Family Violence Initiative
COMPENDIUM OF PROMISING PRACTICES TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE SAFETY OF ABORIGINAL WOMEN IN CANADA
INTERACTIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES
Healthy Relationships: Women
- Program Name:
In Mother's Footsteps
- Organization/Community:
Regional Inuit Women's Association
- Location:
St. John's, Newfoundland and surrounding areas
- Website:
- Goals and Objectives:
To reduce isolation and promote the belief that women have choices and do not have to feel trapped and alone or accept family violence.
- Target Group Description:
Everyone (with a focus on women).
- Program Description:
Programs are tailored to meet individual community needs. With the increased commitment from the Regional Inuit Women's Association, the program has been able to offer clients a crafting program that focuses on traditional crafts and the potential entrepreneurial opportunities of selling one's crafts and/or teaching crafts to others. A program that would train women in communities to be the lead crisis "go to" people that women in crisis could turn to for support and assistance has also been implemented.
- Program Successes/Impact:
Increased awareness and some reduced isolation. Clients able to be a part of a network.
- Key Lessons/Challenges:
Obtaining funding.
- Program in operation since:
2007.
- Program:
Ongoing.
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