Learning to Advocate Conducting a Cell Phone Drive

Summer 2008 The Advocate’s Voice Volume 5, Issue 2 DELAWARE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Learning to Advocate: Conducting a Cell Phone Drive By: Amy Jaramillo, Crystal Michielli, and Gina McNally This article was written by three university students who participated in a service learning project as part of the class requirements for a Domestic Violence Services course taught by University of Delaware professor, Dr Ruth Fleury Steiner, during the Spring 2008 semester. Service learning requires that students engage in community activities associated with their course work. In this case the students conducted a cell phone drive on behalf of DCADV. Learning about domestic violence has been an integral part of our education at the University of Delaware. Furthermore, having the opportunity to work with the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) truly broadened our horizons in terms of the difficulties advocates face when trying to spread awareness about domestic violence. During our spring semester of 2008, as part of a class service learning project, we were given the task of collecting old cellular phones which would then be recycled by the non profit organization Shelter Alliance, and the proceeds donated to DCADV. This advocacy project entailed multiple group meetings, several mini-fundraisers, and intense effort on the part of student advocates in order to get the public interested in our awareness project. We tried everything we could to promote awareness of domestic violence and to get as many phones as possible. Friends and families were asked to contribute old cell phones if they had any just “laying around the house.” Moreover, many friends and family members told their friends about the drive. Members of our sororities and sports teams were also told about the drive and asked to contribute. In addition, Facebook groups were created in order to spread awareness across campus. Dozens of drop boxes were placed around campus as well as at off-campus businesses. Although our goal was to collect cell phones, we all recognized the importance of raising awareness among the public about the prevalence of domestic violence and its effects on women and their families. Toward the end of the semester, our class sponsored a fundraiser at Cold Stone Creamery on Main Street in Newark. Along with some of our classmates, we contributed by scooping ice-cream and welcoming the public as they entered the ice cream shop. Using all of these methods of promoting awareness, our class was able to collect more than 800 phones, raising nearly $2000 for the Coalition! We have all learned so much from this experience, especially how much time and effort is needed for advocacy work; we plan on taking that with us as we move on to the next step in our lives. Donate your unused cell phones! Contact DCADV at 302-658-2958 or via email dcadv@dcadv.org Page 2 From the Director’s Desk By: Carol Post I have lately been thinking about the many ways in which collaboration and partnership have become essential and increasingly important parts of our advocacy work at DCADV. As I read through this edition of the newsletter, collaboration and partnership are central to many of the activities and programs highlighted herein, whether it is the cell phone drive sponsored by University of Delaware students, the upcoming MAP Walk, the Civil Justice Project, the Annual Advocates’ Retreat, the NNEDV Lobby Day or our policy work here in Delaware. None of these efforts would be possible without a sense of common purpose and a desire on the part of many to embrace the possibility of creating social change. Both the cell phone drive and the MAP Walk combine outreach and public information activities to raise awareness about domestic violence and the need for everyone in the community to be educated and involved. The Civil Justice Project and the Annual Advocates’ Retreat provide opportunities for working across and within disciplines as we strive to build a more responsive justice system. Lobby Day at the national level and legislative work here in Delaware create many possibilities for working with our elected and government officials as well as non profit and business leaders to identify similar objectives and/or complementary goals The work of building partnership and a sense of community is sometimes hard, but the rewards can be great. Every time we convince someone that intimate partner violence is a critical issue for our state and our society, we gain a friend who can help spread the word about resources and services. And if we can convince that friend that they have an important role in helping to alter the conditions that create and support intimate partner violence in our society, we have helped to create an agent of social change. Building partnerships for change in our neighborhoods, schools, places of worship and workplaces is the pathway to a future free of violence in