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Ontario Women's Directorate

Did You Know?

Ontario’s winter roads network measures a total of nearly 3,000 kilometres, about the driving distance from Sioux Lookout to Whitehorse.

Violence Against Women Prevention Initiative

Currently, not-for-profit programs and services that help prevent and address violence against women and their children receive more than $110 million a year from the Ontario government.

In Northern Ontario, our ministry cooperates with the Ontario Women's Directorate to deliver the Violence Against Women Prevention Initiative - Northern Grants Program.

The program supports Northern Ontario community-based projects that promote:

prevention of violence against women
public education and awareness
safety for women and their children.

Projects eligible for funding may include:

providing conferences, workshops, or training sessions
conducting awareness/education campaigns
investing in minor capital projects for shelters
buying, developing or distributing resource materials
developing or updating web sites

Resources

Complete a grant report for 2007/2008
Apply for 2008 (submission deadline is September 15, 2008)
Ontario Women's Directorate

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?

Talk to our program coordinator.