Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society

Published purpose

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society will achieve this by expanding an early intervention youth learning program to prevent the impacts of gender-based and family violence and break the cycle of violence. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality, and supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power.