our families and our communities and it will take all of us to get there. As we look toward fall, Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2008 already looms on the horizon. DCADV will host our annual The Purple Ribbon Event on October 21st at the Hotel Dupont. Our keynote speaker this year is Jane Randel, Vice President of Communications for Liz Claiborne. Liz Claiborne has been at the forefront in recognizing the role of corporate leadership in both raising awareness and creating social change with regard to domestic and dating violence. More information about The Purple Ribbon Event will be available on our website at www.dcadv.org in early September. We will once again create a Domestic Violence Awareness Month Calendar, so please get information about your activities to Angie Mauz, DCADV’s Administrative Coordinator. She can be reached at 302-658-2958 or email to dcadv@dcadv.org. The Adv o cate’s Voice UPDATE ON THE CIVIL JUSTICE PROJECT DCADV’s Civil Justice Project (CJP) and its participants became a welcome fixture during the past academic year in New Castle County Family Court. The CJP is a court observation program whose purpose is to help ensure that DCADV’s court-oriented policy, systems advocacy and training efforts are guided by the needs of domestic violence victims’/survivors’ and informed by their actual court experiences. Local college students, supervised by DCADV staff, use a court observation tool to collect information about court processes and experiences. A total of eight students participated in the program last year and observed approximately 85 PFA hearings. By observing the hearings, participants collect both qualitative and quantitative data that can then be used to inform advocacy and training efforts. DCADV is currently conducting analysis of the collected data with the assistance of an undergraduate student from the University of Delaware and UD Professor Ruth Fleury-Steiner. A preliminary report of the observations is expected to be completed by the Fall of 2008. The Civil Justice Project is an exciting learning experience that provides students with a hands-on opportunity to see our justice system at work. New Castle County Family Court has wel- By: Sara Mersch comed this effort and has helped to make the Project a success. DCADV is currently looking for college students interested in participating in the CJP for the Fall and Spring 2008-2009 semesters. Participants should be ready to dedicate about eight hours to training before going into court and then five to six hours most Fridays throughout the semester. Interested students should contact Sara Mersch, DCADV Policy Specialist, at 302-658-2958 or smersch@dcadv.org. Page 3 Thank You! Thank You! By: Angie Mauz Since our last newsletter, the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence has been the very fortunate beneficiary of a number of public awareness / fund-raising events in the Delaware community. These activities began with the community-wide cell phone collection conducted by the University of Delaware, Criminal Justice 409 Class taught by Dr. Ruth Fleury-Steiner. As part of their collection drive, the class also teamed up with Cold Stone Creamery for a cell phone collection event on May 12th. Class members then gathered and shipped all the used cell phones to Shelter Alliance on behalf of DCADV and the Coalition received a generous check for the proceeds. On April 26th Home Grown Café sponsored a benefit for DCADV that includ- ed musical performances by Lori Citro, Butch Zito, and Chapel Street Junction. The Newark restaurant generously donated a percentage of their proceeds for the night and provided a table for display of domestic violence resource materials. Contemporary Galley, Gilbert W. Perry, Jr. Center for the Arts, in Middletown. Not only was DCADV designated as the beneficiary of fifty percent of the sales of art works during the exhibition, but members of the Coalition were also invited to the Gallery for a reception in our honor. DCADV staff and members met one of the participating artists and The Gibby Center staff provided a delicious lunch and time to view all of the awesome art works in the exhibition. In addition to receiving much appreciated donations from these events, DCADV was also given great opportunities to raise awareness about domestic violence as well as the many resources available in our community. We thank you all for your generosity and thoughtfulness! Photograph courtesy of The Middletown Transcript From May 2nd through June 6th, the Regional Center for Women in the Arts held a fund-raising art exhibition, “In Her Own Backyard” at the Hudson 2nd Annual DCADV Meet & Greet By: Carol Post On the evening of May 1, 2008, over forty friends and supporters of the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence gathered for engaging conversation and delicious food at the home of DCADV Board Member, Carol Arnott, and her partner, Tucker Robbins. After an initial greeting to the