ABOUT US
RESET Society of Calgary is a registered non-profit organization with a proven strategy for enabling successful exits from sexual exploitation and trafficking. We started as a true grass-roots organization and have been supporting women since 1989.
Our Services
The Exploitation, Intervention & Transition (EXIT) Program provides services and support to women aged 16 and over exiting sexual exploitation and trafficking. We operate 24 hours a day, year-round, to provide a residential program with 24/7 support.
The women that we serve experience not only sexual exploitation and trafficking, but oftentimes have co-occurring issues such as addiction, mental health, trauma, and housing instability. These underlying issues are addressed through our program as they are often a precursor to or the result of trafficking. Our wrap-around support, comprehensive 1:1 case management, life-skills classroom, and supportive housing enable women to rebuild their lives and maintain long-term freedom from sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Our Values
1) Women are sexually exploited through no fault of their own and are worthy of the same equal rights and opportunities available to every person in Canada.
2) Women who come to RESET are all on an individual journey and the RESET door is always open to them.
3) RESET is a non-judgmental safe place of healing and hope providing encouragement, community, compassion, understanding and positive opportunity.
4) Childcare should not be a barrier to exiting sexual exploitation. Provision of safe childcare is integral to the success of RESET Participants who are mothers and breaks generational cycles of abuse and exploitation.
Who We Support
We support women aged 16 and over who are experiencing sexual exploitation and/or trafficking, and their children. Women and girls represent the majority of trafficking victims in Canada (93%). Our programming is designed specifically for women and offers a place of safety where Participants can build healthy relationships and support one another.
As one of the barriers to exiting trafficking is access to programming that supports both mother and child, we are also the only organization that allows women to bring their children with them from point of intake.