Collective Impact Workshop
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;
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The Leading Change Summit 2019
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.
Take Back the Night March 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.
10th Annual Breakfast with the Guys
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).
Prevention of Family Violence Month 2018
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.
The 2nd Annual Evening of Empowerment
On Friday October 12th 2018 Odyssey House hosted it’s second annual Evening of Empowerment. We had over 200 members of the Grande Prairie Community in attendance, celebrating the work we do at Odyssey House and learning how to make an impact in shifting the needle towards ending gender-based violence!
Odyssey House Natural Playscape
These last few months the Odyssey House Team along with some members of the community have been working hard to build a Natural Outdoor Playscape. This was designed to be a peaceful and happy space for the women and children to enjoy. In total we received $11,000 in donations from community members and organizations. Saturday, June 16th, 2018 Odyssey House started construction with “Telus Day of Giving”. Telus brought in 20 volunteers, along with members of the community and staff to assemble the large construction pieces. Over the next few weeks the space grew to include; a hammock, children’s trauma bird nest, beautiful flagstone path ways, water fountain, pergola, children’s mud pie making station, wood block station, sandbox, secondary seating area, and pallet couch.