“End Abuse” Programs – Wayne Northey
Esther, my partner, and I have been hugely privileged to have been connected to the End Abuse Programs for many years: Esther since 2009. She co-facilitates groups of women in Phase Two at the MCCBC Office (33933 Gladys Avenue, Abbotsford–all Phases are for 10 weeks), and a Respectful Relationships for Survivors of Trauma Program in Fraser Valley Institution (FVI) for the same duration as above. There have been multiple contracts through MCCBC for the latter.
Together we have facilitated the Home Improvement Program for Men: 15-week sessions, two a year, since 2017.
The video below was done by University of the Fraser Valley students. We all feel it is excellent! They could not access women in the federal prison. Many have told the facilitators that it has been life-giving.
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