About Us: Research & Innovation
Accredited Facility Dog
Heart Home Network has an Accredited Facility Dog who works with staff and residents.
He has many skills, including leaning on human friends to provide comfort, a dog hug as long as a human friend needs, laying his head on a human lap to provide comfort and much more!
Brighter Futures
Building Financial Wellbeing for Survivors
Launched in 2022, ‘Brighter Futures’ in partnership with SAIT and other post-secondary, corporate, and community institutions aims to create a social enterprise through which Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) and/or marginalized women in the Calgary area can build employability and economic self-sufficiency skills leading to a new life after leaving a domestic violence situation.
Project Goals
- Provide training and certification in administrative occupations, mentorship and coaching, and supported employment within a social enterprise structure.
- Facilitate the creation of a collaborative working relationship between the domestic violence sector and the post-secondary sector.
- Support the participatory engagement of BIPOC and marginalized women impact by domestic violence in research and program design.
- Build the foundation to remove barriers for BIPOC and marginalized women to access post-secondary education and white-collar employment.
“Thank you so much for all your extra time put into the program. It helped me gain more confidence and feel better going back into the field”
Results
From October 2022-March 2023, we successfully carried out training for
27 women over two cohorts. The program has also successfully had a
74% graduation rate.
A key benefit of this project for all participants – whether they have completed the program or participated in some of the offerings –
is connection with community resources and corporate representatives. The women were given
valuable networking opportunities. They have been exposed to different
career and education options and can now make an informed decision that will positively impact their future.
Participants have reported an
increased level of confidence with using soft skills including
communication, assertiveness, mindfulness, and more. Other skills from
computer & technology to
teamwork and collaboration have also improved.