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23 items

• Adressing Human Resource Issues in Alberta's Women's Shelters
  
  Final report to Alberta Employment, Industry and Immigration on funding for Human Resources training for shelter directors in Alberta.
• Closing the Gap on Service Provision to Women and their Children Fleeing Domestic Violence in Alberta: Second Stage Shelters
  
  Report on the need for second stage shelters in Alberta.
• Final Report to the Canadian Women's Foundation on Second Stage Shelters
  
  Report to grant funders on the need for Second Stage Shelters in Alberta.
• Helping Hands Newsletter Issue 1
  
  Newsletter and progress report on the Helping Hands project.
• Helping Hands Newsletter Issue 2
  
  Newsletter and progress report on the Helping Hands project.
• Keeping Women Alive, Assessing the Danger
  
  Final report on the importance of Danger Assessment tools for shelter workers.
• Keeping Women Alive, Assessing the Danger; Executive Summary
  
  Summary based on a report prepared for the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters.
• Letter to Calgary City Council: Advocacy for Second Stage Shelters in Alberta
  
  Letter addressed to Calgary City Council regarding the need for further funding of Second Stage Shelters in Alberta.
• Letter to Municipalities: Advocacy for Second Stage Shelters in Alberta
  
  Letter addressed to municipalities regarding the need for further funding of Second Stage Shelters in Alberta.
• Making Amends: Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence in Rural Alberta
  
  Final report for Civil Forfeiture, Alberta Justice on the Making Amends project to provide emergency funding to rural shelters and sheltering organizations in Alberta.
• National Victims of Crime Awareness Week 2015: Informed Consent Webinar
  
  Informational poster for ACWS webinar titled Informed Consent in Shelter: Building Trust and Preserving Dignity with Survivors of Domestic Violence in a Data-Driven Age.
• On-Reserve Shelter Speaking Notes
  
  Jan Reimer's speaking notes from presentation on the need for increased on-reserve shelter funding.
• Position Paper on the Victim of Crimes Fund
  
  Position paper on changes to the legislation around the Victims of Crime Fund. ACWS recommends further potential changes to the Victims of Crime Fund Legislation.
• Position Statement on Salaries for Shelter Workers
  
  Position statement on the disparity and injustice of compensation for shelter workers.
• Position Statement on the Need for a Domestic Violence Death Review Committee in Alberta
  
• Practical Frameworks for Change Presentation.
  
  Presentation on the Practical Frameworks for Change project. Addresses promising practices in safety, health, and cultural competence, develops a learning collaborative, and contributes to promising practice knowledge base.
• Practical Frameworks for Change: Supporting Women and Children in Alberta Emergency Shelters
  
  Final report on the Practical Frameworks for Change project. Prepared by Irene Hoffart of Synergy Research.
• Responding to the Health Needs of Women and Children Involved in Domestic Violence
  
  Position statement outlining the health and treatment needs of women and children who have been involved in domestic violence.
• Second Stage Shelters: Closing the Gap
  
  Toolkit on second stage shelters in Alberta describing why second stage shelters are needed and how to implement a second stage project.
• Second-Stage Shelter Project: Transitioning from Domestic Violence to Stability
  
  Project report on second-stage shelters prepared for the Canadian Women's Foundation.
• Underfunding Shrinks Shelters' Ability to be a Haven in Need
  
  Press release on shelter underfunding.
• Women's Shelter Crisis Worker Certificate
  
  Description of program goals and admission requirements for Portage College Women's Shelter Crisis Worker Certificate. Includes course descriptions.
• World Conference for Women's Shelters: Backgrounder
  
  Background information on ACWS produced for the first World Conference for Women's Shelters, Discovering the Common Core: Practical Frameworks for Change.