2008-2009 Annual Report - Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
2008-2009 Annual Report - Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
2008-2009 Annual Report - Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
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Highlights <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>2009</strong><br />
Stakeholder relationships<br />
• Briefed Minister Tarchuk, Minister<br />
Redford, and other government<br />
representatives on issues as they<br />
arose improving access to legal<br />
services, fair compensation for<br />
shelter workers, and the need for<br />
second-stage shelters.<br />
• Part <strong>of</strong> the long-term working group<br />
with <strong>Alberta</strong> Children and Youth<br />
Services and shelter representatives<br />
to develop a new business<br />
relationship and contracting model<br />
for shelters in <strong>Alberta</strong>.<br />
• Continued work with Who Cares?<br />
campaign.<br />
Goal 4: ACWS is an<br />
efficient, mission-driven<br />
organization<br />
• ACWS developed a staff wellness<br />
plan.<br />
• Carolyn Goard joined ACWS as<br />
Director, Member Programs and<br />
Services, Ken Seto became the new<br />
Finance and Information Manager<br />
and Katrina Bray joined us <strong>of</strong>ficially<br />
as Fund Development Assistant.<br />
Carolyn Goard<br />
• Continued working with RCMP and<br />
reviewed current memorandum <strong>of</strong><br />
understanding.<br />
Katrina Bray<br />
• In partnership with Lundy Bancr<strong>of</strong>t<br />
<strong>of</strong> HOMEFRONT, provided a workshop<br />
to the Calgary service community on<br />
children exposed to batterers.<br />
Ken Seto<br />
• We said goodbye to Elizabeth<br />
Mallard, Patti McClocklin, and Kate<br />
Woodman.<br />
10 ACWS <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>2009</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>
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