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Global 20th Annual Give Me Shelter Campaign

For 20 years, Global Edmonton has rallied the generous support of the community for the Global News Give Me Shelter campaign. This campaign has provided thousands of much-needed items and […]

ACWS 2023 Data Release

The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) announced the 2023 Data Release yesterday. This report shines a light on what we have been seeing at Jessie’s House: we receive more calls […]

Advocacy for a Future Free of Domestic Violence

As we move forward with our strategic priorities, with a focus on breaking the stigma of domestic violence, we will create positive, large-scale change in the way domestic violence is […]

Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters 2022 Data Release

What happens when someone calls and we do not have room? Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS)’s new Data Release reveals that shelters across Alberta receive far more requests for […]

We Hear You Too

Did you know that we are an all-gender shelter? We serve all individuals who need our help, regardless of age or gender. While the majority of our clients are women […]

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The Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation acknowledges the traditional lands upon which we live, work, and play. We are located on Treaty 6 land, and we wish to thank the Cree, Blackfoot, Assiniboine, Dene, Iroquois, Inuit, and many other nations who have gathered on these lands for thousands of years. We also thank the Métis people of the North Saskatchewan River Territory and Western Canada.

This land has been welcoming guests for tens of thousands of years. We wish to acknowledge the many migrants who have made Canada their home. Many of these migrants are also Indigenous to their home countries and have also been colonized for hundreds of years. This legacy of colonization has left Indigenous peoples impoverished as the colonizers took away land and extracted rich resources. These migrants had to leave their countries to seek a better life for their families.

We recognize that all Albertans are Treaty people and have a responsibility to understand our history so that we can honor the past, be aware of the present, and create a just and caring future. We celebrate and value the resiliency, successes, and teachings that Alberta’s Indigenous people have shown us. We honour the legacy of colonization and its impacts on Indigenous Albertans and newcomers. Most of all, we are grateful to the Indigenous people of Alberta for sharing their land with us and blessing us with its abundance.

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