crowd by Carol Post, DCADV Executive Director, Carol Arnott welcomed everyone to her home and then introduced the guest of honor, Terri Kelly, President and CEO of W.L. Gore and Associates. Terri Kelly was both engaging and energetic (even after just stepping off a plane from Europe) as she shared some of her thoughts and observations about women in the workplace, and just how important the issue of domestic violence is both in the workplace and in the Delaware community. After her remarks, Ms. Kelli stayed and mingled with the crowd providing lots of opportunity to “Meet and Greet”! In addition to Carol Arnott, we were joined by other DCADV Board members including Diane Carroll, Jeff Flanders and Geri Lewis-Loper. Also in attendance were New Castle County Executive Chris Coons, New Castle County Council President Paul Clark, Verizon Delaware President Bill Allan and representatives of Verizon Wireless. Many thanks to everyone who made this event possible, including all those who were in attendance, our fabulous sponsors NKS Distributors and Moveable Feast, the DCADV Development Committee and DCADV staff. We are already looking forward to next year! www.dcadv.org Photograph by Angie Mauz Page 4 DCADV 2008 Annual Advocates’ Retreat By: Toni Durbano The sun was shining and the temperatures were high on June 9th and 10th as more than 130 advocates, attorneys, social service workers, Family Court staff, and community members gathered in Rehoboth Beach for DCADV’s 12th Annual Advocates’ Retreat entitled “Tools for Change.” The beautiful weather proabout VCCB legislation and the Board’s decision making process while attorneys from the Delaware Public Defenders’ Office helped advocates better understand the criminal justice system and how to assist victims charged as defendants. A team of advocates and attorneys from DCADV Member Programs Abriendo Puertas and Community Legal Aid Society Inc. detailed advocacy services for immigrant women and Cherelyn Homlish, a DCADV Board member, described the use of the Sanctuary Model in shelters at People’s Place II. Other workshops presented by local advocates included a session on power within organizations, a lively presentation from the Media Matters program of Jewish Family Services describing media literacy as a prevention tool, and a team approach featuring staff from Child, Inc. and the Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth and Family Services about the intersections of teen dating violence and runaway and homeless youth. The wide range of workshop topics didn’t end with local presenters. Two well-known members of the national domestic violence movement, Evan Stark and Carole Warshaw, each presented a plenary session and workshops, bringing their national perspectives and experiences to Delaware. Evan Stark, author of the recently published book, Coercive Control, spoke about the importance of considering the abusers’ use of coercive control tactics in custody cases, when assisting victims/survivors accessing services, and in the analysis used by the larger domestic violence movement. Dr. Stark, who has testified in more than 100 criminal and civil cases, also taught Delaware advocates about expert testimony. Carole Warshaw, Director of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health, offered her thoughts on how Delaware’s advocates can improve access to advocacy services for victims and survivors with trauma-induced mental health disabilities. Dr. Warshaw’s description of concrete tools we can all use when working with families affected by domestic violence will ideally provide a more sensitive, accommodating environment in which victims and survivors can safely access services available to them here in Delaware. From the nice weather to the free chair massages, hopefully this year’s Retreat served as just that for attendees- a bit of a Retreat. But with workshops offering skills and information to increase the number of tools The Adv o cate’s Voice vided plenty of opportunity for breaks on the boardwalk and beach in-between workshops that presented attendees with a range of tools to help improve their advocacy services, better understand their role in a coordinated community response against domestic violence, and inspire their efforts to create social change. This year’s Retreat, with one of the highest attendance counts in recent years, showcased the expertise and knowledge of many local advocates. Courtesy of Melissa Kearney and Renee Buskirk, attendees learned about Delaware’s Probation and Parole system, and in a thought-provoking workshop presented by Delaware State Police Major Harry S. Downes, attendees challenged themselves to consider their own views on diversity and cultural competency. Delaware resident Beth Keil presented self-hypnosis techniques for selfreflection and relaxation, and Beverly Ward from the YWCA provided information on foreclosure, bankruptcy and improved budgeting techniques. Staff of the Violent Crimes Compensation Board spoke