City of Edmonton
Location: Edmonton, AB
Scope/Scale: Local
Type of Org: Local Government
Scope of Work: Research, Advocacy, Primary Prevention
Populations Served: Individuals, Organizations, Communities, Government
Organization Description: Edmonton City Council looks to engage all Edmontonians, but in particular, champions the role that men and boys play in the building of allyship and bystander skills to make our city safer, while improving the quality of life for people of all genders.
Engaging Men and Boys Work: In an effort to make Edmonton the best city in Canada for women, men and children to live work and play, the City is committed to preventing and addressing gender based violence through working with community stakeholders to target the root causes: inequality and discrimination.
Links / Resources: Website . LinkedIn . Facebook . Twitter . Instagram
Location: Edmonton, AB
Scope/Scale: Local
Type of Org: Local Government
Scope of Work: Research, Advocacy, Primary Prevention
Populations Served: Individuals, Organizations, Communities, Government
Organization description: This City Council initiative looks to engage all Edmontonians, but in particular, champions the role that men and boys play in the building of allyship and bystander skills to make our city safer, while improving the quality of life for people of all genders.
Engaging Men and Boys Work: In an effort to make Edmonton the best city in Canada for women, men and children to live work and play, the City is committed to preventing and addressing gender based violence through working with community stakeholders to target the root causes: inequality and discrimination.
Links / Resources: Website . LinkedIn . Facebook . Twitter . Instagram
SACE
Location: Edmonton, AB
Scope/Scale: Local
Type of Org: Non-Profit / Charity
Scope of Work: Advocacy, Crisis Support, Early Intervention, Primary Prevention, Knowledge Dissemination
Populations Served: Individuals, Organizations, Communities
Organization description: SACE provides an extensive range of support services for people who experience sexual violence, including: crisis support, counselling, court support, and advocacy. We also aim to foster prevention of sexual violence through direct public education and advisory consultation with groups and agencies undertaking their own prevention efforts.
Engaging Men and Boys Work: SACE provide counselling services for men healing from sexual violence, offers a men’s group (trans-inclusive) and serves male and masculine clients on an individual basis. Topics covered include masculinity, shame & anger and mental health.
To help our next generation of men and masculine folk learn more about positive masculinities, healthy relationships, consent and sexual health, SACE offer WiseGuyz, a gender-transformative healthy relationships program for mid-adolescent boys and masculine youth that aims to reduce sexual and dating violence, improve mental and sexual health, and decrease homophobic attitudes by creating a safer space to critically examine and deconstruct conventional masculine norms.
Links / Resources: Website . LinkedIn . Facebook . Twitter . Instagram
Location: Edmonton, AB
Scope/Scale: Local
Type of Org: Non-Profit / Charity
Scope of Work: Advocacy, Crisis Support, Early Intervention, Primary Prevention, Knowledge Dissemination
Populations Served: Individuals, Organizations, Communities
Organization description: SACE provides an extensive range of support services for people who experience sexual violence, including: crisis support, counselling, court support, and advocacy. We also aim to foster prevention of sexual violence through direct public education and advisory consultation with groups and agencies undertaking their own prevention efforts.
Engaging Men and Boys Work: SACE provide counselling services for men healing from sexual violence, offers a men’s group (trans-inclusive) and serves male and masculine clients on an individual basis. Topics covered include masculinity, shame & anger and mental health.
To help our next generation of men and masculine folk learn more about positive masculinities, healthy relationships, consent and sexual health, SACE offer WiseGuyz, a gender-transformative healthy relationships program for mid-adolescent boys and masculine youth that aims to reduce sexual and dating violence, improve mental and sexual health, and decrease homophobic attitudes by creating a safer space to critically examine and deconstruct conventional masculine norms.
Links / Resources: Website . LinkedIn . Facebook . Twitter . Instagram
ACWS
Location: Edmonton, AB
Scope/Scale: Provincial
Type of Org: Charity / Member Organization
Scope of Work: Research, Primary Prevention, Capacity Building, Advocacy, Policy & Systems Change
Populations Served: Organizations, Government, Practitioners, Academic Institutions, Communities
Organization Description: A registered charity, ACWS is the provincial network organization of domestic violence shelters in Alberta. They bring four decades of experience and knowledge to serve their members operating over 50 shelters across the province for women, their children, and seniors facing domestic abuse. We advocate for ACWS members and work with them to end domestic violence through culture-shifting violence prevention programs, collective data and research, and front-line training.
Engaging Men and Boys Work: Leading Change™ programming by ACWS has been used successfully in schools, sports teams, workplaces, and communities. ACWS facilitates in-person and online workshops for all ages, hosts violence prevention events (With the Guys, the Leading Change Summit) to share ideas, and offers the Leading Change Expansion Pack for FREE to help men better understand their role and opportunity to make the world a better place. ACWS also stewards the Men’s Attitudes Survey – a recurring survey of Albertan men aimed at better understanding trends in men’s attitudes toward and understanding of gender-based violence.
Links / Resources: Leading Change Program . Instagram . Facebook . LinkedIn
Location: Edmonton, AB
Scope/Scale: Provincial
Type of Org: Charity / Member Organization
Scope of Work: Research, Primary Prevention, Capacity Building, Advocacy, Policy & Systems Change
Populations Served: Organizations, Government, Practitioners, Academic Institutions, Communities
Organization Description: A registered charity, ACWS is the provincial network organization of domestic violence shelters in Alberta. They bring four decades of experience and knowledge to serve their members operating over 50 shelters across the province for women, their children, and seniors facing domestic abuse. We advocate for ACWS members and work with them to end domestic violence through culture-shifting violence prevention programs, collective data and research, and front-line training.
Engaging Men and Boys Work: Leading Change™ programming by ACWS has been used successfully in schools, sports teams, workplaces, and communities. ACWS facilitates in-person and online workshops for all ages, hosts violence prevention events (With the Guys, the Leading Change Summit) to share ideas, and offers the Leading Change Expansion Pack for FREE to help men better understand their role and opportunity to make the world a better place. ACWS also stewards the Men’s Attitudes Survey – a recurring survey of Albertan men aimed at better understanding trends in men’s attitudes toward and understanding of gender-based violence.
Links / Resources: Leading Change Program . Instagram . Facebook . LinkedIn