CALACS de Trois-Rivières

Purpose

Through this 24-month project, the Centre d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel (CALACS) de Trois-Rivières will develop and implement a service tailored to intersectional women to strengthen the gender-based violence (GBV) sector. It will address the lack of access to adequate services for women from 2SLGBTQI+ communities, Indigenous women, women who have a disability, and potentially, racialized women who are victims of sexual violence. To do this, the project will focus on hiring a dedicated advocate who will maintain a presence in the target audiences’ communities and ensure that the organization’s services and tools are tailored to take into account specific intersectional issues surrounding GBV. The CALACS will also raise awareness of the reality of GBV experienced by intersectional women. An external assessment will help measure and determine the impacts of this promising practice. The CALACS de Trois-Rivières will conduct various awareness and information campaigns, as well as present the project to committees (such as the Quebec Coalition of Sexual Assault Help Centers) to inform others of the promising practice so they can replicate or scale it.