PAST BENEFICIARIES/CHARITIES
The Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter is focused on ending family violence and abuse in the lives of women, children, youth and men. Taking a Stand Against Family Violence in the community since 1974, the agency has helped more than 200,000 Calgarians build safe lives and healthy relationships. We are on the front lines to provide hope and support to some of the most vulnerable members of our community.
Though the Emergency Shelter is the cornerstone of the organization, it is “More than a Shelter”, serving approximately 15,000 clients each year through a number of innovative safety, healing and prevention programs.
As a registered charity, we are very thankful for the generosity of Calgarians, with nearly 50 per cent of our funding coming from non-government or private funding sources.
We welcome your questions and encourage you to get the support you need or to get involved with the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter.
RESET SOCIETY OF CALGARY
Since its inception in 1989, RESET Society of Calgary has supported over 900 women and girls and provided them with the tools and resources to rebuild their lives. RESET provides client driven, long-term, comprehensive, wraparound programming and support for women (age 16 and above) who have experienced sexual exploitation and/or sex trafficking. We are a registered non-profit organization that operates 24 hours a day, year-round. Our programming encompasses extending services to pregnant women, and women with children, as well as women experiencing co-occurring issues and challenges such as addiction, trauma, and homelessness. Our mission is to provide comprehensive individualized support and safe housing to women and girls aged 16 and over exiting sexual exploitation and sex trafficking so that they may transform their lives.
HOMEFRONT
HomeFront is a non-profit organization in Calgary that works alongside the justice system, police and community partners to help free families from domestic violence. Through a unique collaborative model, we work to ensure that victims are safer and offenders are held accountable. HomeFront’s mission is to create a safe community by eliminating domestic violence through direct client services, justice coordination and facilitated community action.
Since the inception of HomeFront in 2000, domestic violence re-offense rates in Calgary have been cut in half and victim engagement in the justice process has more than doubled. Families are being given their best chance at a future free of domestic violence.
HomeFront addresses 100% of charged domestic violence incidents in Calgary. Results of HomeFront’s response produces an 83% reduction of re-offense rates 3-years post intervention for first-time offenders.
As a key partner in Calgary’s coordinated community response to domestic violence, HomeFront is uniquely positioned to intervene at the appropriate time to facilitate community action and help families break the cycle of violence while increasing victim safety and offender accountability.
Nadia’s Hope Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2019, with the focus of raising awareness of domestic violence and abuse through public speaking and sharing Nadia El-Dib’s story. The Foundation was created through the loss of Nadia El-Dib, who was violently murdered in Calgary in 2018, in a case of domestic violence. Our mission is to create a safe and supportive community that promotes healing and growth for survivors of domestic abuse. Through education, advocacy, and outreach, the Foundation’s aim is to increase awareness about the impact of domestic abuse on individuals, families, and community, and work towards preventing and ending all forms of domestic abuse.