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Office of Women and Gender Equity
July 28, 2025
FREDERICTON (GNB) – The government is investing $9.2 million in services to address gender-based violence.
The funding is meant to improve the quality and accessibility of services around the province as demand continues to grow.
“We share a common purpose; we are collectively committed,” said Lyne Chantal Boudreau, minister responsible for women’s equality. “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. This investment reflects our commitment to advancing gender equality and strengthening our response to gender-based violence across the province. Together, we can make the invisible visible.”
Investments include:
• $4.6 million for the transition house program, which offers emergency shelter and support to women fleeing violence.
• $1.5 million for the second-stage housing program, which offers longer-term safe housing and services to women affected by violence.
• $2.1 million for the gender-based violence outreach program, which provides prevention, education and support services to victims of violence.
• $800,000 for improved access to community-based sexual violence services across the province.
“These services are delivered by staff who are regularly exposed to trauma and who carry the weight of that work every day,” said Boudreau. “This funding recognizes the value of their expertise, care and resilience, and the importance of ensuring reasonable wages and organizational support.”
Funding will also help with essential client needs such as toiletries, clothing and food, as well as operational costs reported by organizations, such as rent, utilities, maintenance, equipment and training.
“These additional investments will help stabilize organizations and support their employees by ensuring reasonable and consistent salaries, reducing challenges associated with staff recruitment and retention, and providing administrative support so that front-line workers can devote more time and energy to service delivery,” said Kristal LeBlanc, executive director of the Courage Centre in Shediac, which is operated by the Beauséjour Family Crisis Resource Centre.
Funding is also planned to expand campus sexual violence prevention initiatives, advance pay equity and launch a new gender equity action fund to support innovative community projects throughout the province.
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