Join advocates from around the state for a Legal Advocate Gathering with Leigh Goodmark! We will be discussing legal responses to domestic violence (both civil and criminal) and thinking through the impacts on survivors. Leigh Goodmark will share her observations from years of working with survivors and we will engage in a dynamic discussion to…
Prevention In These Times (PITT) is a new webinar series that will help us get to the heart of prevention. Just as the pit is the heart of the peach, PITT is going deep to the root of prevention with these 4 webinars. Join us for lunch on these four dates and we’ll cover each…
Explore the current reality of supervision and productivity in a global pandemic and orient towards creating cross-cultural spaces where work gets done and people feel whole. This is your opportunity to connect ask questions and have a shared understanding of key definitions of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Part 1: 11/16/20 and 11/17/20, 10:00 am –…
Join us for a webinar on Child Support. Child support can be a great benefit for survivors, but being involved in this system also comes with some risk. Join us to learn about how survivors can maximize the benefits and minimize the risks. Register now!
If you are a brand-new, kind of new, or still-feeling-new E.D. or program director, you are invited to the WSCADV New Directors Orientation. This is your opportunity to connect with peers in a supportive environment, ask questions, and gain insights and practical resources to support your day-to-day work. New directors who have previously attended this…
Prevention In These Times (PITT) is a new webinar series that will help us get to the heart of prevention. Just as the pit is the heart of the fruit, we are going deep and getting to the root of prevention with these 4 webinars. Join us for lunch on these four dates and we’ll…
WSCADV is hosting a Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Gathering on Thursday, September 17, 10:00 AM, after our conference and right before the annual meeting. Please join Norine Hill of Mother Nation as she facilitates a conversation with Arlene Zahne and Bridgette Davis, Mentees of Mother Nation. Arlene and Bridgette will share their stories…
We are so excited to launch our 2020 Conference! While we wish we could all be together in person, we're so glad to have the chance to come together virtually. We chose this year's theme, On Purpose, before COVID altered everything about our work but it couldn't feel more timely. More than ever, we are…
Are you a brand new advocate? This training is for you! Advocacy for Rookies is a two-day online webinar for brand-new advocates, with facilitators Heather Wehr and Jake Fawcett. 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 you…
You do not need an advanced degree to help prevent violence! Join us for a virtual training (webinar), where you will learn how to educate student athletes about healthy relationships and consent. For the first time, this is a free opportunity open to any coach, athletic director, team mentor, or advocate in Washington State who…
Our next MoneyTalk happens on August 12 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. This quarter we will be talking about what economic justice has to do with DV/SA prevention. Spoiler alert—it’s a lot! Join us to learn more about violence prevention, and how focusing on money and economics can help us address root causes, shift culture, build…
Join WSCADV staff to connect, check-in, and breathe with your people across the state. We’ll be offering a lunch check-in call every other Monday starting June 1 through the end of July. Hop on the zoom meeting to connect with friends and colleagues from across the state, breathe together, and take some time to chat…
Join WSCADV staff to connect, check-in, and breathe with your people across the state. We’ll be offering a lunch check-in call every other Monday starting June 1 through the end of July. Hop on the zoom meeting to connect with friends and colleagues from across the state, breathe together, and take some time to chat…
The Refuse To Abuse® 5K is an annual 5K fun run/walk at T-Mobile Park. For the health and safety of all involved, this event will be VIRTUAL this year. Participants will walk, jog, or run a 5K (3.1 miles) on your own, wherever it is safe to do so (e.g., in your neighborhood, on a…
Join WSCADV staff to connect, check-in, and breathe with your people across the state. We’ll be offering a lunch check-in call every other Monday starting June 1 through the end of July. Hop on the zoom meeting to connect with friends and colleagues from across the state, breathe together, and take some time to chat…
Join us for a two-part webinar series for advocates on options for immigrant survivors of violence with legal staff from the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project! Attendees are expected to attend both webinars, but only need to register once at the link below. Part 1: June 23, 10am-1pm A brief overview of the U.S. Immigration System…
As staff and supervisors of domestic violence programs, we all have experience working with trauma. However, COVID-19 has introduced a new type of global trauma that not only impacts the survivors we work with but is impacting all of us in new and challenging ways, some of which we might not even realize yet. We…
WSCADV has been implementing DV Housing First for 10 years! There have been many lessons learned along the way, with changes and improvements to each component. We’re updating our toolkit with lessons learned and survivor informed approaches. Come and join us for this series and bring your toughest questions and challenges for the conversations to…
WSCADV has been implementing DV Housing First for 10 years! There have been many lessons learned along the way, with changes and improvements to each component. We’re updating our toolkit with lessons learned and survivor informed approaches. Come and join us for this series and bring your toughest questions and challenges for the conversations to…
Join WSCADV staff to connect, check-in, and breathe with your people across the state. We’ll be offering a lunch check-in call every other Monday starting June 1 through the end of July. Hop on the zoom meeting to connect with friends and colleagues from across the state, breathe together, and take some time to chat…