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GOALS
To provide and Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies and to encourage suitable reform at all levels
of the criminal justice system. To assist member societies in developing and maintaining high standards of programs and services for
the purposes of aiding adult and young women who have come into, or who appear to have come in
conflict with the law, whether such programs be in courts, institutions, or in the community, and
whether they be for the purposes of assistance, guidance, rehabilitation or prevention, and whether
provided by professional or volunteer personnel. To promote public awareness and understanding of the needs of women in conflict with the law and
the need for change in the criminal justice system as it affects women. Promote awareness of the
ways in which individuals and communities can address these needs. To facilitate communication and cooperation among Elizabeth Fry Societies and similar societies; To obtain funds for the financial support of the organization, and for such other purposes as may from
time to time seem desirable for furthering the aims of the Association. To communicate and cooperate with agencies and services in the correctional field and with
governments in furthering the aims of the Association. To encourage the formation of Elizabeth Fry Societies an societies with similar purposes.
CAEFS'
HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY
Every individual should have equal opportunity with other individuals to make herself or himself the life that
she or he is able and wishes to have, consistent with her or his duties and obligations as a member of society,
without discrimination, and in particular but not limited to discrimination based on race, national or ethnic
origin, colour, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, or childbirth, political belief, disability, sexual orientation or
conviction of an offence.
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