Annual Funding Increase: $12.5 million (starting April 1)

Description

$5.1 million

·      Support 24/7 accessibility at transition houses.

·      Increase safe shelter by adding beds to existing transition houses, supporting beds in new ones and funding new safe home programs.

$600,000

·      Ensure that transition houses have a staff person dedicated to working with children to help them cope with trauma.

·      Thirty-five transition houses that do not currently provide this service will receive funding.

$2 million

·      Expand existing counselling programs and create new counselling services for women and children.

$1.6 million

·      Expansion of outreach work to bring violence prevention programs to all communities, with a focus on rural and remote communities.

$700,000

·      Training for front-line workers to help them better deal with the complex issues around violence. Training will also provide continuity when staff are liasing with police, the justice system, social workers and human resources staff.

$2 million

·      New programs and projects to address violence against women, with a focus on seniors, immigrant and visible minority women, women with disabilities and aboriginal women to help meet their special needs.     

$500,000

·      Create a mentoring program to ensure that women who have never been in the workforce or who are re-entering it after a long absence have support in moving toward independence.