advocates have available in their advocacy toolboxes, we hope the Retreat served as a valuable learning experience as well, so that all attendees left Rehoboth better equipped to promote victim safety and work towards batterer accountability within a coordinated community response. Thanks for coming and we hope to see everyone again next year! Photographs on this page by Angie Mauz Page 5 DCADV Joins Advocates from Around the Country for NNEDV Lobby Day 2008 By: Paulette Sullivan Moore The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is the national policy and advocacy voice for state domestic violence coalitions around the country including DCADV. Each year NNEDV organizes its 53 state/territory organizational members to descend upon Washington DC in an amazing two day effort. During these two days, advocates receive information and updates on the specifics of federal funding and policy issues related to domestic violence work including the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA), the CDC funded DELTA program and the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). Then each state coalition team meets with their respective Congressmen and Senators (or their staff) to discuss policy concerns and to urge full federal funding for domestic violence programs and services. Each of these federal programs supports critical remedies and resources in our communities. FVPSA funds shelter and advocacy services providing basic support for shelter programs. Among VAWA programs are STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) funds that are distributed to states, via a formula, to support domestic violence and sexual assault services and training for victim services, police, prosecutors and courts, LAV (Legal Assistance for Victims) funds that are used to provide civil legal representation to DV victims, transitional housing programs for domestic violence victims/survivors and their children, the National DV Hotline, rape prevention and intervention services and a variety of other programs. VAWA also contains provisions that encourage services for underserved populations such as the elderly, disabled, teens and children, native women, immigrant women and other underserved racial/ethnic communities. The CDC funded DELTA Program supports primary prevention projects in 14 states (including Delaware) that focus on preventing intimate partner violence before it ever begins. VOCA funds a variety of programs and services (out of pocket expenses, police based advocates, etc.) for all types of crime victims. Unfortunately, none of these important programs have ever been fully funded at the levels authorized by Congress. At this year’s June 3-4, 2008 Lobby Day, Maria Picazo, Executive Director of Abriendo Puertas and Cherelyn Homlish, Associate Director, People’s Place II, joined Carol Post and Paulette Sullivan Moore, DCADV’s Executive Director and Policy Coordinator, respectively, in DCADV’s successful meetings with staffers of the Washington DC offices of Senator Joe Biden, Senator Tom Carper and Congressman Mike Castle. Delaware’s delegation of 4 was joined by 150 other domestic violence advocates from across the U.S. to effectively persuade members of the House and Senate that it is critical in these tough economic times to insure that programs which serve and advocate on behalf of domestic violence victims/survivors and their children are fully funded. Delaware advocates are well aware of the significant service cuts to Delaware’s domestic violence programs that resulted from the previous years’ federal funding cuts/caps. This year, however, NNEDV reports that the 2008 Lobby Day visits have resulted in Senate and House committees’ recommendations to increase VAWA, FVPSA and VOCA funding! DCADV extends a heartfelt thank you to Senators Biden and Carper and Congressman Castle and their staffs for working to insure that domestic violence victims/survivors and their families (and all of the programs that serve them) receive this vital support. www.dcadv.org Page 6 UPCOMING CONFERENCES Compiled by: Toni Durbano Become a DCADV Supporting Member & receive discounts on DCADV sponsored trainings! (See pages 10 & 11) NATIONAL Web Conference Engaging Bystanders in Violence Against Women Prevention Sponsored by: Prevention Connection: The Violence Against Women Prevention Partnership August 26, 2008 For more information: www.preventconnect.org 13th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma Sponsored by: The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma and Alliant International University September 14-17, 2008 San Diego, California For more information: www.ivatcenters.org For more information: http://ndaa.org/ncda/ncda_home.php REGIONAL Building Healthy Futures II: Strategies for Effective Primary Prevention Sponsored by: The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance October 15-16, 2008 Richmond, Virginia For more information: www.vsdvalliance.org Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth & Family Services Annual Conference October 27-29, 2008 Annapolis, Maryland For more information: www.manynet.org The following trainings are all sponsored by the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women: Self Care for the Helper: Chakra Balancing October 8, 2008 Community Outreach for the Domestic Violence Advocate October 15, 2008 Deaf Sensitivity & TTY Training October 22, 2008 Sensitivity Training, Knowledge and Awareness for Domestic Violence Agencies Surrounding Issues Within the LGBTIQ Community November 11, 2008 All of the workshops listed above will be held in Trenton, NJ For more information: www.njcbw.org Del Tech Terry Campus, Dover For more information: www.dcadv.org or contact Toni Durbano at 302-6582958 or via email: tdurbano@dcadv.org Child Abuse and Neglect 101 Sponsored by: Prevent Child Abuse Delaware and the Child Protection Accountability Commission September 24-25, 2008 Sussex County For more information: www.pcadelaware.org Finding Words Delaware: Interviewing Children and Preparing for Court A project of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware in collaboration with the Division of Family Services, the Department of Justice, the Family Court of the State of Delaware, Delaware State Police, New Castle County Police, NDAA and Corner House November 17-21, 2008 Dover, Delaware For more information, contact the Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware at (302) 741-2123 Web Conference Culture and Violence Against Women: Exploring Rap and Other Popular Music Genres Sponsored by: Prevention Connection: The Violence Against Women Prevention Partnership September 18, 2008 For more information: www.preventconnect.org 34th North American Victim Assistance Conference Sponsored by: The National Organization for Victim Assistance September 28 - October 2, 2008 Louisville, Kentucky For more information: www.trynova.org/ 18th Annual National Conference on Domestic Violence Sponsored by: The National District Attorneys Association October 4-7, 2008 San Diego, CA The Adv o cate’s Voice SAVE THE DATE! O CTOBER 28, 2008 One day conference featuring Rus Funk, nationally recognized Violence Prevention Educator and Activist. DELAWARE Domestic Violence 101 Training Sponsored by: DCADV September 2 & 3, 2008 Hosted by: DVTF/VRTF Prevention Subcommittee MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON! Page 7 AGENCY UPDATES Compiled by: Angie Mauz Delaware State Police Victim Services On Saturday May 3rd, the Delaware State Police hosted the fifth annual Domestic Violence Awareness Motorcycle Run. This year had the largest attendance so far with over 270 motorcyclists participating. The run is 90-100 miles throughout southern New Castle County and Kent County. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness about the seriousness of domestic violence incidents. The Delaware State Police Domestic Violence Units and Victim Services Units work together to identify relationships at risk and Photograph by Angie Mauz attempt to reduce the incidents of domestic violence. These units collaborate with many other agencies throughout the state to ensure the safety of those affected by domestic violence. In 2007 there were over 28,000 domestic incidents investigated by police agencies in Delaware. We believe that outreach and public awareness is a critical step in reducing domestic violence. New Castle County Police Victim Services Elaine Aviola has retired from New Castle County Government after providing 27 years of service. Elaine was the first Victim Services Advocate for New Castle County Police. She served as a Board Member of the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence and as a member of the Domestic Violence Task Force, the Victims’ Rights Task Force and actively participated on numerous subcommittees concerning crime victims’ rights and issues. Elaine is a true advocate for all victims of crime. We will miss her but wish her well! www.dcadv.org Photograph by Angie Mauz Violent Crimes Compensation Board Barbara Brown is the new Executive Director of the Violent Crimes Compensation Board, effective May 1, 2008. Please contact Barbara with your questions, suggestions and information. VCCB office hours are 8am-4:30pm and they can be reached at 302-995-8383. YWCA Delaware In May, Sarah Wyshock-Wolfe joined the YWCA Delaware as Program Coordinator, Community Services at the Georgetown site. Sarah will work to develop and implement programs for domestic violence, youth (including teen dating violence), and women empowerment. These programs will provide assessment and safety planning, individual and group therapy, outreach presentations, case management, counseling and referrals, support groups and advocacy services. To contact Sarah, call 302-253-0684 or email to swolfe@ywcade.org. Page 8 Domestic Violence Has a Successful and Collaborative 144th General Assembly Session By: Paulette Sullivan Moore The Adv o cate’s Voice DCADV is