New Brunswick spending $9.2M on transition homes, gender-based violence services

The New Brunswick government announced it would be spending over $9 million on gender-based violence.

The New Brunswick government is spending $9.2 million to improve the quality of and access to gender-based violence services across the province.

“Our goal is to create an environment where every individual can access the support they need to thrive; to be an active, healthy participant in this world,” said Lyne Chantal Boudreau, minister responsible for women’s equality, in a news release. “This investment reflects our commitment to advancing gender equality and strengthening our response to gender-based violence across the province.”

The province will spend:

• $4.6 million for the transition house program, which provides emergency shelter and support to women fleeing violence
• $1.5 million for a second-stage housing program, which provides longer-term safe housing and services to women impacted by violence
• $2.1 million for a gender-based violence outreach program, which offers prevention, education and support services
• $800,000 for improved access to community-based sexual assault services

The government also plans to expand campus sexual violence prevention initiatives, advance pay equity, launch a gender equity action fund for community projects and buy essentials like clothing, food and toiletries.

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