Above: L-R: Irfan Sabir, Minister of Community and Social Services, Jan Fox, executive director, REACH Edmonton and Luketa M’Pindou, executive director, Alliance Jeunesse-Famille de l’Alberta Society. by Morinville News StaffThe Alberta government is investing more than $600,000 into five community projects to help newcomers who may be affected by family violence. The community agencies is receiving grant funding through the Family and Community Safety Program. “Family violence devastates individuals and communities, and we all have a responsibility to assist our neighbours who are suffering,” said Irfan Sabir, Minister of Community and Social Services. Executive director Jan Fox said the REACH Immigrant and Refugee Initiative – Family Violence Prevention in a Cultural Context – focuses on helping the Syrian, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Filipino, Somali, Sudanese and LGBTQ communities to prevent family violence.

Source: Ethiopian News August 08, 2017 17:03 UTC