happy to report that Delaware’s domestic violence community has participated in another successful legislative session. During this 144th General Assembly session members of Delaware’s House and Senate introduced over 1800 items of legislation. DCADV attempts to review each item of legislation to determine its potential impact on domestic violence victims and survivors. Those bills which appear to have some impact are then tracked and included in DCADV’s Legislative Update. DCADV’s Legislative Update for the 144th General Assembly (which can be found at www.dcadv.org) notes 39 of those tracked domestic violence, criminal law, family law, victims’ rights and economic justice bills. Each bill’s DCADV description as well as its status and sponsors/cosponsors can be found on the Update. Maier, Nick Manolakos, Diana McWilliams, William Oberle, Bryon Short, Daniel Short, Terry Spence, Robert Valihura and John Viola. Finally, as a domestic violence community we are well served by those domestic violence advocates and community allies who practiced good advocacy politics by working collaboratively on these important items. Those persons included the Attorney General’s Tina Showalter, Marsha Epstein, and Mariann Kenville-Moore; Child Inc.’s Cynthia Mercer and Barbara Benezet; ContactLifeline’s Polli Funk; Community Legal Aid Society, Inc’s. Deborah Gottschalk, Eleanor Kiesel, and Laura Graham; DCADV’s Carol Post and Sara Mersch; Delaware Apartment Association’s Michelle Carre and Mike Morton; Delaware State Housing Authority’s Matt Heckles; Delaware Housing Coalition’s Deborah Hamilton; Domestic Violence Coordinating Council’s Bridget Poulle and Cindy In addition to reviewing all Boehmer; Kent County SPCA’s new bills and creating the Mary Ann D’Amato; Peoples Rep. John Kowalko, Rep. Bethany Hall-Long, Paulette Sullivan Moore, Esq. (DCADV), Legislative Update, DCADV, Matthew Heckles (DSHA), Rep. Deborah Hudson, Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, Deborah Gottschalk, Place II’s Cherelyn Homlish and Esq. (CLASI), Sen. Liane Sorenson, Rep. Bryon Short, Gary Berg, Esq. and Rep. Daniel Short at in partnership with other the May 14, 2008 signing ceremony for SB 110. Marcey Rezac; Victims’ Rights domestic violence advocates Task Force’s Diane Glenn and and community allies, had the priv- sponsor and co-sponsor listed in the Volunteer Attorney Guardian Ad ilege of discussing, drafting/re-draft- Legislative Update.) DCADV is par- Litem Mary Malloy. ing, testifying and soliciting support ticularly grateful to primary sponsors for a number of bills during the and other legislators who helped It is because of the dedicated and colJanuary through June 30, 2008 por- shepherd the five above noted bills laborative work of these legislators, tion of the 144th General Assembly. through the process. Those legislators advocates and allies that domestic Among those bills were SB 110, SB include Senators Patricia Blevins, violence victims/survivors and their 253, HB 369, HB 486 and HB 500. Liane Sorenson, Thurman Adams, children will benefit from a successful (Please see DCADV’s Legislative Nancy Cook, Anthony DeLuca, 144th General Assembly legislative sesUpdate at www.dcadv.org for Margaret Henry, and David Sokola sion. DCADV’s description of these bills or as well as Representatives Deborah go to http://leg.delaware.gov/ for a Hudson, Richard Cathcart, Robert full reading of each bill.) Gilligan, Helene Keeley, Pamela A particularly rewarding aspect of this 144th General Assembly session was witnessing and/or participating in the many successful collaborations between DV advocates, committed allies, and determined legislators who strive for a society where domestic violence is a thing of the past. Domestic violence victims/survivors and their children are safer as a result of the efforts of every single member of the General Assembly who sponsored, co-sponsored or voted for these important pro-victim/survivor/children items of legislation. (Please find the name of each Senate and House Page 9 BECOME A DCADV WALKING PARTNER! By: Paulette Sullivan Moore DCADV has been invited by the Methodist Action Program (MAP) to join with the Latin American Community Center and Pacem In Terris in the Annual MAP Walk. Last year, DCADV’s Women of Color Task Force walked with MAP against violence. This year’s MAP Walk, which focuses on children, will be led by the three children of one of DCADV’s Savings for Safety program participants. This opportunity to “walk with” these valuable and effective community partners represents an exciting chance for DCADV to build upon its belief that a coordinated community response to domestic violence requires our concerted effort to broaden our collaborative activities. DCADV’s Women of Color Task Force and MAP have previously worked together on DCADV’s “Broken Vows” faith community initiative. MAP’s Executive Director, Rev. Bernard “Skip” Keels, has been instrumental in encouraging this initiative. While DCADV works