A new program will offer assistance to individuals who may be in danger, without having to go to the police station.
Victim Services Wellington has partnered with the Loblaws chain to provide crisis support for victims of gender-based violence.
Elizabeth Kent, Executive Director of Victim Services Wellington, says the program gives victims a discrete way to ask for assistance when at a Loblaws location, where staff have been trained on what to do if someone asks for Angela.
The biggest takeaway accord to Kent, is this provides victims an option to get help that doesn’t require going to a police station. She says this is a win for victims.
Ask for Angela started in the United Kingdom in 2016.
