New Survey for Shelters, Outreach Teams, and Grassroots Organizations
Frontline Partner Survey
Purpose: To document how municipal bylaws, encampment clearings, and systemic debts impact the communities you serve, and to identify pathways for legal reform and community support.
About the Project: This survey is part of Breaking the Cycle: Legal Education and Reform for Criminalized Communities, led by the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights and funded by the Alberta Law Foundation. Our goal is to move Alberta away from punitive enforcement and toward a system rooted in dignity, care, and justice.
Why Your Input Matters: Frontline organizations and grassroots teams see the daily impact of the "cycle of criminalization." We are collecting your insights to understand how enforcement, including fines, displacement from encampments, and the accumulation of systemic debt, affects the stability, housing, and well-being of the people you support.
Your responses will directly shape:
A Public Research Report: Highlighting the real-world (and financial) costs of current enforcement practices.
Legal Education Tools: Helping community members and staff navigate rights and the court system.
Policy Recommendations: Pushing for systemic shifts in how Alberta and municipalities manage public space and poverty.
Privacy & Participation: All responses are anonymous and voluntary. Your expertise is vital to ensuring this project reflects the actual needs of our community.
Once you finish the survey (estimated time is 15-20 minutes), you can choose to enter a draw for one of five $100 gift cards as a thank-you for your time. Your contact info will be stored separately from your survey answers.