to end violence within intimate partner relationships, Pacem in Terris works to end violence on a global scale. According to Pacem In Terris’ Sally Milbury-Steen, “When our organizations complete their respective work, our homes and our world will be safer for all people.” Everyone is also well aware of the amazing work that the Latin American Community Center (LACC) does to help insure that members of Delaware’s Latino communities are able to participate fully in every aspect of American life. LACC has been particularly vigilant in insuring that needed full service support is provided to domestic violence victims/survivors and their children. DCADV is pleased to have this additional opportunity to work with these valuable community organizations. DCADV actively solicits and encourages your support for the MAP Walk. The MAP Walk’s proceeds will be equally distributed among all four program partners. You can support the MAP Walk, and DCADV, by joining us at Dravo Plaza at the Delaware River Front on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8 a.m. OR by pledging to support DCADV’s designated walking team. You can make your pledge by going to www.dcadv.org or by sending your check payable to MAP Walk c/o DCADV at 100 W. 10th Street, Suite 703, Wilmington, DE 19801. For more information, contact Paulette Sullivan Moore at 302658-2958. Every contribution, in whatever amount, is welcome! www.dcadv.org October 21, 2008 Guest Speaker: Jane Randel Vice President of Corporate Communications Liz Claiborne, Inc. MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON! Page 10 2008 Membership CHAMPION $500 & Up Betty B. Garrett Diane Hines-Parke Wilmington City Council (as of July 28, 2008) Jill Roberts Karen Rosenberg & Tom Rocek Carole Ruppel Dr. Gwendolyn Sanders Frank Scarpitti Dawn Schatz Ann Schneider-Meisel Carol Schofield Terri Shane Willis Lori Sitler Sen. 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We believe in the need to change societal attitudes which encourage the abuse of power to control others and we are committed to this struggle. Page 11 2008 Annual Membership YES! I/we support the mission and philosophy of the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) and want to help create a less violent world by renewing my membership or by becoming a new supporting member through a tax-deductible contribution. Annual Membership Options _____ $500 Champion _____ $250 Advocate _____ $100 Friend _____ $75 Ally/Organization _____ $40 Individual _____ $25 Students/Seniors _____ Other $_____________ _____ I contributed through the 2007 United Way Campaign _____ I am a renewing member. _____ I am a new member. _____ I contributed through PayPal at www.dcadv.org Name: Agency Name (if applicable): Address: Email: Phone: Do you have any special skills you can share with the Coalition? If so, please describe: www.dcadv.org If your organization provides shelter or direct services to victims of domestic violence, you may qualify for member organization or member program status. Please call the Coalition office at 302.658.2958 for more information. United Way contributions may be used as membership dues. DCADV’s designated agency code is 9264. Annual minimum contribution for Supporting Individual members is $40. Annual minimum contribution for Supporting Organizations is $75. FOR OFFICE USE Please mail this form to: DCADV, 100 W. 10th Street, Suite 703, Wilmington, DE 19801 Note: If you make your membership contribution through the DCADV website or through the United Way, this form must be mailed or faxed to the DCADV. DATE __________ CK AMT __________ __________ 2008 MEMBERSHIP FORM SUMMER NEWSLETTER DELAWARE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 100 W. 10th Street, Suite 703 Wilmington, DE 19801 www.dcadv.org NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID WILMINGTON, DE PERMIT NO. 1851 Board of Directors Rebecca Lowe, Coordinator Blanche Creech, Co-Coordinator Carol E. Arnott Diane Carroll Shannon Fioravanti Jeff Flanders Cherelyn Homlish Eleanor Kiesel Geri Lewis-Loper Diane Metzendorf Susan Miller Carolyn Morgan Maria Picazo Debra Reed Mission Statement The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence is a statewide, non-profit organization of domestic violence agencies and individuals working to eliminate domestic violence through: - Acting as an educational and informational resource to our member agencies and the community; - Advocating for domestic violence concerns in Delaware; - Providing a strong, unified statewide voice for victims of domestic violence and their children, domestic violence programs, and victim service providers. DCADV Staff Carol Post, Executive Director Noel Duckworth, Training/Prevention Coordinator Toni Durbano, Training/Prevention Specialist Angela Mauz, Administrative Coordinator Sara Mersch, Policy Specialist Paulette Sullivan Moore, Policy Coordinator Funding provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Grant No. G-0401 DESDVC.