Community Outreach
This program builds cooperative and mutually supportive relationships with other groups and organizations to raise awareness of sexual abuse and sexual assault.
Sexual assault continues to be an issue that many people struggle with in silence for many reasons. These reasons include not recognizing they have been assaulted, not knowing where they can get support, or fearing they will not be believed if they tell someone. Sexual abuse and sexual assault affects people irrespective of gender, age, ability, education, race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status. The reality is that services are more difficult to access for some individuals and communities than others.
The Community Outreach Program seeks to build connections, relationships and partnerships with other service providers and diverse communities that are strategic, effective and sustainable in order to understand and meet the unique needs of diverse clients. Building relationships with diverse communities and professional organizations allows the opportunity to address a variety of issues including:
- Accessing Calgary sexual assault and sexual abuse services
- Providing education, support, and resources to meet unique individual and community needs
- Enhancing CCASA’s ability to address diverse communities and client needs
- Managing barriers to services
- Creating potential partnerships and initiatives with others
Another focus of the Community Outreach Program is the further involvement of parents in their children’s education around child sexual abuse. CCASA’s education program promotes a philosophy of integrating healthy sexuality with accurate information on specific sexual abuse and sexual assault issues and to present this is a non-threatening and non-judgmental approach.
For more information about CCASA’s Community Outreach Program or to arrange a presentation for your community, please call 237-6905 or email info@calgarycasa.com.
Information Nights
Please be aware that beginning in April 2007 CCASA will no longer offer Information Nights on Tuesdays at CCASA. Anyone interested in a presentation on recent sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse may contact the Community Outreach Program at 237-6905.