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“We’re making systems change, even if it’s slow, and there are more changes on the horizon.”

—Commission Member

We improve systems so they work better for survivors and the community.

The Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission on Sexual & Domestic Violence is made up of government and community leaders to fulfill our responsibility to effectively prevent and respond to sexual and domestic violence.

The Commission works with local agencies, government institutions, and community members to achieve change in systemic responses and prevention of sexual and domestic violence by providing resources, training, data, and guidance. We do not provide direct services.

The City of Bellingham and Whatcom County jointly created the Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission on Sexual & Domestic Violence in 1998.


 
Transformational ideas move forward through collective power.
— Angela Glover Blackwell, researcher and activist