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
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
Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC)
Location: Vancouver, BC
Scope/Scale: Provincial
Type of Org: Member Organization
Scope of Work: Capacity Building, Advocacy, Primary Prevention
Populations Served: Organizations, Government, Practitioners
Organization description: EVA BC support, train and advocate for anti-violence workers in close to 300 anti-violence programs across the province that respond to sexual and intimate partner violence, child abuse, and criminal harassment. To ensure the best outcomes for survivors and promote social change, we work with cross-sectoral partners and other stakeholders to enhance community capacity and address gender-based violence, harassment and hate.
Engaging Men and Boys Work: EVA BC delivers training and workshops designed to develop inspirational leaders who can create safe and inclusive workplaces and communities. They work with the BC Lions to provide high school students with the confidence and the skills to Be More Than a Bystander and break the silence on gender-based violence.
Links / Resources: Directory of programs . Website . Instagram . Twitter . Facebook . LinkedIn
Location: Vancouver, BC
Scope/Scale: Provincial
Type of Org: Member Organization
Scope of Work: Capacity Building, Advocacy, Primary Prevention
Populations Served: Organizations, Government, Practitioners
Organization description: EVA BC support, train and advocate for anti-violence workers in close to 300 anti-violence programs across the province that respond to sexual and intimate partner violence, child abuse, and criminal harassment. To ensure the best outcomes for survivors and promote social change, we work with cross-sectoral partners and other stakeholders to enhance community capacity and address gender-based violence, harassment and hate.
Engaging Men and Boys Work: EVA BC delivers training and workshops designed to develop inspirational leaders who can create safe and inclusive workplaces and communities. They work with the BC Lions to provide high school students with the confidence and the skills to Be More Than a Bystander and break the silence on gender-based violence.
Links / Resources: Directory of programs . Website . Instagram . Twitter . Facebook . LinkedIn