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Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter (CWES), registered as the Fear Is Not Love Society, is a shelter for victims of domestic violence and abuse. Located in Calgary, Alberta, they provide victims with crisis support and prevention programs. Established in 1974 in Calgary's Beltline area, [1] the organization is one of the first non-profits in Canada
Earl Silverman (4 July 1948 – 26 April 2013) was a Canadian domestic abuse survivor, activist and men's rights advocate who founded the Men's Alternative Safe House (MASH), the only privately funded domestic abuse shelter for men in Canada, and the Family of Men society, which operated phone lines to assist victims.
Ruth Scalp Lock [1] is a Siksika [2] First Nation woman who founded a domestic violence shelter in Calgary. She was placed into the Canadian Indian residential school system for fourteen years. [3] In 1974, Scalp Lock experienced a spiritual awakening where she decided to change her life by embracing healing. [3]
Domestic violence hotlines are generally available at all times during the day, however, problems with busy lines or disconnections due to lack of funding sometimes limit their usefulness. [1] Additionally, battered gay men report that hotline workers will sometimes not provide them with services or will refer them to the batterers' line. [ 2 ]
He is active on funding research into the issue of domestic abuse and has funded the Wilson Centre for Domestic Abuse Studies at the Calgary Counselling Centre. [19] He also supports the sport of volleyball through the Rally Pointe volleyball centre in Calgary, Alberta. [ 20 ]
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) is a United States law, first authorized as part of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984 (PL 98–457), that provides federal funding to help victims of domestic violence and their dependent children by providing shelter and related help, offering violence prevention programs, and improving how service agencies work together in communities.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) is a 24-hour confidential service in the United States for survivors, victims and those affected by domestic violence, intimate partner violence and relationship abuse. [1] Advocates are available at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) and through online chatting at www.TheHotline.org. All calls are free and ...
Since then, HHTH Calgary has raised over $1.7 million. In 2019, a new fundraising record of $300,000 was reached. All the funds raised support local organizations in the Calgary area - YWCA Calgary, Inn from the Cold, Trellis Society for Community Impact (formerly The Boys & Girls Clubs of Calgary), and Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta.