LCDC - Farm Family Health Vol. Its goals are to raise awareness of family violence in rural communities among the rural residents, the agencies and organizations serving them, and the local and provincial governments. From a short-term project, it's developing into a permanent coalition of stakeholders.
Regional coordinators provide support and training to community-based facilitators.
They, in turn, work in their communities with both newly formed groups and existing organizations to recognize and identify the problems of family violence, then create solutions suited to their area. Creating these partnerships avoids duplication, addresses gaps in services and pools the resources of various organizations. For example, a research partnership with the Department of Justice is under way. The need for awareness, prevention and intervention programs, child care, abuse shelters and counselling, transportation, and employment opportunities is universal to all abuse victims. But urban-based programs are often not suitable or applicable to a rural setting.