Our Vision & Mission

The AASAS mandate

 

Our vision for tomorrow

The Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services is a non-profit, registered charitable organization that began operations in 1995. As a provincial umbrella organization, the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services focuses its efforts in these key areas:

AWARENESS -- AASAS works to increase public and government awareness of issues involving sexual abuse and sexual assault, and the impacts these have on all Albertans.

ACCESS -- AASAS strives to ensure that all Albertans affected by sexual abuse and sexual assault have access to healing and recovery programs, services and supports.
The member agencies of AASAS are responsible for day-to-day, front-line delivery of services such as crisis intervention, counselling, outreach and educational programming within their local communities and regional areas.

AASAS strives to achieve its vision of an Alberta free of sexual abuse and sexual assault.

Our mission for today

The mission of AASAS is to provide leadership, coordination, collaboration and a unified voice on issues of sexual abuse and sexual assault.

What we believe

• Anyone can be a victim of sexual abuse and sexual assault.
• Anyone affected by sexual abuse and sexual assault has the right to access effective, affordable and timely services that are distinct and specialized.
• Services addressing sexual abuse and sexual assault need to be delivered in an inclusive, respectful and equitable manner regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or ability.
• There is a need for increased recognition and support for existing and emerging sexual assault services in Alberta.
• Individuals who have been sexually abused and sexually assaulted are not to blame, and perpetrators must be held accountable.
• Everyone has the capacity and resiliency to recover from sexual abuse and sexual assault.
• Society minimizes the crimes of sexual abuse and sexual assault, and this must change in order to effectively address and prevent issues of violence.
• There is need for treatment and for greater access to treatment for perpetrators of sexual abuse and sexual assault.
• Society minimizes the impact of sexual abuse and sexual assault on individuals, and such minimization has devastating outcomes for those who are assaulted or abused.

The AASAS core values

COLLABORATION -- We work openly and in a coordinated manner within our organization and with others.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT -- We are committed to understanding the diverse needs of the community, and to supporting them.

COMMON VOICE -- We are dedicated to providing a unified voice for eradicating sexual abuse and sexual assault.

INTEGRITY -- We are honest, dependable and ethical (openness, transparency, accountability).

MAKING A DIFFERENCE -- We build on existing strengths while emphasizing innovative approaches that promote and facilitate healing, transformation and justice.

RESPECT -- We are dedicated to the practice and promotion of equality, dignity and appreciation of all people.