NB Womens Shelters (New Brunswick South Central Transition House & Second Stage Coalition Inc)

Published purpose

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Specifically, the NB Women’s Shelters (New Brunswick South Central Transition House & Second Stage Coalition Inc) will address systemic barriers within governmental and non-governmental policies and procedures in rural New Brunswick. This will be achieved by conducting focus groups and a needs assessment with victims of domestic violence, disseminating data, networking for collaboration, forming a provincial council with domestic violence sector representatives, and adopting new protocols and practices that better address the issue of domestic violence. The organization will then, with the government of New Brunswick and partners, develop a provincial framework and comprehensive trainings, using a trauma-informed gendered lens, including the intersectionality of gender, ethnicity, race, and language. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, and by increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change to support women’s equality. The NB Women’s Shelters, a coalition of 13 second stage programs and transition houses, will work with the Government of New Brunswick, partners, stakeholders and consultants to develop appropriate interventions, policies, and resources for all women victims of domestic violence, including refugee and immigrant women and children.