Action Needed to Protect Funding for Domestic Violence Programs and Services! SIGN OUR PETITION TODAY!! Last year’s budget reduced available funding from the Office of Victim Services by a staggering 25% and one-time Recovery Act funding did little more than mask a gaping hole in local funding for these life-saving services. The funding shortfall has forced local programs to [...]
Archive for March, 2010
ACTION ALERT: HELP PROTECT SERVICES
Posted in Petition, Public Policy, tagged Funding, Petition, Public Policy on March 26, 2010 |
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S LETTER: THE WINDS OF CHANGE
Posted in March 2010 Issue, tagged Executive Director's Letter on March 18, 2010 |
It is often said that change is good and my transition presents new opportunities for DCCADV. The Coalition’s transformation in the last five years has yielded extremely positive results for victims and survivors of domestic violence.
FEATURE: DC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENSUS REVEALS INCREASED NEED
Posted in Domestic Violence Census, March 2010 Issue, tagged Domestic Violence Census on March 17, 2010 |
By: Shawndell N. Dawson, Communications & Organizational Advancement Director The National Network to End Domestic Violence’s (NNEDV) Domestic Violence Census Report released on March 8, 2010 sheds new light on access to domestic violence services here in the District. For the fourth consecutive year, NNEDV conducted a one-day, unduplicated count of adults and children seeking [...]
DCCADV’s POLICY TEAM ADVANCES FY2010 POLICY PRIORITIES
Posted in March 2010 Issue, Public Policy, tagged 2010 Legislative Priorities, Employment Discrimination, Insurance Discrimination, Secure Communities Program, Survivor Engagement and Empowerment Working Group on March 13, 2010 |
By: Rebecca O’Connor, Policy Director DCCADV’s Policy Department hit the ground running in 2010, working to advance an ambitious policy agenda and responding to legislation filed by the D.C. Council and Mayor Fenty’s Administration. In addition to securing funding for core services in the District, we are also working to address discrimination by employers and [...]
DCCADV’S HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE CONTINUES TO REACH MORE FAMILIES
Posted in March 2010 Issue, tagged Holiday Gift Drive on March 13, 2010 |
DCCADV EXTENDS SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE 2009 HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE DONORS Brightening a child’s holiday creates a joy that extends well beyond that one moment. With the onset of one of the worst financial downturns in recent history, families are experiencing more need than ever. This year, through the generosity of community members and our [...]
EXPANDING OUR TRAINING FOCUS
Posted in March 2010 Issue, Training, tagged Advanced Topic Trainings, DVACT, Training Department on March 12, 2010 |
By: Liz Odongo, Training Director DCCADV’s Training Department began the new year with an advanced training topic: The D.C. Language Access Act of 2004, held on February 23rd. Upcoming advance training topics include a panel presentation on the intersection between intimate partner violence and HIV/AIDs and the new lethality assessment project in D.C.. Additional details [...]
DELTA PREP: FOCUSING ON PRIMARY PREVENTION
Posted in March 2010 Issue, Primary Prevention, tagged DELTA PREP, Primary Prevention on March 12, 2010 |
By: Liz Odongo, Training Director Delta Prep is a state-wide initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to advance a national intimate partner violence primary prevention movement. As a Delta Prep member, The DC Coalition is committed to integrating primary prevention into Coalition policies and practices, training staff and board members, and [...]
PROJECT PEER: BUILDING STRONGER COLLABORATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
Posted in March 2010 Issue, tagged Disabilities Community, Project Peer on March 12, 2010 |
By: Liz Odongo, Training Director Project PEER– a collaborative endeavor with the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute, Anchor Mental Health, D.C. Rape Crisis Center, Project ACTION!, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, Ramona’s Way, The Roc and DCCADV–strives to ensure victims and survivors of domestic violence who have disabilities will have access to high quality, [...]
