Durham Regional Police and Bethesda House have been awarded $150,000 from the provincial government to provide short-term shelter, without delay, to survivors of trauma associated with gender-based violence, sexual violence and human trafficking.
Project C.O.M.F.O.R.T will give Durham Police, working with Bethesda House – a shelter and broad-based agency supporting abused women and their children since 1992 – the ability to provide immediate security and trauma-informed support to those who need it most.
From this investment, Victim Services of Durham Region will receive $23,000 to support the development of the Child and Youth Advocacy Centre and will work collaboratively with Durham Police on a joint gender-based violence awareness campaign. This funding will also support collaboration between the three organizations to fund another shelter bed in Bowmanville, which can be used in acute crisis situations where Victim Services of Durham Region is on site and a victim is needing shelter immediately.
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