2013 Annual 301, 501, 18 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2S 0C7 Report Phone: 403.234.7337 Fax: 403.228.0438 www.pssaw.org Creating individual and systematic change to promote respectful, healthy, Charitable Number: & peaceful relationships. 105200430RR0001 Board of Directors President Melody Bundt Witwer Vice President Sarah Rosenfeld Past President Wayne Barkauskas Co‐Treasurers Bena Pierre‐Gilles Chrisna Chao Secretary Eseoghene Omatsone Directors Judy Curry Marilyn Oshry Rae Ann Wood‐Shatz Staff Execuve Director Andrea Silverstone Operaons Manager Kelly Salmond (unl March 2013) To all of Office Manager Meghan Wright Program Coordinator Shannon Smith Peer Support Program Facilitator Carrie McManus Program Assistant Erika Guzman Services for Abused CDVC Coordinator Corinne Osie CDVC Administrator Susan Jackson Hong Truong Women’s Bookkeeper Shaune Thompson Communicaon Consultant Melissa De Leon Supporters! SSDV Consultant Jane Oxenbury Executive Director & President's Report Peer Support Services for Abused Women connues to be commied to supporng individual and systemic change to promote healthy, Thank you! respecul, peaceful relaonships. In 2013 we connued to operate at capacity. PSSAW and its clients were significantly impacted by the flood to our 67 volunteers who of 2013. The flood made an already difficult housing market in Calgary almost impossible. With a less than 0.05% vacancy rate and the rising donated 2504 hours! cost of housing, clients felt that they had no other opon than to stay in the abusive situaon. This reality created a new complexity for our clients. Our staff and volunteers were incredibly responsive to the Volunteer of the Year addional needs of clients. We are blessed to have such a dedicated team. Jo Anne Murray, In 2013 PSSAW was able to serve over 600 clients. This was over a 20% AdministraƟve and Fundraising Volunteer increase from 2012. The clients achieved some of the following outcomes: Volunteer of the Year: Honourable Mentions 58% of clients reported increased social connecvity and reduced Melody Bundt Witwer social isolaon Board President and Direct Service Volunteer 65% of clients reported being able to appropriately respond to the violence in their lives (i.e. they will have the tools to keep themselves Roseanne Cooper and their families safe from violence) Direct Service Volunteer 100% of in‐house capacity building workshop parcipants report ulizing learning from in‐house capacity building workshops with Chrisna Chao their clients Board Treasurer 73% of service providers feel confident in providing culturally appropriate SSDV services to members of the LGBTQ* community We held our second annual fundraising event “Eat…Play…Love” in Up to 100 November and it was very well received by all who aended. PSSAW will be making this our annual signature event. PSSAW is looking AIDS Calgary Awareness Heather Wilson Mary Spensley forward to this annual event geng bigger and beer. We really Alana Devlin Helena Kamenetsky Megan Zybutz appreciate all of the donors, sponsors, and volunteers who made this Alexis Kroon Jo Anne Murray Melody Bundt‐Witwer event successful. Andrea Silverstone Joanne Heming Nancy Flaers Carmen Madden Jodi Cohen Nina Shen Our collaboraon with other agencies and programs connues to Cathy Strand Judy Dandarand Penny Wallace flourish; enhanced through our role as co‐chair of the Calgary Domesc Chrisna Chao Karen J. Renaud Rebecca Stephen Violence Collecve. Cyndy Morin Kate Forsyth Reva Faber We are also very excited to have received funding from the Dale Ross Kathy Wedin Rosemarie Jullion Government of Alberta to engage in a pilot project to bring our Deb Tomlinson Kendra Doyle Sandy Visser program to rural communies across Alberta. In 2013 we created Diane Altwasser Kris Ronald Shaul Osadchey partnerships with sites in Olds and the Crowsnest Pass and in 2014 we Gillian Hazan Leanne Rzepa Shela Shapiro look forward to an addional two to four sites across Alberta. Gordon Chan Linda White Stephanie Berman We are excited about 2014 and the opportunies that it will bring. Harold & Norma Malory Todd Susan Jackson Magnuson Marlene Veirboom Tammy Wright We sincerely thank the Staff, Board, and all our Volunteers Heather Sorenson Marnie Bondar Wayne Barkauskas for connuing to amaze us with your skills, caring, dedicaon and innovaon in providing service to our women, children and community. In Kind Donations Yours truly, Adventures in Scuba Office Investments Inc. ATA Pain Rehabilitaon Jeff Albert Rubaiyat Calgary Laser Therapy Centre Jo Anne Murray Russ Albert Aussie Rules Piano Bar Joni Hanen SAS Comfort Shoes Cactus Club Café Kate’s Beauty Unlimited Shannon Smith Carriage House Inn Melody Bundt Witwer Andrea Silverstone Laser Quest Calgary Spartan Controls Cathy Strand Leslie Robinson Springbank Cheese Co. Execuve Director Board President Centre for Complementary Melody Bundt‐Witwer Marda Loop Health Educacon Moksha Yoga TruEssence Coaching Praccum Centre Morigeau Consulng Group Toscana Italian Grill CoJo Sport Collectables Inc. Tu Fru Frozen Yogurt Courtyard by Marriot Hotel Marlene Vierboom Wise Scheible Barkauskas Crabapple Clothing Osteria De Medici Family Law Company Panther Sports Medicine Dr. Peggy Burke and Rehabilitaon Centre Hana Sushi Pembina Pipeline Corp. Heming & Associates Law RDA Holdings & Thank you to our Generous Donors Julie’s Story Julie came to PSSAW aer leaving her first abusive inmate relaonship. 