Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation

• Give Me Shelter: Jessie’s House healing families through food with new cookbook

  The cookbook features dozens of recipes for all types of meals. Each family that leaves the shelter gets their own copy, but they're also for sale to the public online.

  Canada

  4 hours
  
• Eileen’s Place: Transitional shelter opens to help domestic violence survivors

  Eileen’s Place is a three-unit, second-stage affordable housing program that will help transition domestic violence survivors to independent living.

  Health

  Apr 16
  
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• Alberta women’s shelter Jessie’s House receives $1.1M in government funding

  A women's shelter that helps provide families escaping violence resources and a safe space to stay has received $1.1 million from the Alberta government.

  Crime

  May 21, 2021
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• Memorial walk held north of Edmonton to mark 10 years since woman was killed by her partner

  People gathered in Morinville, Alta., to remember Jessica Martel, who was murdered by her common-law husband in front of her children, and to raise awareness about domestic violence.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2019
• Safe house to be built in Morinville in memory of mother killed by common-law husband

  After years of fundraising and an intense awareness campaign, Morinville is getting a safe house for abused women.

  Crime

  Oct 27, 2016