Today, the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), announced over $4.3 million in funding for eight organizations to expand proven, community-based initiatives that strengthen supports for women and their families experiencing violence.

BC Society of Transition Houses is receiving funding for the Cedar Blankets and Beyond project, expanding culturally safe wraparound supports for Indigenous survivors in four regions of the province. Click here to read the full press release and click here to learn more about the Cedar Blankets project.

Please note that in the press release, they refer to BCSTH by our legal business name, THS Society of Transition Houses, rather than our DBA, BC Society of Transition Houses.