Sadey Goodman, a 6-year-old girl who attends Wade King Elementary in Bellingham, heard about Whatcom County’s Hopeline Campaign from her mother, and decided that she wanted to help. Sadey developed a “strategic plan” to collect cell phones to help victims … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, events, resources, victims | Leave a commentDomestic Violence Commission Honored Employers for Implementing Comprehensive Domestic Violence in the Workplace Policies and Procedures County Executive Jack Louws presented Certificates of Recognition to eight Whatcom County workplaces that have adopted and implemented comprehensive domestic violence in the workplace … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, dating violence, education, employers, events, recognition, resources, victims | Leave a commentSafety and Accountability Audits – Transforming Communities to End Violence Against Women: Bellingham – Whatcom County, Washington Sue Parrott, DV Commission Program Supervisor, and Bruce Van Glubt, DV Commission member and Whatcom County District Court and Probation Supervisor, are presenting … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, events, recognition, staff, training, victims | Leave a commentDating and Domestic Violence: An Information and Resource Handbook Published January 2012 4th Edition This month, the Domestic Violence Commission released its fourth edition of Dating and Domestic Violence: An Information and Resource Handbook. This handbook contains information about domestic … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, children, dating violence, education, employers, legal, perpetrators, resources, schools, teens, training, victims | Leave a commentIn Memoriam: Ellen Pence April 15, 1948-January 6, 2012 “If you are living with a batterer, it is not cyclical.” – Ellen Pence Domestic violence survivors, advocates, and programs across the world are remembering one of the battered women’s movement’s … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, events, media, recognition, resources, training, victims | 1 CommentDV Commission Strategic Plan, 2012 – 2014 Throughout 2011, a committee of the DV Commission met and did research in the community to create a new strategic plan to guide the DV Commission’s initiatives over the next three years. … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, resources | Leave a commentDomestic Violence and Communities of Color Recently, the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) released a quick fact sheet on Domestic Violence and Communities of Color. This fact sheet provides information about how and why communities of color experience … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, fatalities, media, resources, training, victims | Leave a commentOn Thursday, October 6th, 2011, more than 125 people gathered on the lawn of the downtown Bellingham Public Library to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Those in attendance included a wide range of community members, including many survivors of domestic … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, events, media | Leave a commentThe Domestic Violence Awareness Month Vigil & Healing Labyrinth are this Thursday, October 6th at 6:00 pm at the downtown Bellingham Public Library. The theme of Domestic Violence Awareness Month is “The Solution is In Sight” – a focus on … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, events, media, recognition | Leave a commentLummi Victims of Crime (LVOC) is hosting its annual Journey to Healing this Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. The Journey to Healing is intended to raise awareness both of breast cancer (September is Breast Cancer … Continue reading
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