Community Against Family Violence – We are Here for You

We believe in a society where families are spiritually, emotionally, physically, mentally, and socially healthy; where children, men and women of all cultures live in safe, equitable and caring environments; and where individuals are free to make healthy decisions about their own lives.  We see the whole community taking responsibility for providing support, leadership and resources to create this violence-free society.

Community Against Family Violence is a group of concerned women and men working together to eliminate violence in relationships and families.  We provide a way for individuals and organizations to develop innovative, preventative, and educational actions to achieve a violence-free society.

1.    Immediate Outcome

Provide Leadership in increasing community knowledge and understanding about:

a)    the nature and causes for family violence,

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b)    the extent, effects and cost of family violence in P.A. and area,

c)    healthy relationships and,

d)    actions required to eliminate family violence

2.    Intermediate Outcome

Provide leadership to bring about positive fundamental change in community beliefs, norms and behaviors about family violence.

3.    Ultimate Outcome

Contributing to changing the community’s standards so that family violence is not acceptable. So, we:

·         Introduce, coordinate and promote community actions, which focus on ending family violence.

·         Promote, coordinate and provide education and awareness programming to prevent family violence.

·         Be accountable to the Prince Albert and area Community.  Encourage, develop and strengthen on-going community partnerships to end family violence.

·         Make resources relevant to family violence available to the community.

·         Promote, conduct, gather and utilize research in the area of family violence.

Some of our activities include:

·         Partnering with Riverside Community School to organize and implement the Honoring Ourselves People Everywhere project (H.O.P.E.)

·         Providing information on such issues as Elder Abuse, Domestic Violence, School Violence and Healthy Relationships.

·         Providing referrals to appropriate agencies.

·         Media messages on radio, television, and newspaper.

·         Sponsor and organizer of “Badge of Respect and Peace” campaign, December 6th  Silent March, and Elderly Abuse Prevention Week.

·         Networking with individuals/organizations/agencies towards ending family violence.

·         Rally for a Violence Free City

·         Community-wide attitude surveys developed by the Angus Reid Group, Inc.

WHO WE ARE

A group of individuals interested in making a change.  Survivors of abuse and violence founded this group.  It has grown to include people from various groups, such as,  New choices for Men program,  Catholic family Services, Prince Albert Parkland Health Region, Prince Albert Grand Council , Provincial Corrections,  Police Services, and P.A. Housing Authority,  just to name a few.