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Advocacy
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Alberta Council of Women's Shelters Progress Report on Government Recommendations Relating to Shelters; Final Report
Report on measuring progress after the Premier's Roundtable on Family Violence and Bullying. -
Research Trends and Implications for Practice: The State of Alberta's Children
Presentation given by Janet Gladue, Jan Reimer, and Kate Woodman on children affected by domestic violence in Alberta. -
Media Release: Making Amends Funding Project for Rural Shelters
Media release on the planned funding of the Making Amends project to support rural shelters in Alberta. -
Media Release: Throne Speech Promises are Empty for Alberta On-Reserve Shelters
Media release on planned INAC (Indian Affairs and Northern Affairs Canada) funding cuts to Alberta's on-reserve shelters -
Press Release: Women and Children Escape Abuse to Find Themselves Homeless
Press release on the need for an expanded second stage shelter network and statistics on housing affecting domestic violence survivors -
Press Release: Shelter Volunteers Betrayed
Press release on the need for provincial funding for Wheatland Communities Crisis Society. -
Press Release: Abused Women Caught in the Crossfire
Press release on the proposed privatization of funding for shelter services in Alberta. -
Board Position Statement on Legal Aid Alberta 2017
Board position statement on the need for legal aid access outside of normal business hours. -
Position Statement on Salaries for Shelter Workers
Position statement on the disparity and injustice of compensation for shelter workers. -
ACWS Position on Supports for Independence
Published in 2004 this document provides the reasoning behind ACWS's decision to support the increasing of Supports for Independence by the Alberta government. It also demonstrates the harms of providing inadequate funding.