Shift Calgary
Shift provides support, outreach, education, advocacy, referrals, and counselling to individuals who are involved or have been involved in sex work.
Our program is not exit based; therefore, exiting is not a requirement to access our services. We recognize that for many, sex work is a choice. Our services are non-judgmental, free to access, and barrier free.
The Shift program works with individuals to identify their own goals, and works with people to help meet those. This can include goals around budgeting, worker safer, getting an escort license, addictions, managing your health in the sex trade, exiting the sex trade, etc.
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Shift provides the following services:
Non-judgmental short term (crisis) or long term (case management) counseling
Free safer sex supplies
Information
Advocacy
Court support and legal information (referrals)
Licensing information and assistance
Referrals for housing, addictions, mental health and financial
Assistance with child welfare matters
Testing information and referrals
Creation and distribution of a monthly bad date sheet
Presentations about the program and issues related to the sex trade to partners and allies.
