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Disclosure of Grant and Contribution Awards

Recipient Name: Young Women's Christian Association of Yellowknife, NWT
Location: Yellowknife, North West Territories
Date: 2010-03-15
Value: $266,714.00
Type: Grant
Purpose: The project will develop and pilot safety options for women experiencing intimate partner violence in 11 isolated communities with no local RCMP detachment. The project will support women's capacity to address violence through increasing their knowledge of services and strategies to respond to domestic violence. Activities include; the formation of an advisory group of women from these 11 communities; workshops in the communities, preparing a safety options model; and disseminating information to other northern and isolated communities.
Comments: Multi-year project of 36 months