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Through innovative strategies, CIAFV supports the creation of a collaborative, coordinated, diverse,

Through innovative strategies, CIAFV supports the creation of a collaborative, coordinated, diverse, community response to family violence, strengthening our community’s capacity to take constructive action against family violence.

05/29/2026

Stay connected with CIAFV.

Join our mailing list to receive updates on upcoming trainings, workshops, community events, sector resources, funding opportunities, and family violence prevention initiatives.

It’s an easy way to stay informed, share opportunities with your network, and remain connected to the collaborative work happening across Edmonton and area.

Join the list and be part of strengthening our community’s response to family violence.

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05/27/2026

Consent is something children can learn about at every age, in ways that are simple, respectful, and age appropriate.

The City of St. Albert’s Consent Video Series helps parents, guardians, and caregivers talk with young people about consent, boundaries, body autonomy, and healthy relationships.

The short videos cover:
• What consent means and why it matters
• How to introduce consent with preschoolers
• How to talk about consent with elementary-aged children
• How to navigate consent conversations with teenagers

Teaching children to respect their own boundaries and the boundaries of others helps build safety, confidence, and healthier relationships as they grow.

These conversations do not have to happen all at once. They can begin early, build over time, and create a foundation of respect, communication, and care.

🔗 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/43hcb1k

05/25/2026

Here’s what’s coming up this week for learning, governance, and strengthening non-profit leadership:

🌻 The Today Family Violence Help Centre – Family Violence Impacts at Work: What Workplace Leaders Need to Know
June 2 | 9:00–10:00 AM | Edmonton
A focused session for executive staff, senior management, HR, Occupational Health and Safety, and wellness leads. Learn how family violence can impact workplace safety, productivity, and employee wellbeing, and explore practical tools to reduce risk, meet OHS obligations, and build a more supportive workplace culture.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4tKUQcc

🌻 Government of Alberta – Legal Responsibilities Webinar
June 2 | 7:00–8:30 PM MDT | Online
Also offered June 3 | 1:30–3:00 PM MDT
A live, interactive Board Development Program webinar designed to simplify key legal principles for non-profit boards. Participants will explore where board duties come from, what board members need to know to meet their legal responsibilities, and how to manage conflict of interest effectively.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3Rkt60r

These sessions offer helpful opportunities for workplace leaders, board members, and non-profit professionals to build confidence, ask questions, and strengthen safer, more informed organizational practices.

05/22/2026

“Why don’t they just leave?” is one of the most common questions asked about family violence, but it overlooks how complex and dangerous leaving can be.

Leaving is often a process, not a single event. For many people experiencing abuse, barriers can include threats, fear, isolation, lack of financial resources, shame, cultural or religious pressures, and the belief that the abuse is their fault.

Abuse is about power and control. Understanding the barriers to leaving helps us respond with more compassion, less judgment, and stronger support.

A supportive, non-judgemental listening ear can make a meaningful difference.

🔗 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3PC8BvF

05/20/2026

The Colours of Friendship: NAFC Gender-Based Analysis Toolkit is a culturally informed, Indigenous-centred resource created to support safer, more inclusive spaces for 2SLGBTQQIA+ and IndigiQueer community members.

Developed by the National Association of Friendship Centres, this toolkit offers an accessible starting point for learning, reflection, and conversation around gender, sexuality, inclusion, and belonging.

Resources like this help organizations ask better questions, recognize barriers, and strengthen programs and services so they are more responsive to the people they support.

Creating safer communities starts with honouring identity, lived experience, and the many ways people belong.

🔗 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4wlwjgl

05/18/2026

Here’s what’s coming up this week for learning, connection, and community support:

☀️ Government of Alberta – Grant Writing 101
May 26 | 7:00–9:00 PM MDT | Online
Also offered May 27 | 1:30–3:30 PM MDT
A live interactive webinar covering core proposal and grant writing skills, common pitfalls to avoid, what funders look for, and how to maintain strong relationships with funders.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4daTbGk

☀️ Sisters Dialogue – Wrapping Myself in Care: Muslim Single Mothers Circle
May 30 | 12:00–2:30 PM | Edmonton
A free, women-only gathering for Muslim single mothers in the Edmonton area. Facilitated by art therapist Lucy Lu, this session includes reflection, connection, light lunch, childminding, and a silk painting activity.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/48ULiUi

These sessions offer opportunities to strengthen skills, build connection, and support community care.

05/15/2026

Family violence is not always easy to see.

It can include physical, financial, emotional, psychological, sexual, cultural, or spiritual abuse, as well as neglect. At its core, family violence is a pattern of behaviours used to gain power, control, and create fear within a relationship built on intimacy, dependency, or trust.

Family violence can happen in any community and in many types of relationships, including intimate partners, dating relationships, parent-child relationships, siblings, same-sex relationships, and cohabiting relationships.

Understanding the many ways family violence can show up helps us recognize harm earlier, respond with care, and support safer pathways forward.

If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, support is available.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3QNwvVg

05/13/2026

Technology is everywhere, but when does it start taking more than it gives?

Excessive screen use can quietly impact mental health, relationships, and overall well-being, especially for youth. What may seem like connection can sometimes lead to isolation, emotional strain, and reduced resilience over time.

Understanding the signs of tech overuse and how it affects behaviour is an important step in supporting healthier habits and stronger connections both online and offline.

This short video explores how tech addiction can show up, why it matters, and what we can do to better support ourselves and those around us.

🔗 Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/4cy5aOe

05/11/2026

Here’s what’s coming up this week for learning, prevention, and strengthening community response:

🌻 The Today Family Violence Help Centre – Introduction to Family Violence
May 19 | 9:00–10:30 AM | Online
An introductory workshop for service providers and front-line staff to better understand family violence, including types of abuse, power and control, barriers to accessing support, and effective responses to disclosures.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3P0YMXK

🌻 Government of Alberta – Board Roles and Responsibilities Webinar
May 19 | 7:00–8:30 PM MDT | Online
Also offered May 20 | 1:30–3:00 PM MDT
A Board Development Program session exploring governance, board roles, responsibilities, and how these pieces support stronger non-profit leadership.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3RjMcUc

🌻 CPLEA – Sneak Peek: Justice Navigator Training Program
May 20 | 12:00 PM | Online
Get an inside look at CPLEA’s upcoming Justice Navigator Training Program and how it will support community helpers in guiding people through Alberta’s legal system.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4d0ywF0

🌻 Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe – Reimagining Bystander Intervention
May 20 | 6:00–7:30 PM | Edmonton
A community conversation on preventing violence before it happens by shifting everyday norms that contribute to sexual violence.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4uqjFL2

🌻 Human Trafficking 101: Service Provider Essentials
May 21 | 12:00–2:00 PM
A free training for service providers to learn about human trafficking in Alberta, including guided case studies to support practical response skills.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3PjRGhe

🌻 Gateway to Hope – The Neuroscience Behind Behavioural Addictions
May 21 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM MDT | Online
A Lunch and Learn exploring how behavioural addictions impact brain function, mental health, and patterns of reward and reinforcement.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/428Zd5v

These sessions offer valuable opportunities to build knowledge, strengthen prevention efforts, and support safer, more informed communities.

05/08/2026

Be part of a network working to create real, coordinated change in our community.

CIAFV membership connects you with professionals across Edmonton who are committed to addressing family violence through collaboration, shared knowledge, and action.

From training opportunities and resources to meaningful partnerships and community initiatives, membership supports both your work and the broader impact we can make together.

If you’re looking to stay informed, build connections, and contribute to safer communities, CIAFV membership is a place to start.

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