SAiF News
The deeper the conversation, the more urgent the need to express our thoughts, share our stories, and celebrate our victories. Read the latest SAiF news, announcements, releases, newsletter, blog postings and more here. For inquiries, please contact us at info@saifsociety.ca.
Unveiling of new Logo
Many thanks to Cathy Heron - Mayor of St. Albert and our beloved founder Ireen Slater for helping us to unveil our new logo. This new brand marks the beginning of the next phase in [...]
A Love Letter to Survivors & Those Living With Violence or Abuse
To all survivors and anyone living with violence or abuse – you are more than worthy of love, of joy, of thriving. Whatever your experience is, please know that you are resilient. Because when we’re [...]
World Mental Health Day: how you can help others & yourself!
Today, we want to draw your attention to a subject that continues to be resounding within our world today, mental health! Yes, today is something we can celebrate knowing how we've flipped these negative issues [...]
Seniors Sexuality & Online Dating Safety
On Oct 4th, we did a presentation at St Albert Library on a topic that we've been asked about quite a lot. We believe everyone has the right to have healthy relationships no matter what [...]
Let’s talk about #Bullying
Now that #BackToSchool season is here, we wanted to start a conversation on bullying. We've set the groundwork for maintaining #HealthyFriendships over the month of August, discussing what types of people would be compatible with [...]
WiseGuyz Program: The FAQs…
We are excited to have been granted, in partnership with the City of St Albert, a license to offer the WiseGuyz program in our service areas! WiseGuyz was developed by Calgary's Centre for Sexuality and [...]
Block Parties: A Chance to Check In
With the summer rolling back around, St Albert is once again firing up those summer block parties! The sun is beginning to shine and we get to have more gatherings and what better way to [...]
Setting Healthy Boundaries with Your Adult Children
Highlights from our Support for Seniors Webinar Series On April 27, we hosted a zoom webinar on Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children. We had a number of people attend and ask some great questions. [...]
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
The month of February is a chance for us to explore a number of intimate partner relationship behaviours that often begin for young people when they start dating. We've gathered a number of resources that [...]
Talking to Youth Who May be Struggling…
There are so many things hurting our youth these days and mental health supports are not always easy to find or to access quickly. We get it. We see a number of children and youth [...]
It’s Bullying Awareness Week
Bullying is such a common problem in Canada that we've kind of 'normalized' the behaviour. But bullying is not okay and can have serious long term effects on those who directly experience bullying, those who [...]
Love Like This – Breaking Up
Week 6 in the #LoveLikeThis series is all about breaking up – the end of our relationship journey. Not every relationship is going to last forever, which is okay! It’s important to know how to [...]
Love Like This – Fighting Fair
Week 5 of the #LoveLikeThis information series is on conflict & fighting fairly. The nice folks at @wscadv have made it easy to understand! Follow this week for more fun ideas on conflict resolution. Tip [...]
Love Like This – Jealousy
Week 4 of the #LoveLikeThis series is here! This week we are talking about jealousy. Our friends at @wscadv made this image to show us healthy ways to deal with jealousy. Did you know the [...]
Love Like This – Keeping in Touch
We’re in Week 3 of our healthy dating series. Next one up is Keeping In Touch. Thanks to our friends @wscadv for this image to help understand what we’re talking about this week! Tip 1: [...]
Love Like This – Asking Out
So, you now know how to make a move but now it’s time to ask them out! Our friends at @WSCADV made this image to help you out! #LoveLikeThis Tip 1: Be Confident. It's scary [...]
Love Like This – Making a Move
Got a crush? Not sure what to do about it? We’ve all been there. Thanks to our friends at the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence who graciously granted permission for us to use their [...]
The Do’s & Don’ts of Being a Helper
Welcome to the FINAL WEEK of Staying Safe & Keeping Positive While @ Home! This week we’re going to talk about the Do’s & Don’ts of being a Helper! Contrary to popular belief, being a [...]
Staying Safe & Connected in Digital Communities
The internet can be a powerful escape, but it can also be a dangerous one. It’s OK to connect with others online, especially when you’re stuck at home, but there are ways we can all [...]
Staying Safe & Keeping Positive While Stuck @ Home
Welcome to Week 1 of our Summer Social Media Series While the pandemic may be easing up on us all, we've learned some valuable lessons about being cooped up at home. And while we may [...]
