In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we are exploring the wonderful, creative, and diverse field of gender-based violence prevention at our Prevention in Practice: Exploring the Endless Possibilities of Violence Prevention Programming webinar. The world of prevention is chock-full of possibilities, both in what programming can look like but also in the positive impact…
Join WSCADV and preventionists from across the state for the August Gender-Based Violence Prevention Collaborative meeting! The collaborative is a space for connection, community-building, learning and resource-sharing, and collaboration.
Join us for a training webinar exploring ways to support survivors who are navigating the criminal legal system as defendants. Many people who are incarcerated have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault prior to system involvement. This training will provide context for how survivors become criminalized, explore advocacy approaches across different court systems, and share…
Are you a brand new advocate? This training is for you! Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Blanca McCreary-Ortega and Sarah Kendall. Whether you volunteer or are paid, you work in a shelter or a community office, you do system-based advocacy or community organizing for prevention, if…
Join Liz Uchitelle, WSCADV’s new Legal Advocacy Program Coordinator, for a space to connect with fellow legal advocates and share what’s happening in your programs. These calls offer opportunities to exchange ideas, hear updates, identify emerging patterns, and stay connected with others doing this important work across Washington.
Join the WSCADV Prevention Team and Preventionists from across WA state for the January Gender-Based Violence Prevention Collaborative! This month we will have YWCA Clark County as our featured program. Get registered to hear about the comprehensive and awesome prevention work this prevention team is doing in Clark County. We'll also discuss the barriers and…
Let's go back to basics! Join WSCADV and preventionists from a wide range of programs as we discuss the ins and outs of prevention work. While this training will be especially beneficial for new preventionists or advocacy staff wanting to learn more about prevention, we also invite more seasoned preventionists to register and attend to…
Now more than ever it is important that we support immigrant survivors and their children who experience family separation through deportation or detention. Join us for a webinar that addresses important emerging topics in immigrant advocacy including: • What to do if ICE comes to your shelter or program • How to support children when…
Join us on December 3 for a Legal Advocacy Connection Call: Offering support and answering questions for legal advocates within our membership Guest presenter: Kimberly Morrill, Assistant Director of Legal Advocacy at New Beginnings.
Join the WSCADV Prevention Team and preventionists from across WA state for the November Gender-Based Violence Prevention Collaborative! We'll be hearing from Nikki Van Wagner (she/her pronouns), Program Consultant for the YES! Sexual Violence Prevention Program with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Nikki will be giving us an overview of the YES!…
Please note: This event is for WSCADV Member Programs SAVE THE DATE! Registration will open soon There's a lot going on! Being part of a Coalition means you don't have to go it alone. WSCADV member programs are welcome to join In These Times: Monthly Drop-In Sessions. What's new at your program? Are recent developments…
Hello Coaches, Athletic Directors, Advocates and Allies! We're excited to bring the Winter Training for coaches and mentors the evidence-based leadership curriculum, Athletes as Leaders and Coaching Boys into Men, that have proven effective at increasing teamwork and violence prevention. Have a hard time making it to one of our in-person training events? No worries,…
Are you an advocate working with survivors navigating the world of housing? Join us for a virtual training where we’ll learn about WA state tenant rights and VAWA protections in federal housing programs. We'll also explore best practices when advocating alongside survivors navigating a DV lease break or accessing various housing systems such as section…
Ever wish you could provide survivors with more about DV Intervention Treatment (DVIT)? Many of us have been told the standard response to survivors about DVIT is that it doesn't work, so just don't worry about it. Yet, we know that survivors desperately want their abusive partners to change, if not for their sake or…
Please note: This event is for WSCADV Member Programs here's a lot going on! Being part of a Coalition means you don't have to go it alone. WSCADV member programs are welcome to join In These Times: Monthly Drop-In Sessions. What's new at your program? Are recent developments in federal policy having an impact on…
Let's come together and talk about ways to support survivors experiencing housing instability in our advocacy practices. Together we'll learn about the housing systems survivors navigate in our communities, and what our role as advocates can be to support survivor resilience and resources through tools like community and landlord engagement, survivor-driven housing advocacy, flexible financial…
Join us for Money Talks! A webinar series to promote economic justice. Join us on Sept. 3 for a discussion about work, how abuse affects survivors’ ability to work, and the protections that are available in Washington State. We will discuss ways to safety plan with individual survivors about work as well as tips for…
This training explores how disability and domestic violence intersect, highlighting the impact of ableism and the unique barriers disabled survivors face. Our guest presenter is Evan Jones, the SOAR Works Disability Coordinator at Sojourner House. We'll cover Social Security basics, tips for navigating benefits, and introduce SOAR Works as a key resource. Ideal for anyone…
Join WSCADV and preventionists from across the state for the August Gender-Based Violence Prevention Collaborative meeting! The collaborative is a space for connection, community-building, learning and resource-sharing, and collaboration.
Let's go back to basics! Join WSCADV and preventionists from a wide range of programs as we discuss the ins and outs of prevention work. While this training will be especially beneficial for new preventionists or advocacy staff wanting to learn more about prevention, we also invite more seasoned preventionists to register and attend to…