North York Women's Resource Centre

Published purpose

This 30-month project will develop and implement, pilot and disseminate tools and strategies to support services providers working with women to mitigate barriers, privacy and security risks posed by the digitization of services in an effort to address the root causes of gender-based violence. The North York Women's Resource Centre will achieve this by engaging community partners to develop, pilot and disseminate a toolkit to increase the awareness among service providers and their clients about the risks posed by the delivery of digital services, while also providing training and recommendation of policies and procedures to minimize potential barriers and risks. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a promising practice that increased networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and advanced inclusive policies and practices. This project will engage with service providers in each component of the project, strengthening the partnership among organizations who support the needs of women experiencing intersecting inequalities. Ultimately the project results will be sustained through the creation of a community of practice of service providers that will adopt the developed toolkit.