Alberta Women's Shelters
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Alberta budget includes $10M for women’s shelters, more bedsIn its 2024 budget, the United Conservative government is investing $10 million for Alberta women's shelters to add more beds and fund spaces that are not staffed.PoliticsMar 19
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20th annual Give Me Shelter campaign begins amid grim Alberta domestic violence statisticsFor two decades, our Global News Give Me Shelter campaign has been collecting donations to make the season brighter for Alberta women and children fleeing domestic violence.CanadaNov 28, 2023
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Alberta domestic abuse shelters report 10-year high in number of calls for helpThe Alberta Council of Women's Shelters data showed a 10-year high in reports of forced sex and strangulation, which it says increases the risk of being killed by 750 per cent.CrimeNov 27, 2023
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Alberta election campaign continues with competing promises for women’s sheltersAlberta's two main political parties offered competing visions Wednesday for women's shelters and sexual assault counselling centres.CrimeMay 10, 2023
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Lethbridge women’s shelter sees demand growing, violence severity increasingAccording to YWCA Lethbridge and District CEO Jill Young, since April 1 the organization's Harbour House has admitted 233 women and 58 children.CanadaDec 7, 2022
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Alberta women’s shelters are under-resourced, leading people to be turned away: reportThousands of women and children were turned away from Alberta women's shelters last year, according to a new report from the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters.CrimeDec 7, 2022
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Give Me Shelter donation drive raises more than $218K to help domestic violence survivorsGive Me Shelter supports six Edmonton and area shelters that support women and children escaping domestic violence, making sure they have items they need when they arrive.FeaturesDec 16, 2021
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Dramatic spike in victims turned away from Alberta shelters: reportThe 2019 Alberta Council of Women's Shelters report says more than 23,000 women, children and seniors were turned away from shelters in the last year, compared to more than 16,000 in 2018.HealthDec 4, 2019
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‘Lift her up’ campaign launched to counter ‘Lock her up’ chantThe Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters launched a campaign in response to the "lock her up" chants against Rachel Notley at the Alberta legislature last weekend.FeaturesDec 10, 2016
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