Safe Communities Innovation Funding

New initiatives support ministry mandate to improve access to programs for at-risk youth and to enhance supports for all Albertans affected by family violence:

High-risk youth receive support to reduce crime and involvement with gangs. News Release - June 22, 2009

Aboriginal communities receive assistance to enhance supports for victims of family violence. News Release - June 4, 2009

Women’s Shelter Child Care Program

For Albertans fleeing a family violence situation, their first priority is safety – for their children and themselves.

On June 18, the Honourable Minister, Janis Tarchuk, announced funding for the new Women’s Shelter Child Care Program.

Read the news release.