QMUNITY, BC's Queer, Trans and Two-Spirit Resource Centre

Published purpose

This 29-month project will strengthen the capacity and networks of QMUNITY, BC's Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Resource Centre to advance LGBTQ2 equality. This will be achieved by building managerial capacity, increasing access to evaluation data, knowledge sources and social impact monitoring, and strengthening collaboration among organizations while amplifying sector capacity at large. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a new strategic plan, increased capacity for governance and internal policies, created evaluative metrics for programs, conducted a province wide community consultation, and strengthened existing partnerships to streamline LGBTQ2 services in rural and remote communities The first supplemental funding will be used to operationalize a full time Indigenous outreach worker who will support Indigenous, Indigiqueer and Two-spirit community members and engage Indigenous community members around Truth and Reconciliation activities at QMUNITY. This 12-month project extension (Phase 2) will improve the capacity, interprovincial reach, and Indigenous relationships of QMUNITY, BC’s Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Resource Centre necessary to deliver on the empowerment of LGBTQQIA2+ individuals across British Columbia. This will be achieved by engaging an Indigenous Community Panel, recruitment of Indigenous Engagement Coordinators, undertaking and sustaining long-term capacity for Indigenous engagement and programming, and Indigenous and POC Social Impact Research. At the end of the project extension, the organization will have created sustained capacity in engaging Indigenous communities across the province, as well as creating spaces for Queer Indigenous voices in QMUNITY’s programming and internal procedure. QMUNITY will develop and execute education and outreach plans around Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer identities for settlers outside the Vancouver Lower-Mainland to help share knowledge of sexual and gender identities, as well as integrate learning outcomes from the organization’s social impact research on how to best serve Indigenous and racialized Queer, Trans and Two-Spirit people