The Alberta College of Social Workers has established collaborative relationships with a variety of organizations in an effort to keep abreast of issues and activities that affect the social work profession. This network serves to inform the ACSW of policies, programs, services and initiatives of interest to social workers. The ACSW supports the following organizations through paid memberships, through official representation or through participation in activities/events. Detailed information about each organization is available by accessing the specified website.
Alberta Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health
The AAMIMH is a coalition of consumers, family members, advocates and professionals whose mandate is to unify and strengthen the voice of mental health and mental illness in the community. They strive to ensure that these issues are prominent on social policy and health agendas, for a system that reflects best practices and is responsive to the needs of all Albertans affected by mental illness. http://www.aamimh.ca
Edmonton Social Planning Council
The Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) is an independent, non-profit, charitable organization that provides leadership to the community and its organizations in addressing social issues and effecting changes to social policy. http://www.edmspc.com
Friends of Medicare
The Friends of Medicare is a coalition of individuals, service organizations, social justice groups, unions, associations, and churches representing various sectors of our communities seeking to raise public awareness on concerns relating to medical care in Alberta. http://www.friendsofmedicare.ab.ca
The Greater Edmonton Alliance (GEA)
The Greater Edmonton Alliance (GEA) is a broad‐based citizens organization which works to connect, train, and organize the communities of Greater Edmonton across religious, labour, ethnic, class and neighbourhood lines to take action for the common good. Our primary goal is to develop local leadership and organized power to work for social justice. We strive to hold both public and private power holders accountable for their public responsibilities, as well as to initiate actions and programs of our own to solve community, economic and ecological problems. We are multi‐issue. The issues we work on come from within our institutions, from the concerns of the people. http://www.greateredmontonalliance.com
The Parkland Institute
The Parkland Institute is an Alberta research network situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. It operates within the established and distinctive tradition of Canadian political economy and is non-partisan. http://www.ualberta.ca/~parkland
Public Interest Alberta
Public Interest Alberta is a new provincial advocacy organization for public interest issues. It was founded in June 2004 to serve as a vehicle through which to foster in Albertans an understanding of and commitment to the importance of public services, institutions and spaces. http://www.pialberta.org
