VAW Forum Service System Capacity Implementation Team

The functions of the Service System Capacity Implementation Team are as follows:

1. Conduct an analysis of needs of women experiencing violence and their children and identify gaps in the VAW service system in the Central West Region.
2. Explore opportunities within the current VAW service system to enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of services and supports.
3. Identify strategies to better respond to the diverse needs of marginalized women.
4. Develop and implement a plan to enhance the capacity of the VAW service system to meet the diverse needs of women experiencing violence and their children in the Central West Region.

Team Members:

• Norah Kennedy (chair), Executive Director, Family Transition Place
• Berna Bolanos, Manager, Catholic Crosscultural Services
• Don Harloff, Executive Director, Woolwich Community Services
• Manju Panchapakesan, Senior Program Manager, India Rainbow Community Services of Peel
• Trisha Robinson, Executive Director, Wilmot Family Resource Centre
• Sharon Floyd, Executive Director, Interim Place
• Leslie Josling, Executive Director, KW Counselling Services
• Ilda Gizas, Program Supervisor, Ministry of Community and Social Services