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Minister Chagger and Minister Monsef announce funding for 76 LGBTQ2 community-led projects across Canada.
OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 11, 2021 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is committed to better supporting LGBTQ2 individuals in Canada and building a society where everyone has equal rights and opportunities to be their true, authentic selves. Along with LGBTQ2 communities across Canada, we are working to strengthen LGBTQ2 organizations and support the critical work they do to create an equitable and consciously more inclusive Canada. That s why Budget 2019 allocated funding for the first ever Government of Canada fund for LGBTQ2 organizations.
Today, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, along with the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced approximately $15 million in funding for 76 LGBTQ2 community-led projects across Canada through the LGBTQ2 Community Capa
TORONTO A Winnipeg-based non-profit wanted to help newcomers tackle their increased anxiety, stress and mental health issues directly because of the pandemic. So now, Mosaic Newcomer Family Resource Network will act as a liaison for newcomers to virtually connect with trained social workers, and help break down the stigmas towards mental health some families may have. “Arriving during a pandemic is extremely disorienting for many, many families,” Shereen Denetto, director of family programs for the non-profit organization, told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview. Her group regularly works with newcomer families from all over the world, including some from Eritrea in northeast Africa and Myanmar, with many of them fleeing violence or persecution.