Upcoming Community of Practice Meetings

Register for upcoming ACT to Keep Families Safe Community of Practice Meetings by selecting the links below.

Next Community of Practice Meeting: December 11, 2025 at 1PM ET - click HERE to register. 

Collaboration Guide

This guide is designed to support service providers in GBV and animal services to build collaborative relationships to be able to better support survivors of GBV with animals. 

Download guide here: Collaboration Guide

Fall 2025 Community of Practice

Navigating Grief in the Human-Animal Bond

Summer 2025 Community of Practice

Calgary Immigrant Women's Association - Empowering Immigrant Families

Spring 2025 Community of Practice

Pets Welcome: Working Together Toward Animal Inclusive Housing Policy

Winter 2025 Community of Practice

Learning About Programs Available to Survivors with Animals

Fall 2024 Community of Practice

Making Your Shelter Pet Friendly: Choosing A Model You Believe In

Summer 2024 Community of Practice:

Navigating insurance as pet friendly GBV shelters.

Spring Community of Practice:

Supporting survivors of Gender-Based Violence in rural, remote, and farming communities

Summer Community of Practice:

Supporting survivors of Gender-Based Violence with service animals

Fall Community of Practice

Supporting Indigenous communities and survivors of Gender-Based Violence