Backgrounder – Government of Canada advances equality in New Brunswick with funding for six organizations
Backgrounder
December 4, 2023 – Fredericton, New Brunswick — Women and Gender Equality Canada
Today, Women and Gender Equality Canada announced close to $1.8M for six organizations in New Brunswick.
The following organizations are receiving funding through the 2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund to build the capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance equality across Canada:
Chroma: Pride, Inclusion and Equity, Inc.
Saint John, NB
Project name: Increasing Organizational Effectiveness: Enhancing Advocacy and Sustaining Community for the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community
Funding amount: $109,850
Le Rendez-vous de la fierté Acadie Love
Caraquet, NB
Project name: Assurer la croissance des communautés 2ELGBTQIA+ francophones minoritaires dans la Péninsule acadienne
Funding amount: $53,800
Alter Acadie NB
Caraquet, NB
Project name: Renforcement des capacités organisationnelles d’Alter Acadie NB pour mieux servir la communauté 2ELGBTQIA+ au Nouveau-Brunswick
Funding amount: $388,646
The following organization is receiving funding through the LGBTQ2 Projects Fund to support community-informed projects that will address key issues faced by 2SLGBTQI+ communities:
Alter Acadie NB
Caraquet, NB
Project name: Genuine and Equitable Inclusion of 2SLGBTQI+ Communities in NB
Funding amount: $314,660
The following Indigenous and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organization is receiving funding to increase their capacity to provide gender-based violence prevention programming to address the root causes of violence:
Indigenous Women's Association of the Maliseet and Mi'Kmaq Territories Inc.
Fredericton, NB
Project name: Empowering IWWT, Countering Violence against Wabanaki Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
Funding amount: $247,256
The following organization is receiving funding to conduct community-based research to help address the needs of those that are at risk of gender-based violence or are underserved when they experience it:
Restigouche CBDC Inc.
Campbellton, NB
Project name: A Multi-Community Approach: Addressing Barriers to GBV Services for Mi’gmaq Women
Funding amount: $398,682
The following organization is receiving funding through the Women’s Program to address systemic barriers to women’s equality:
New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity Inc.
Moncton, NB
Project name: Pay Equity is Coming to Town
Funding amount: $272,840