This blog was written by Alisha Ostberg, Olga Sydorchuk, and a SafeLink Alberta Systems Navigator. Editing by Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi. What is Living/Lived Experience? Living/Lived experience refers to the firsthand knowledge and insights individuals gain …
Sex Work and Sex Trafficking: Definitions, Differences, and the Need for Human Rights
Contributors: Alisha Ostberg, Hanako Rodgers, and Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi Sex work and sex trafficking are concepts that are often conflated despite being separate subjects. Due to this conflation, they can carry significant social, legal, and …
What Makes SafeLink Alberta a Great Place to Work
Joining the team at SafeLink Alberta means being part of a dedicated force committed to making a tangible difference in Calgary and southern Alberta since 1983. As a non-profit organization, our core mission revolves around …
Welcome to Our New Fund Development Specialist!
Welcome to Alison, the newest addition to SafeLink Alberta, joining us as our Fund Development Specialist. For those who have yet to have the pleasure to meet her, we wanted to give you an introduction. …
Introducing: Mental Health, Substance Use, and the Trades Workshop
Since 2018, 3773 men in Alberta aged 20-49 have died due to drug toxicity. In Calgary, April of 2023 recorded the most accidental drug toxicity deaths. The Alberta trades industry comprises approximately 84% men, and …
Staff Wellness Team Building
In early September, SafeLink Alberta had a Staff Wellness Team Building Day. We brought our two teams from Calgary and Medicine Hat together in Brooks, Alberta. The day was a huge success! SafeLink Alberta staff …
June 2 is International Sex Workers’ Day
June 2 is International Sex Workers’ Day. In 1975, hundreds of sex workers gathered in Lyon, France, to protest their increasingly unsafe working conditions and the violence they were experiencing. Now, in 2017, more than …