Securing Your Money: Avoiding Common Scams, Frauds & Cons
A summary from our Support for Seniors Webinar Series On June 30, we were fortunate to partner with ATB Financial's Fraud & CyberCrime Unit to present: Securing Your Money: Avoiding Common Scams, Frauds, & Cons [...]
What is Clare’s Law?
How Can I Use it to Keep me Safe? On April 1, 2021, the Disclosure to Protect Against Domestic Violence came into effect in Alberta, also known as Clare’s Law. This new law will allow [...]
2SLGBTQ+ Pride Day
The Stonewall Uprising Happy Pride Everyone! June is a joyful & colourful month that we use to celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ individuals everywhere. Although Pride is an exciting time of the year, not just because of all [...]
Growing The Conversation: Elder Abuse
June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEADD). An internationally recognized day which neatly falls into the calendar after Alberta’s Seniors’ Week (June 7th-13th). This week we’re talking about the importance of this day [...]
Medical Directives, Powers of Attorney & Other Important Documents
A summary from our Support for Seniors Webinar Series We were fortunate this month to partner with the Edmonton Community Legal Centre (ECLC) to present: Medical Directives, Powers of Attorney, & Other Important Documents under [...]
Girls & Women & Sexual Violence
May is sexual violence awareness month. This week we're talking about female survivors of sexual violence. The vast majority of sexual assault victims are women: nearly 4 in 10 Canadian women have experienced sexual assault [...]
Boys & Men & Sexual Violence
May is sexual violence awareness month. This week we're talking about male survivors of sexual violence. It's common for male victims of sexual assault to be forgotten or neglected due to shame, stigma, societal expectations, [...]
Understanding Sexual Violence…
May is sexual violence awareness month. Sexual violence crosses all social boundaries, affects people of every age and cultural background, and has devastating impacts on the lives of survivors and their families as well as [...]
We’re Talking Consent Because…
We're talking specifically about sexual consent given that May is sexual violence awareness month. This one word can really have a lot packed into it and many people express confusion or misunderstandings around consent. But [...]
The Significance of Pink Shirt Day (Feb 24th)
At least 1 in 3 adolescent students in Canada have reported being bullied recently* Chances are, if you think back to your school experiences, you have a bullying story. Sometimes, those experiences can be brushed [...]
Calming the Situation: De-Escalating Conflict
If you'd prefer to watch rather than read, here's the video for this topic by Alex 🙂 For many of us, conflict is scary and something to be avoided at all costs. But conflict is [...]
Self Care: Gratitude Journals & Jars
If you'd prefer to watch rather than read, here's the video for this topic by Alex 🙂 Self care is about protecting your own well being and taking care of your mental health. There are [...]
Simple Ways to De-Stress By Taking a Breath
If you'd prefer to watch rather than read, here's the video for this topic by Rechell 🙂 Have you ever been in a stressful situation and had someone say “just take a deep breath”. But [...]
Cyberstalking: What is it & What Can You Do?
Cyberstalking is defined as online stalking. It involves the repeated use of the internet or other electronic means to harass, intimidate or frighten a person or group. Common characteristics of cyberstalking may include false accusations [...]
What To Do if You Think You’re Being Stalked
Since January is Stalking Awareness Month, we're talking about the crime of stalking. Yes, stalking is considered criminal harassment in Canada. It's not 'harmless' - in fact, stalking is often a precursor to more violent [...]
SAIF’s Work/Ireen’s Legacy
Because we're not a shelter, people often ask us what it is that we do. And we often explain that to access the bulk of shelter services, you need to leave an abusive partner. Many [...]
Tips for the Elderly During Covid-19
This is a difficult time for all of us. Covid 19 is changing how we can associate with one another and making us more aware of how to protect ourselves, family members and those all [...]
Sexual Violence & Covid-19
May is Sexual Violence Awareness Month and unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped sexual violence. In fact, sexual violence is often made possible by situations of increased isolation and social marginalization. Here are some [...]
Keep Children Safe from Online Sexual Exploitation & Abuse
School closures across Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in children staying home and spending more time online. Though there are many benefits for children using the Internet (e.g. digital literacy, finding support [...]
Did You Know?
Domestic abuse and family violence touches every part of our society and doesn't discriminate on the basis of race, culture, gender, sexual orientation or income. And the statistics are alarming: Alberta is the 3rd highest [...]