ACTION COALITION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING ALBERTA ASSOCIATION: federal grants and contributions

The project will implement a comprehensive Indigenous relations strategy aimed at educating Indigenous communities on the prevalence of human trafficking and increasing their capacity to serve Indigenous communities and heightening awareness of the services available to Indigenous victims and survivors of crime.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Victims Fund
• Edmonton Centre

Through this 27-month project, Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association will support action to advance equality between women and men in Alberta. This will be achieved through the development of culturally appropriate education, engagement, and outreach services. Key activities include the development of engagement strategies for rural and remote communities, identifying partners and piloting new service-driven partnerships, developing an Indigenous community engagement strategy, piloting a survivor-led advisory council, and regularly assessing and refining approaches based

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Women's Program

Through this 29-month project, ACT Alberta will scale their response services for survivors of human trafficking to rural, northern, and Indigenous communities in Alberta. The project will address the lack of response services available in geographically isolated regions, improve connection to culturally appropriate supports, and invest in specialized case management for survivors of forced labour and other forms of trafficking. Additionally, it will mobilize men and boys as allies to prevent and respond to human trafficking by scaling their preventative education programs in male-dominated in

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Gender-Based Violence Program

This 48-month project with Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association will develop and implement promising intervention practices that will advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking in rural and northern Alberta. This will be achieved by working with identified organizations to expand education and training on human trafficking; building community capacity by engaging and supporting rural and northern Alberta’s community members to deliver training resources and workshop materials, providing awareness and educ

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Gender-Based Violence Program

The organization will increase access to justice for underserved populations that have experienced human trafficking by expanding their victim services program into rural and Indigenous regions of Alberta. The expanded program will foster the establishment of referral networks and increase the capacity of the victim services team to provide trauma-informed services and supports designed to enhance and promote the physical, psychological and social well-being of victims and survivors in rural and Indigenous regions. Services and supports will include personal safety planning, trauma-informed co

• Department of Justice Canada
• Victims Fund
• Edmonton Centre

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 14 to May 20, 2023. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about the programs, services and laws in place to help victims and survivors of crime and their families.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Victims Fund
• Edmonton Centre

• Gender-Based Violence Program
• Women's Program

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

• Victims Fund

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

• Victims Fund
• Women's Program

• Gender-Based Violence Program
• Victims Fund

• Gender-Based Violence Program