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CACAC and Sendero Centre to receive provincial funding to increase access to supports

Aug 27, 2026 | 4:24 PM

The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre and the Sendero Centre are among the 23 organizations named by the provincial government to receive nearly $21 million in funding to increase access to supports for those impacted by sexual violence and abuse.

It’s unclear how much the two central Alberta organizations will be specifically receiving, but the government announced earlier this month that $17 million will be given to 15 sexual assault centres and $3.7 million in annual funding will be provided to eight child advocacy centres.

In addition, $3.3 million will go toward the government’s mandate commitment to increase funding for sexual assault centres by $10 million by 2028-29.

“Sexual assault centres and child advocacy centres provide critical supports for survivors across Alberta at every stage of their healing journey,” said Searle Turton, Minister of Children and Family Services. “Through these investments, we are strengthening the work of these organizations to provide specialized supports for vulnerable Albertans as they navigate some of the most challenging times of their lives.”

The 15 funded Sexual Assault Centres are:

  • Association of Communities Against Abuse Society (Stettler)
  • Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse Society (Calgary)
  • Aurora, formerly the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre (Lethbridge)
  • Dragonfly Counselling & Support Centre (Bonnyville)
  • Hinton Friendship Centre Society (Hinton)
  • Lethbridge Family Services
  • Lloydminster Sexual Assault Services
  • Providing Assistance, Counselling and Education on Sexual Abuse, or PACE (Grande Prairie)
  • Saffron Centre (Sherwood Park)
  • Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
  • Southeastern Alberta Sexual Assault Response Committee, or Sanare (Medicine Hat)
  • University of Alberta Sexual Assault Centre (Edmonton)
  • Waypoints Community Services Association (Fort McMurray)
  • Young Women’s Christian Association of Banff, or the Harmony Project (Banff)

The eight funded Child Advocacy and Child and Youth Advocacy Centres are:

  • Caribou Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (Grande Prairie)
  • Aurora Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (Lethbridge)
  • Little Bear Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (Lloydminster)
  • Luna Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (Calgary)
  • Sanare Centre (Medicine Hat)
  • Waypoints Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (Fort McMurray)
  • Zebra Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (Edmonton)