Red Deer and Area
If you are experiencing abuse or neglect, or if you suspect that an older adult is being harmed or mistreated, there is help available in the Red Deer area.
more information about services in the Red Deer area
Name of Community: Central Alberta
Contact for Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Network:
Barb Beecroft-Berard Phone (403) 343-6074
S.O.A.R.Golden Circle 4620 47th Ave Red Deer T4N 6C3
Overview of Community Response
1. Seniors Outreach Abuse Resources S.O.A.R.
The mission of SOAR is to reduce the number of Elder Abuse incidents in Red Deer by providing a 24-Hour Seniors Abuse Resource telephone information line answered by trained advocates who share this concern.
The Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre is the leader in Elder Abuse Awareness in Central Alberta. With the inception of SOAR, our vision is to advocate on behalf of elders who have suffered from abuse of any kind.
The SOAR Management Committee, a sub-committee of the Golden Circle Board of Directors, has developed an initiative to provide 24-Hour services in the specific areas of Outreach, Emergency Housing, Education and Referrals through our 24-Hour Seniors Abuse Resource Line.
Contact: Barb Beecroft-Berard - Program Coordinator
403-304-0899
or
Golden Circle - 403-343-6074
2. Elder Abuse is a part of Domestic Violence and as such we are connected to and coordinated through the Domestic Violence Coordinator and the D.R.V.I.C. (Domestic Relations Violence Initiative Committee)
Bimonthly Meeting in Red Deer, 8 am 1st Wednesday of the month at the Children’s Services Office
Projects
D.R.V.I.C. Coordinates Family Violence Awareness Activities (November)
Co-Training for responders to family violence situations
Provincial representation on family violence issues that are discussed at a national level
Provide resources to agencies that develop initiatives to address family violence and bullying
Assist with information and research to agencies that are providing services
2. Central Alberta E.A.R.S. (Elder Abuse Awareness Resources and Supports)
We are working within Red Deer and communities within Central Alberta to develop a directory of resources around Elder Abuse.
We are making presentations on elder abuse and recruiting community members interested on making presentations in their communities.
We work to Connect communities together through workshops, training, resource, services, supports and a directory of Elder Abuse Resources Supports and Services for the whole of Central Alberta.
E.A.R.S. is a collaborative venture for the whole of Central Alberta. We have organizations as partners and E.A.R.S. partners communities in Central Alberta with an interest in supporting our seniors in their community
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