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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 […]

Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART)

The Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation (JMMF) has partnered with Alberta Health Services to deliver a new program! The Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART) is a collaboration between AHS and JMMF to […]

Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters Releases 2021 Shelter Data

The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) has released Alberta shelter experiences from April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021. This report reflects the current reality of shelters that support […]

Jessie’s House to Open May 19th!

Long awaited Morinville shelter to begin serving residents The Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation (JMMF) is exceptionally proud to announce the opening of Jessie’s House to community on May, 19, 2020 […]

Jessie’s House will be a rural refuge for domestic violence

Jessica Martel was killed by her partner Jame Urbaniak in 2009 as she was attempting to flee her abusive relationship. In the years following her death, Martel’s mother Lynne Rosychuk […]

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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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