Alberta

The Family Of Men Support Society is working to ensure that the cries of male victims are heard alongside those of women and children who are also victims of abuse, as all victims deserve our support.

Our Mission is to reduce family violence through community education and the introduction of a formal support system for men.

Our goal is to provide immediate and adequate options for men who find themselves at risk of either hurting their partner or being hurt themselves.

The society is for men who want to remove themselves from a potentially explosive domestic situation with dignity. It provides a positive form of intervention and help before anyone is hurt and before the children experience violence at home-thereby stopping the cycle of violence.

As many men as women are victims of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of their partners, according to numerous Canadian, American and British studies. As such, we must as societies recognize all aspects of domestic violence if we are ever to eradicate the problem. All classes of victims are deserving of our help.

Description of MASH:
MASH-4077
Men's Alternative Safe House-403-242-4077

This is an original, creative and innovative pilot project to evaluate the need for a man's safe house/family Centre using Calgary's first and oldest men's crisis/help line peer-support counselling services.

The goal is to reduce family violence through offering solutions and options from a male-positive point-of-view by suppressing volatile domestic situations before they escalate into physical confrontations.

The Family of Men crisis line actively receives numerous support calls from men and women relating to male victimization due to family violence.

Now is the time to start addressing male-to-male service gaps by offering accessible services from regular staff and standard programs.

MESA believes that the interests of all children are best served by having both parents able to participate fully in their lives, even after divorce or separation. Since community social services have traditionally provided most of their support to mothers, MESA's role is to provide a necessary balance of support to fathers who are equally affected by the consequences of family breakdown.

Preserving the Integrity of Fatherhood for the sake of the Children

Box 239, Legal, Alberta, Canada, T0G 1L0

The Equitable Child Maintenance and Access Society is a non-profit organization focused on the healthy development and well being of children of separated and divorced families. We are actively pursuing a new family law system based on the principles and challenges of today's society and the fundamentals of fairness and equality.

ECMAS General Meetings

ECMAS Support Group Meetings