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'Live Life Empowered' Campaign to Launch at Annual Fundraising Dinner!

We're gearing up for a stellar year to make even greater inroads toward ending the cycle of abuse. You can be a part of it!

‘Live Life Empowered’ is modeled after the the Alpha House program. We work with women and children to heal the past and succeed in the future. It is focused around four pillars of living life empowered:

1. Recognize
Statistics Canada published that “Fifty one per cent of women in Canada have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16”¹ and that, ”Every year in Canada, up to 360,000 children are exposed to domestic violence”² Abuse is happening and it is wrong.

Improve programs and services for women and children while at Alpha House.

2. Respect
We all have intrinsic value in the world and deserve to live free of fear and intimidation.

Ensure the Alpha House is well maintained and families feel secure, safe and welcome throughout their transition.

3. Act
To affect positive change we need to act proactively toward achieving the goal of breaking the cycle of abuse.

Increase the success rate of graduates from the program and go on to live free of abuse and intimidation.

4. Believe
Together we can affect positive change!

Kate, a former resident of Alpha House, is living life free of abuse today because she had the courage to live life empowered.

“During my time at Alpha House I have learned many things and I have benefited so very much personally from my time spent here. When I first came to Alpha House I honestly had nowhere else to go and I was completely without hope for the future.

That has since changed, I now have a place of my own and I am beginning my degree in Education at the University of Winnipeg in September. Alpha House was an integral part of my process in regards to turning my life around as there are many programs that make up this organization.”

“The Children’s program gave me, as well as my child, solid direction and perspective on a regular basis. As many parents know the relationship between parent and child is never that of an easy one. Abuse in the home is very destructive and children of any age have many difficulties to overcome as a result. It was here I built back my child’s trust and began to clearly see what it is to be a Mother.” Read Kate's full story.

We understand that the more positive momentum we build around Alpha House the more success stories we can celebrate. Now is the time to create an even greater impact on the empowerment of women and children.

You are invited to join the ‘Live Life Empowered’ Campaign.

Alpha House Annual Fundraising Dinner
Thursday, November 6, 2008
The Fort Garry Hotel (Crystal Ballroom)
6:00 p.m. Cocktails │ 7:00 p.m. Dinner
Ticket cost: $75.00 (tax receipt $35.00)