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Meet The Team: Loretta
It takes an incredible team of individuals to do the work we do. Meet Loretta, one of Dragonfly Centre’s Counsellors. She travels to rural and remote communities to meet clients in person as well supporting them virtually. Loretta shares with us what she loves most...
Recommended Books for Parents/Caregivers and Children about Consent, Boundaries, and Body Safety
We would like to start by acknowledging that for some parents and caregivers, talking to children about consent, boundaries, and body safety can be difficult. This could be due to discomfort around these topics, lack of knowledge on how to approach them (many of us...
Meet The Team: Jayna
It takes an incredible team of individuals to do the work we do. Meet Jayna, one of Dragonfly Centre’s Educators. She shares with us what she loves most about her role, and much more! What inspired you to work at Dragonfly? I love the work that the Dragonfly...
FRIES Participating Restaurants
Below is our list of restaurants participating in our FRIES Campaign. This list will be updated if more restaurants want to participate. Please note that the below are in alphabetical order by community. Athabasca A&W Neighbours Pub Bonnyville Boston Pizza...
Consent is as easy as FRIES!
Although 96% of Canadians believe all sexual activity should be consensual, only 28% understand what it means to give or get consent (Canadian Women Foundation, 2018). This was a decrease from 2015 where 33% said they understood consent. That means that as Canadian’s...
Meet The Team: Breanne
It takes an incredible team of individuals to do the work we do. Meet Breanne, the Dragonfly Centre’s Care and Service Assistant. She shares with us what she loves most about her role, and much more! What inspired you to work at...
Meet The Team: Hannah
It takes an incredible team of individuals to do the work we do. We’d like you to get to know one of our dedicated Dragonfly Tema
Child Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse Warning: as stated in the title, this article discusses child sex abuse, which may cause intense emotions or stress; it is suggested that if you feel triggered by this discussion you try grounding techniques and/or find a safe person to talk to....
Join Our Board Of Directors
Board of Directors (BOD): Member Role Description & Responsibilities Title: Board Member (volunteer) Organization: Dragonfly Counselling and Support Centre Location: North East/Central Alberta Term: 2 year term About Dragonfly Counselling and Support Centre...
“Sound of Freedom” Movie Trivializes Some Harmful Myths
Child trafficking is a real, worldwide issue. Trafficking “involves the recruiting, transporting, transferring, receiving, holding, concealing, or harbouring of a person- or the exercise of control, direction, or influence over the movements of a person – to exploit...