Saffron Centre in a fiscal crunch
June 28, 2011: The non-profit organization, which helps victims of sexual assault, is experiencing budget woes... |
Saffron Centre is asking for help
June 7, 2011: Saffron Centre, a Sherwood Park organization offering help to victims of sexual assault, presented to Strathcona County Council ... |
Saffron Center Heal with Teal barbecues
May 17, 2011: Saffron Centre barbecues at Salisbury Greenhouse raise critically needed funds... |
Youth theatrical performance tackles online issues
April 26, 2011: Musical presented at Saffron Centre's cyberbulling conference highlights painful lessons on what can go wrong when you press "send"... |
International Woman's Day honoree expresses appreciation
March 18, 2011: Saffron Centre's Dorothe Flauer acknowledges and thanks those involved in County's International Woman's Day Award Celebration... |
SAFFRON brings tough issues to light
Working in the field of sexual assault is a tough job, but somehow the thick-skinned team at SAFFRON (Strathcona Sexual Assault Centre) keep finding new ways to educate the public... |
Saffron assists in campaign
"Don't Be That Guy," a new campaign is teaching 18-to-25-year-old men that very intoxicated women cannot give consent. Graphic posters, created through a partnership between the... |
Saffron celebrating 10 years
The Saffron Centre Ltd. is hosting a "Rat Pack" themed fundraiser gala for its 10th anniversary on Oct. 16. The not-for-profit charity works to heal and... |
Garden centres help community
The Saffron Centre is holding its annual Tribute to Deborah Maron art show and sale this weekend. The eighth annual sale starts at 5 p.m. on... |
Bullying conference draws international crowd
The SAFFRON Centre's first-ever conference was a success. The Every Victim Matters Conference went international with a guest from New Zealand among the 183 guests attending. "This... |
Date announced for movie premiere
A new locally-produced film premiere will seem eerily relevant on the heels of headlines about a 42-year-old luring a 16-year-old video game addict. Saffron Centre.... |
Trailer debuts new Saffron movie
Saffron Centre has debuted the trailer for its sequel to Ctrl, Alt, Delete, a movie about abuse among youth. The sequel, It's Just a Game…. |
New name, new board, new movie for Saffron
Last Monday evening Saffron announced a new board, showed a trailer for a new movie and even revealed a new name. Saffron, the Strathcona Sexual Assault.... |
Second movie takes on more issues
Enjoying the reach its anti-cyber bullying movie Ctrl, Alt, Delete is experiencing across the province, the Strathcona Sexual Assault Centre (Saffron) is filming a follow-up.... |
Saffron unveils proactive campaign against sexual violence
Saffron, the Strathcona County Sexual Assault Centre, has a new proactive campaign called Sexual Violence Ends Now (SAVE Now.) Personal boundaries have been forgotten with the.... |
Heal with Teal campaign started
May 1 marked the kickoff to the Strathcona Sexual Assault Centre’s (Saffron) third annual Heal with Teal campaign to raise awareness of sexual violence. Executive Director.... |
Park charities get some funding
Although the Wild Rose Foundation has been cut, due to this year’s Alberta budget issues, the province is still following through on some promised funding.... |
Anti-bullying DVD premiers
Ctrl, Alt, Delete , a locally produced anti-cyber bullying DVD, debuted at Sherwood Park Alliance Church Sunday evening. Audience members were handed packages of facial tissue.... |
Teen charged in cyberbullying case
A 13-year-old student is being charged after creating a fake online profile to bully another student. Const. Wally Henry, media liaison with the Strathcona RCMP, said.... |
Saffron DVD to combat cyber bullies
Saffron, the Strathcona Sexual Assault Centre, released a preview for its DVD on cyberbullying on Friday.Dorthe Flauer, executive director of Saffron, said the full hour-long.... |
Saffron offers support to caregivers
The Strathcona County Sexual Assault Centre (Saffron) will be starting up a new support group this fall for parents and caregivers of those who have.... |
Movie made to stop cyberbullying
Schools across the province will be receiving a powerful anti-bullying message after the production of a DVD out of Strathcona County at the end of.... |
When youth press ?send?
Sexual Violence.? Two words many are uncomfortable speaking about or let alone feel is an issue in our county and surrounding area. Well it is.... |
Let the healing begin
No one wants to tell their friends and family that they're off to the local sexual assault centre for an appointment. The stigma of sexual.... |
