We set the priorities for what we were going to ask for, for phase one, which then led to the phase two application that was denied. We set those priorities by working in the community for 20 years, working with low-income women and advocating on their behalf. It was almost like 20 years of focus grouping on where we saw gaps in service and gaps in full participation in economic life. That's how that project evolved. That's why it was so successful, because we knew that need was there.
We also did focus groups at the beginning of the project to make sure we weren't just telling low-income women what they needed but were actually getting feedback from them. We set the priorities according to the budget of what we could actually deliver with the funds from Status of Women.
The other priority we set was reaching aboriginal people, because we are bordered by two of Canada's largest reserves and we are home to a large number of off-reserve aboriginal people, and they are a priority for us to serve.