Care Masters Women and Family Services

Published purpose

Through this 32-month project, Care Masters Women and Family Services will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need to strategically and sustainably fulfill the organizational mission to address critical needs within the African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) community in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Peel Region. The project will include 1) creating a 5-year strategic and sustainability plan; 2) enhancing financial management practices; 3) creating organizational structures to increase financial stability and sustainability; 4) building organizational capacity and related in-house resources through professional development and trainings to focus on staff and volunteer well-being, development and retention; and 5) conducting community engagement and research sessions with ACB women to prepare for program enhancement and establishing a network of Black and women-led and serving organizations. With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Care Masters Women and Family Services will build on learnings from Phase I by 1) further strengthening financial governance and oversight systems; 2) developing communications and digital infrastructure, and 3) developing strategic partnerships and sustainable revenue systems. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.