Advocacy and Referral Services
Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
- Description
- Offers assistance to Aboriginal women to address barriers to moving forward, and support with self-development, budgeting, human rights education, and work exposure.
Service offers:
- assistance to Aboriginal women to address barriers to moving forward once they have exhausted all other means of getting assistance or services elsewhere
Includes:
- agreements with private industry to hire Aboriginal women with barriers to employment to increase access to jobs, especially for those in non-traditional industries
- Supports for Women leaving Correctional Institutions - provides community connections, support, encouragement, and advocacy to Aboriginal women involved with correctional institutions who are re-entering society in Edmonton, including Wellbriety classes and access to housing
- Strategies to increase Safety for Aboriginal Women - in partnership with several women's groups interested in how the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Women and Girls is completed, a strategy to address the needs of the families of missing or murdered Aboriginal women, initiate community safety activities, and learn from the past
Affiliation: Partnered with Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) Canada, Corrections Canada, and Edmonton Parole. - Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- Indigenous, Aboriginal, and Metis women
- Application Process
- Service Access: By Appointment, To access service:
- by appointment only
- contact to make an appointment
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Toll Free
- 1-877-471-2171
- Telephone
- 780-479-8195
- Fax
- 780-471-2169
- Web Site
- http://www.iaaw.ca
- iaaw@iaaw.ca
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: Yes,Annual membership available, but not required to access services.
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- April 29, 2024
- Address
- 10220 156 Street
Edmonton, AB, T5P 2R1
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon08:30 AM to 04:30 PMTue08:30 AM to 04:30 PMWed08:30 AM to 04:30 PMThu08:30 AM to 04:30 PMFri08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Closed 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM.