The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver

Purpose

This 25-month project with The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver will work with project partners to develop and implement a network of additional resources and pathways for women and service providers within Metro Vancouver to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for Indigenous and racialized women and girls, those who are criminalized or exiting the child welfare system or experiencing homelessness, migrants and new immigrants, LGBTQ2S+, and persons with cognitive disabilities or FASD. This will be achieved by training and technical assistance through linkage with community and civil society stakeholders; client outreach and program entry through the project partner services; client advocacy and intensive case management; and direct services through in-house agency resources and referrals to community organizations. At the end of the project, the organization will advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking; redevelop the framework of case management by creating a new tool for sequential methods to support and identify victims and survivors; and empower them to regain control of their lives through increased community supports and initiatives that help address the critical factors placing them at ongoing risk. The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.