INITIATIVES

ETHNOCULTURAL FAMILY VIOLENCE COMMITTEE

Ethocultural Family Violence Committee (EFVC) provides education and advocacy for family violence prevention in a cultural context. The committee aligned with Community Initiatives Against Family Violence (CIAFV) in 2016. This is part of REACH Edmonton's Immigrant & Refugee Initiative (RIRI).

INITIATIVE GOALS

• To work towards collaborative culturally appropriate family violence training for service organizations. 
• To influence systems change in response to the Gap Analysis Report completed in 2018. 

OUTCOMES

• Increase knowledge and understanding of newcomer, immigrant, and refugee communities and service providers including:
  • Edmonton Police Services
  • Children Services
  • Other agencies who serve these target populations
• Edmonton Police Service, Children Services and others who serve these target populations.
• Increase knowledge about family violence and support to newcomer, immigrant, and refugee communities of Edmonton.