Feds provide more than $1 million to support women and children
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Share this article OTTAWA, ON, July 29, 2021 /CNW/ - Advancing gender equality is a key priority for the Government of Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified systemic and longstanding inequalities, with women and girls disproportionately impacted by the crisis. Women have faced job losses and reduced work hours, shouldered the majority of the additional unpaid care responsibilities at home, and continue to be on the front lines of the pandemic. As Canada moves towards an inclusive recovery, meaningful progress to advance gender equality is needed now more than ever to ensure no one is left behind.
To further support critical recovery efforts led by the women s and equality-seeking movement, today the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced 237 projects to receive funding under the $100 million Feminist Response and Recovery Fund call for proposals.
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The federal government announced funding Thursday for five organizations in the riding of Nipissing-Timiskaming as part of an effort to address gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The recipients include:
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The Elizabeth Fry Society of Northeastern Ontario – $47,000
Crisis Centre North Bay (Four Elms Emergency Shelter) – $35,000
Nipissing Transition House – $35,000
Mattawa Women’s Resource Centre – $35,000
Community Counselling Centre of Nipissing – $15,000
“These shelters are very important resources in our riding,” Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota said in a statement.
“Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, gender-based violence, including sexual abuse and exploitation, and intimate partner violence was far too common. This unprecedented time has brought with it challenges that many organizations could not manage alone.”