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!…
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.
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…
Domestic Violence Protection Orders can be a valuable part of a survivor’s safety plan, but they aren’t the answer for everyone. Survivors need to know pros and cons of engaging with the civil legal system when considering a protection order. We will review some of the important questions advocates need to ask and information that…
SAVE THE DATE! 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…
SAVE THE DATE! 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. Stay tuned for registration details.
SAVE THE DATE! Join us in Olympia, WA for WSCADV's Domestic Violence Advocacy Days at the State Capitol, where advocates and survivors come together to engage with lawmakers on issues that truly matter! We need your voices to make an impact. If you’ve ever felt unsure about speaking to legislators, this is the perfect opportunity…
SAVE THE DATE! 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. Stay tuned for registration details!
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 us for a Child Support 101 webinar for DV advocates presented by Karla Cortez (WSCADV) and Tom Atkinson (Division of Child Support). This webinar will cover the basics of how survivors can access child support collection through DCS (the Department of Child Support) such as:
SAVE THE DATE! 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. Stay tuned for registration details.
SAVE THE DATES! Training will be held in Eastern WA - stay tuned for details and registration. 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, if you work in…
SAVE THE DATE! 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. Stay tuned for registration details.