BC Society of Transition Houses

Purpose

This 38-month project will test a remote training and mentorship program for shelter workers to better support vulnerable children and youth in northern, rural and remote areas who have experienced and/or witnessed gender-based violence. The project will be based on the Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling, and Empowerment (PEACE) Program developed by BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) for children and youth responding to violence. Through this initiative, the BCSTH will collaborate with Women’s Shelters Canada to adapt, test and evaluate the PEACE program resources and training materials to reflect the realities of COVID-19 world and address needs of identified participating shelters in training sites across the country. In addition, this project will create and support a peer mentorship cohort of mentors who will be matched with participating shelters and provide ongoing mentorship and guidance.