100,000 to 500,000 While Julie had not experienced abuse as a child, she notes that her father died when she was young and her mother was not able to provide her with the emoonal warmth that she craved. Although Julie had a successful career, she found herself stuck with her abusive partner fearing her future financial freedom. Through her me with PSSAW, Julie menoned that she feels as though 10,000 to 100,000 she entered into an abusive relaonship as a result of self‐sabotage. Julie states that she lived with this guilt every day and therefore felt unworthy of a healthy, funconal relaonship. Since entering the Finding Our Voices group, Julie has severed es with her negave relaonship. Although she sll fears the future, she Family and Community Support Services Government of Alberta ‐ CFSA recognizes that she must face this fear in order to enter into a healthy, Atlanc Ballet Theatre of Canada Inc. Government of Alberta –Human Services fulfilling relaonship that she is worthy of. Julie states that if it were not for the support of the other women in the group and the facilitators she would have easily returned to her abusive relaonship as she had done 1,000 to 10,000 in the past. Since leaving her relaonship, Julie notes that she has once again been able to have a close relaonship with her family. She is Calgary Acon Commiee Eseoghene Omatsone Laurie M. Anderson looking forward to seeing what the future holds and to one day enter on Housing & First Calgary Leslie Robinson into a healthy, fulfilling relaonship. Homelessness Government of Alberta ‐ Melanie M. Carter Calgary Foundaon Community Spirit Naonal Bank Financial Debbie D. Johnson Judy & Stele Curry Did you know: The 2013 flood created a 30% increase in clients 100 to 1,000 On average clients engage 1 on 1 with their mentor for Calgary Federaon of Gordon Hoffman Sarah Rosenfeld 9 sessions. University Women Jeanee Veale South Calgary Funeral Cliff Bungalow ‐ Mission Centre We connected with 8000+ people at 13 events to raise Marilyn Oshry domestic violence awareness Debra Wood‐Zybutz Sherri Lee Parsons Melissa DeLeon Evelyn Sheel‐Shapiro Whitecap Books For every $1 spent supporting women in PSSAW Michael O’Brien Encana programs there is a $4 return on investment. RBC Foundaon Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd Ralph Barne Jeff’s Story Treasurer’s Report Jeff was involved in a same sex domesc violence relaonship for 10 While I will highlight some of the results in the aached financial years. Scared of facing homophobia and heterosexism, Jeff was statements, I encourage members to review these reports on our reluctant to access external support from an agency other than Peer website. Support Services for Abused Women. The Statement of Financial Posion reports assets of $341,375. Aer discussions about our Same Sex Domesc Violence program and At the end of the year, the the competency building component, Jeff felt comfortable enough to agency had sufficient cash receive counselling at a partner agency regarding his experiences. balances to meet liabilies. Jeff states that for the first me he feels comfortable discussing his The Statement of Operaons situaon with other people. He feels as though our program is helping shows a balance of $8,950 for to remove the sgma surrounding SSDV, and is therefore making the year. programming more accessible to the LGBTQ* community. It is also important to Jeff states that without the support he received he may have very well menon that the financial returned to the relaonship. statements do not reflect the value received from the contribuon of volunteer services, without which the agency could not operate. With the funds to be earned from our ongoing funding from United Way After participating in our SSDV capacity building program and FCSS, and connuing efforts to aract donaons, PSSAW is in a good financial posion to provide needed services for the upcoming 73% of service providers feel confident in providing year. culturally appropriate SSDV services to members of the I would like to use this opportunity to thank funders and donors in LGBTQ* community helping the agency. Sincerely, Rebecca Stephen Bena Pierre‐Gilles Co‐Treasurer Co‐Treasurer .