20th annual Give Me Shelter campaign begins amid grim Alberta domestic violence statistics
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For two decades, our Global News Give Me Shelter campaign has been collecting donations to make the season brighter for Alberta women and children fleeing domestic violence.
For 20 years, Global News has been collecting donations via our annual Give Me Shelter campaign to help women and children who are escaping domestic abuse this holiday season and now, in 2023, the need could not be greater.
Domestic violence is on the rise in the province and shelters don’t have enough space for those fleeing to safety.
A report released Monday by the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters said from from April 2022 to the end of March 2023, there were more than 59,000 calls for help answered by the shelters, which is a 10-year high.
Shelters could not, however, accommodate another 30,000 requests for admission, which is also the highest number in the past decade, due to the lack of shelter space and growing complex needs of some survivors.
The data from 39 organizations operating 53 domestic abuse shelters across Alberta also shows a 10-year high in reports of forced sex and strangulation, which the council says increases the risk of being killed by 750 per cent.
Our Give Me Shelter campaign aims to help lighten the load for those who do manage to escape and get to safety.
Last year, Give Me Shelter raised $87,000 for Edmonton-area women’s shelters — a drop from 2021, when more than $218,000 was donated.
Your help is needed.
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