Global News spoke to a senior who said she was 'physically, emotionally and mentally' abused by her family. She went to the Kerby Centre’s senior abuse shelter for help. yyc
“Physically, emotionally and mentally. Yes, all of this,” she said.
“When clients come here, it’s to provide a safe and secure place for them to be, to get started with their life again,” Godlonton said. Seniors usually stay for a maximum of 90 days, at which point longer-term shelter is found for them. But that’s become an increasingly difficult task.The last three years have been especially tough for the centre to serve Calgary-area seniors.“Since COVID for the last three years, every year we’ve turned away at least 300 seniors because when they needed a bed, we were full,” Kerby Centre CEO Larry Mathieson said. “It’s awful, to be honest.
A recent report from the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters said more than 11,500 women and seniors had to be turned away from shelters across the province because the shelters were at capacity. Only one in six callers were able to be provided shelter.The Kerby Centre is part of the provincial network of shelters, the first purpose-built elder abuse shelter in North America. With more funding, it could expand its shelter spaces to 14.
“Corporate donations and individual donations will help us fund the beds,” Mathieson said. “Throughout the year, the whole shelter network is always in need of financial support and volunteer support.With nowhere else to turn, Sotina was fortunate to find assistance at the Kerby Centre to start a new life, “it’s beginning from zero.”
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