ANSWERS - Sign up for Supports

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We are able to provide these support services to our community as a result of various government and/or agencies grant funding. Our support services are open to anyone who identifies as a current or *retired sex worker or erotic laborer, lives in Alberta, and is 18 or over. Only the first six questions are required to be answered so that we can reply to your request for services. We do our very best to respond to everyone within 3 business days. If you do not hear back from us, please check your spam folder. Please note: **Retired sex workers are not eligible for financial aid but are eligible for all other supports services.

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By filling up this form, you are consenting to the following: Identifiable personal information (email address & name/pseudonym) is collected by us to allow us to communicate with you about services that you request. Only those who have a need to see the information to perform their jobs for ANSWERS, with respect to providing you with the services you request, will have access to your information. Identifiable personal information provided to us is collected, used, stored, disclosed, and destroyed in accordance with privacy legislation and our privacy policy; and is only disclosed to employees and Board members, or service providers of the services you have requested, to facilitate your access to those services. Additionally, aggregated, non-identifiable information is collected for the purpose of better understanding the needs of our community. We may also provide non-identifiable, aggregated, statistical information to our grant providers for use in research. If you have any questions about privacy, please contact: Sarah by email Sarah@answersociety.org. I give permission to ANSWERS to share my information for this purpose.
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Yes

What is your name or pseudonym? *

Are you an Alberta resident? (Only AB residents qualify.) *

Yes

What is your preferred method for us to contact you, email or phone/texting number? (Please provide your number if that's your preference.) *

Where in Alberta are you located? *

Have you signed up for our services before?

Yes

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If so, what services were you able to benefit from:

Counseling

Accounting

Financial assistance via gift cards

Other:

Which services are you interested in? (Check all that apply.) *

Subsidized counselling support - Currently a waitlist

Access to our respite room (computer, printer, safe sex supplies, library, etc..) (Edmonton)

A referral to a financial planner

Referral for Massage Therapy w/ Brandy (located in Sherwood Park)

Free tax consulting (30 – 60 minutes one-on-one meeting (in person or virtual))

Housing resources information

Information about resources across Alberta (income support, legal aid, housing, etc.)

Information on ID replacement programs

Information on licensing and volunteer letter for police clearance

PATH Bus Pass for those houseless or at risk of being houseless (Edmonton)

Information on stigma-free STBBI testing (Edmonton)

Referral to an accountant for filing taxes and/or other

Referral to a credit counselling program

Information on how to join our Discord server

Other:

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If you answered 'Other' in the previous question, what do you need support with?

Are you a current or retired consensual sex worker? *

Current

Retired

What are your pronouns? (e.g. she/her, he/him, they/them, etc.)

If you're a current sex worker, how long have you been working for?

Less than a year

1 - 2 years

3 - 5 years

6 - 10 years

11 - 15 years

16 - 20 years

More than 20 years

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If you're a retired sex worker, how long did you work for?

less than a year

1 - 2 years

3 - 5 years

6 - 10 years

11 - 15 years

over 16 years

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How would you define your area of sex work (type of sex work)?

In which language would you feel more comfortable being serviced? (We will try our best, but may not always be able to accommodate.)

English

French

Mandarin

Other:

For counseling services, do you have a preference?

Someone who has worked with sex workers before.

It doesn't matter if they have experience with sex workers.

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For counseling services, we can subsidize up to 100% of therapy costs. What percentage of subsidization do you need?

25%

50%

75%

100%

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For counseling services, how many sessions are you hoping for?

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Do you need someone to help you book an appointment?

Yes

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For counseling services, please check off if you're looking for someone who specializes in (check all that apply):

Depression and anxiety

Trauma-informed care

Grief and loss

Specific cultural Indigenous challenges

Thought disorders and/or mood disorders

Addictions

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Positive Art Therapy

Somatic Experiencing Therapy

Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy

Gender identity

Relationships

Stress

Complex PTSD

Expressive Arts Therapy

Self-worth/shame, body image, self-compassion

Domestic violence

Emotional regulation

ADHD

Other:

For counseling services, do you prefer virtual or in-person therapy sessions?

Virtual therapy is ok.

I prefer in-person therapy.

I prefer virtual sessions, however lack access to technology.

I can do either in-person or virtual therapy.

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If you feel comfortable answering, please check all of the following that apply for you and how you identity yourself:

Female

Male

Non-Binary

Cisgender

Transgender

First Nations, Métis, or Inuit

Black

Living with a disability (including chronic conditions)

Neurotypical

Neurodivergent

2SLBTQIA+

White/Caucasian

Heterosexual

Official language minority

Immigrant, refugee and/or non-status

Racialized

Asian

How old are you?

If an agency referred you to us, please indicate which one:

How did you hear about us?

How have you been most affected by this pandemic?

What other kind of support services would you like to see ANSWERS offer in the future?

As a part of our National Assembly (conference), we are working on an Education Resource Tool to get a better understanding of our community. This resource tool is intended to be used by sex work organizations and faculty in sociology/gender studies. This is an anonymous survey and we would love for you to participate. Here is a link to this voluntary survey. Please let us know below if you have any questions.

Would you like information on how to become a member of ANSWERS and be added to our mailing list? Memberships are free for sex workers.

Yes, please.

No, thank you, not at the moment.

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Thank You!

We will contact you ASAP! If you have further questions please reach out to info@answersociety.org. Love and Support, The ANSWERS Team.

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