Ally Center – Sydney, NS
Sydney’s Ally Centre, formerly the Aids Coalition of Cape Breton
http://ns.211.ca/service/9664317_10206164/public_education
Contact Details: General Inquiries: 902-567-1766, Fax: 902-567-5615, Jo Anne Rolls: 902-567-1766
Service Email:
joanne.rolls@bellaliant.com Email:
christine.porter@bellaliant.com
Website:
http://www.aidscoalitionofcapebreton.ca
Service Description
Offers public education sessions to schools, workplaces, community organizations and healthcare providers. Workshops include: AIDS 101 * Anti-Homophobia * Anti-Transphobia * Harm Reduction * Queer Health
Stepping Stone – Halifax, NS
http://steppingstonens.ca/
@SteppingStoneNS
Contact The Stepping Stone Association
Mailing Address: 2151 Gottingen Street, PO Box 47032, Halifax, NS B3K 5Y2
Tel: (902) 420-0103 Fax: (902) 422-9665
To reach:
TL Johannesson (Program Manager), dial ext. 223
Kathleen Pyke (Drop-in Coordinator), dial ext. 221
Linda Grandy (Court and Corrections Support Worker), dial ext. 225
Stepping Stone was founded in 1987 and is the only organization in the Maritimes that deals specifically with street life and sex work from a harm reduction model. Our offices and drop-in centre are located in a modest, non-residential house, where many of our staff members are former sex-workers. Our support is crucial to the well-being of hundreds of female, male and transgendered sex workers, and we do this in several key ways.
We Support Choice: Stepping Stone believes that all individuals have the right to self-determination. We do not interfere with or attempt to stop their work; rather, we assist them in making their life choices as safe and positive as possible.
We Protect: The Stepping Stone house is a safe-haven from the street, and hub of activity. Much more than a place to shower and have a nutritious snack, the house hosts regular vistas from many community partners including; community and mental health nurses, legal aid, and Avalon. We are a one-stop shop for access to services such as growth activities; and computer access and educational opportunities. The house is a place where sex workers meet and form a community; the house is also a home.
We Advocate: Our trained staff provide advocacy through a variety of ways such as court support, housing support (to locate maintain stable and adequate housing), building community relation, and through harm reduction.
We Reach Out: Four evenings a week our Street Outreach Program connects with our clients on the stroll as well as those working out of private houses. Outreach allows us to visit our clients on the job, and ensure that they are safe and have the supplies they need to remain that way. We provide condoms, food and drinks, Bad Tricks Lists, crisis intervention, and referrals to in-house staff for further aid. Outreach workers forge friendly and trusted relationships with street-based sex workers who may otherwise be isolated from they communities.
PACE Society – Vancouver, BC
http://www.pace-society.org/
@PaceSociety
Street Address: PACE Society, 148 West Hastings, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1G8
Phone: (604) 872-7651
Mailing Address: PACE Society, PO Box 73537, 1014 Robson St., Vancouver, BC V6E 1A7
Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday - 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
The Providing Alternatives, Counselling & Education (PACE) Society is located in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We offer low-barrier programming and support in order to serve Vancouver’s Sex Worker community. We serve people who often fall through the cracks due to ineligibility for services that require a fixed address or drug abstinence. In this respect, PACE is on the frontline of support for Sex Workers in Vancouver who need it most.
We are made up of dedicate, compassionate individuals who are committed to providing Sex Worker-led and driven programs and services to sex workers.
MISSION - “By, with, and for sex workers”
PACE promotes safer working conditions by reducing harm and isolation through education and support. We believe that Sex Workers are valuable members of our community and are entitled to the same rights as all other human beings.
VISION
We envision a future where all Sex Workers are free from the risk of violence, discrimination, social stigmas and harms so they may enjoy the same rights as all other Canadian citizens, including the rights to life, liberty, security of the person and equal protection under the law.
We hope for long-term commitments to social change within all levels of government and individual citizens to eradicate systemic issues that lead to survival sex work such as poverty, homelessness, health and addictions so that individuals can make safe, health and informed decision in their lives.
Pivot Legal Society – Vancouver, BC
http://www.pivotlegal.org/
@pivotlegal
Contact:
Pivot does not provide any drop-in or legal services at our office. If you are looking for legal help or are an agency/advocate trying to help someone find a lawyer, please see the legal help section of our website.
121 Heatley Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6A 3E9
T: 604.255.9700
F: 604.255.1552
What we do
Pivot's mandate is to use the law to address the root causes of poverty and social exclusion. Our name is metaphor for our approach to social change - by making the most tangible violations of human rights the focal point of our efforts, we exert maximum pressure in order to shift society toward greater equality and inclusivity.
Challenge
Pivot's social change campaigns focus on a broad range of issues - policing, housing, sex work, child welfare, violence against women and drug policy. The thread that unifies our work is a commitment to challenging laws and policies that intensify poverty and social exclusion. Whether lobbying for legislative reforms, fighting an eviction or challenging a section of the Criminal Code of Canada as unconstitutional, we focus our energy on cases with the greatest potential to make systemic change.
PEERS – Victoria, BC
http://www.safersexwork.ca/
@PEERSVictoria
PEERS Victoria Resource Society, 1-744 Fairview Road, Victoria, BC V9A 5T9
Executive Director | 250-388-5325 Ext.104
Night Outreach | 250-744-0171, Health Outreach | 250-744-7690, FAX | 250-388-5324
Peers is an innovative, multi-service grassroots agency that was established by, with, and for sex workers in 1995. Through direct service delivery and community partnerships, Peers provides an array of outreach and drop in harm reduction and support services alongside education and employment training for current and former sex workers, in Victoria and on Vancouver Island.
Shift – Calgary, AB
http://www.shiftcalgary.org/
@shiftcalgary
Shift Calgary, 110 - 1603 10 Ave SW, Calgary AB T3C 0J7
Phone: 403-237-8171
info@shiftcalgary.org
MON-FRI: 9:00am - 4:30pm, Closed from 12:30pm - 1:30pm for lunch
Shift is located on the West End of Downtown Calgary. We are conveniently situated within steps of the Sunalta LRT station (served by the 69th Street line). Please note that no visitor parking is available on site. Free 2-hour parking spaces are located directly around the building.
If you are experiencing crisis and require assistance outside of office hours, please contact the Distress Centre at (403) 266-HELP (4357).
Shift provides support services to adults currently and formerly working in the sex industry to improve their quality of life and achieve individualized goals.
Shift has a harm reduction and rights based approach to sex work. This means that the safety and human rights of sex workers are our focus. We recognize that sex work is a choice for many in the industry, and we respect the rights of adults to make this choice. We also recognize that not everyone has active choice in sex work. For some, outside forces such as poverty or exploitation can force people into situations where they don’t have control. Shift’s services will meet you where you are at – whether you want to stay in the industry, get out of the industry, or anything in-between.
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