The Women of Influence Awards 2019 recognize local women who have made a strong impact as leaders, innovators and change-makers in the community. We look to honor women who have made outstanding contributions to their industries or fields through their leadership and entrepreneurship, meaningful accomplishments and achievements, and breaking down barriers or making significant advancements. Congratulations to to this years three award winners
The Collective Impact Workshop was a great success for the Grande Prairie Community. Facilitator Liz Weaver, Co-CEO of Tamarack Institute educated on Collective Impact which is defined as;
This past February we attended the Inaugural Leading Change Summit: Bold conversations to end gender-based violence in a changing world hosted by the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters.
Every quarter we send out an eNewsletter to our email list with an update of news, events, and exciting changes taking place at Odyssey House. Click the link below to get a comprehensive look at October through December of 2018.
Family Violence Prevention Month started in 1986 as a local initiative in the town of Hinton where four remarkable Albertan’s, Katherine Kennedy, Sonja Bennett, Faye Wheeler and Glenda Carter, formed The Hinton Society for the Prevention of Family Violence and launched Alberta’s very first family violence education and prevention campaign.
The Society’s goals were to draw public attention to the issue and to evoke positive change in their community. This led to expanding local supports and services for individuals and families in the areas of prevention, protection and rehabilitation.
Early on a Tuesday Morning the 10th Annual Breakfast with the Guys took place at the Grande Prairie Regional College. This event is host each year in November in support of Family Violence Prevention Month (Alberta).
The Prevention of Family Violence Network in Grande Prairie, held a meeting at Odyssey House in late October with the goal of preparing for November. November is National “Family Violence Prevention Month” in order to support and recognize the month the Network worked together to offer awareness events to public throughout November of 2018.
Odyssey House was honored to attend the third Annual Healing Hearts Homeless Memorial that took place at Muskoseepi Park on May 31st, 2018. The purpose of this event was to bring awareness to people experiencing homelessness within the Grande Prairie.
“People experiencing homelessness love passionately and grieve as deeply as those who have a stable home. Their deaths can go unnoticed as there may not be recognition that the cause of death was related to the state of being homeless,” – Katherine Schmidt
