate the progress and outcomes of this project and share information on the promising practice with their stakeholders and the public so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.
Program
Gender-Based Violence Program
Location
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
GV230318
Agreement Start Date
2023-10-09
Agreement Title
Scaling services for victims and families of GBV and increasing wrap-around supports
Agreement Title (French)
Amplifier les services offerts aux familles et aux victimes de VFS et augmenter les services intégrés
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$338,815.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
Through this 30-month project, Child Witness Centre of Waterloo Region will scale their Child and Youth Advocate Program (CYAP) to strengthen the GBV sector. CYAP operates on referrals from local Police once an investigation is underway or the child is already navigating the criminal justice system. The scale-up will increase wraparound services through new partnerships and will draw from new intake streams where a) the child witness is not yet part of a Police investigation or navigating the criminal justice system and/or b) the child and/or their parent/caregiver are either a witness or victim of IPV and referred from the Police, Crown or other partner. This project will address the growing demand the organization has experienced and address the need for a familial approach to GBV. A Partnership Coordinator and Systems Navigator will be hired to establish new referral-in and out partnerships to provide critical supports to children and parent/caregivers. Child Witness Centre of Waterloo Region will monitor and evaluate the progress and outcomes of this project and share information on the promising practice with their stakeholders and the public so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.
Description (French)
Dans le cadre de ce projet de 30 mois, le Child Witness Centre of Waterloo Region développera son Child and Youth Advocate Program (CYAP) afin de renforcer le secteur de la VFS. Le CYAP fonctionne sur la base de recommandations de la police locale, une fois qu'une enquête est en cours ou que l'enfant est déjà dans le système de justice pénale. L'extension du projet permettra d'accroître les services intégrés grâce à de nouveaux partenariats et de tirer parti de nouveaux flux d'admission lorsque a) l'enfant témoin ne fait pas encore partie d'une enquête de police ou ne navigue pas dans le système de justice pénale et/ou b) l'enfant et/ou son parent/responsible est soit témoin soit victime de VPI et est orienté par la police, la Couronne ou un autre partenaire. Ce projet répondra à la demande croissante de l'organisation et à la nécessité d'une approche familiale de la violence fondée sur le sexe. Un coordonnateur de partenariat et un navigateur de systèmes seront embauchés pour établir de nouveaux partenariats d'orientation et de sortie afin de fournir des services de soutien essentiels aux enfants et aux parents/soignants. Le Child Witness Centre of Waterloo Region suivra et évaluera les progrès et les résultats de ce projet et partagera les informations sur cette IVP prometteuse avec les parties prenantes et le public afin qu'ils puissent la reproduire ou la développer.
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
Kitchener
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Child Witness Centre
Recipient Postal Code
N2H 1A4
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q3-00122
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