My Voice Matters: Impact of Emergency Funds for Gender-based Violence Survivors
YWCA Halifax currently provides interest-free micro loans through the December 6th Fund for women escaping violence across Nova Scotia.
“My Voice Matters” has partnered with Be the Peace Institute to interview up to 50 young women and women who have accessed the December 6th Fund program and to gather their perspectives on the impact of the fund in addition to best practices and needed reforms.
Published in March 2021, The “My Voice Matters” research report identifies priority needs of young women survivors recovering from domestic violence, establishes priorities for the prevention of domestic violence informed by young women survivors, and tests the provision of wraparound and community-based supports for survivors in their recovery.