Client Feedback
“Keep up the good work, please don’t ever lose funding. I think the most healing and support I got was from SACE. I don’t know if I would have come out of this the same way without you. ”
“I have really struggled to click with a therapist in the past, but I truly valued my time with my therapist and appreciate the gift of her time and wisdom she has given me. It was refreshing and relieving to connect with someone who I felt truly cared and had both the knowledge and the desire to help me.”
“Counselling has positively affected my ability to cope with the sexual assault and understand that it is truly not my fault. It has provided a safe space for me to share my struggles and be heard. Although every day is different, I am able to manage my stress and recognize when I need to reground myself when feeling triggered or less in control.”
“I wish I’d known about SACE sooner, SACE really catered their therapy to me and that SACE was patient with me when I needed time to leave and then come back when I felt ready.”
Counselling for children and youth, and in particular young children, has been very difficult to navigate virtually throughout the pandemic. Early on, a small team of child and youth counsellors developed strict protocols and processes for supporting young children safely in person at SACE. We moved furniture to set up simplified therapeutic play spaces that could be easily disinfected, spaced out staff to different areas of the office, and started supporting children and youth on-site in July of 2020.
Key Learnings
Client Feedback
“The emotional impact (of my experience of sexual assault) changed with realizing I am not to blame for any part of the assault and that the assault affected my adult romantic relationships. This has led to the start of forgiveness of myself.”
Client Feedback
“It was so helpful to have you at court with me, thank you for the support.”
“Felt less fear when reporting.”
“Thank you for the support, PACS is a lifesaver.”
“I appreciate the warmth and kindness.”
“Thank you so much for letting me know you are still here for me for support, it means so much.”
Client Feedback
“We’ve had a student here who has been trying to disclose to us what she has been going through but just couldn’t do it. Yesterday, I had her chat with someone from your team using the chat function on your website. It was the final push of encouragement she needed. After chatting with SACE, she came into my office and told me everything. And now we are able to get her the support she needs. I know you understand this, but your work is making a difference.”
Client Feedback
Meeting the needs of adults and professionals
“I liked the video & how the presenter really went into detail about everything. I love how passionate the presenter was as well when presenting, it really made me want to listen & engage in the presentation.”
“I really feel like it gave me practical tools that I will be able to use if/when I come across sexual abuse in my personal or professional life.”
Message from the Fringe
I have worked with SACE for the past two years as part of a Fringe Theatre / SACE partnership to develop and deliver sexual violence education to Fringe Theatre’s large and diverse community, which comes together each year for the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival. SACE’s invaluable support includes:
“I am very proud of offering the booklet Landed: Relationships and Consent in Canada to the community. We received many positive feedbacks from community members who participated in consultations and filled up a survey, and from service providers who requested having the booklet available to their clients, including YESS – Youth Empowerment and Support Services and Edmonton Public Library, Clareview branch.”
-Meital Siva-Jain, SACE Diversity and Inclusion Program
“(The Landed booklet)… is already a gift. Hopefully we can participate of more workshops regarding this subject. It’s really important to build a healthy generation”
– Community Member
Top SACE Learn Page Resources
Feedback From Volunteers
“Fulfilling, interesting, and satisfying. I feel like I am making a difference in my community on an issue that is important to me, while also learning a lot and growing as an individual.”
“Constantly learning and such a valuable experience.”
“Nice volunteers I really enjoyed the experience working with a good bunch of people.”
“It’s an empathetic and incredibly appreciative environment to volunteer in. There is lots of information and support for the role. The volunteering itself is incredibly accommodating as it’s essentially on my schedule that I can do conveniently from home.”
“Fantastic! Great training, supportive environment, feel like I’m doing something important for our community.”
The above financial summary is prepared from financial statements audited by Grant Thornton LLP. Complete financial statements, including the auditor’s report, may be obtained by contacting them directly at 780.423.8734.
