Join us for a *FREE* training for advocates helping people who work in hospitality, agricultural or other seasonal or low wage, low visibility jobs. This intensive legal advocacy training by the Northwest Justice Project (NJP) staff attorneys will include referral information for survivors of violence, labor rights, sexual and/or employer harassment and retaliation in the workplace,…
People of Color & Native People are often seen but not heard. Let's talk about staying true to yourself, your identity and your culture while working within your organization and community. Come spend a day having thoughtful conversations about assimilation, its impact and retaining your dignity. Register Today!
Join us for Lunch Like This! A webinar series where we talk DV prevention. These short webinars will be a place to share prevention tips and resources and connect with other preventionists from across the state during your lunch hour. Get these dates on your calendar, pack a lunch, and tune in for Lunch Like…
Giving survivors money is awesome! But how do we decide who gets what—and how much? This webinar will dig into the work organizations need to do to develop structures that empower advocates to respond to survivor's immediate financial needs. Register Here!
Please join us for our Systems Advocacy Training taking place May 22nd and 23rd! This two day training will examine how we apply the skills we use in our direct advocacy with survivors to our relationships with the various systems that survivors must navigate. Content includes: understanding how systems/institutions operate, building relationships outside of crises, advocating…
This quarter we will be discussing housing and advocacy! Learn more about housing, money, and community engagement and why incorporating these skills into your program and advocacy is vital for survivors. Register now!
Webinar recording available here: https://wscadv.org/resources/webinar-recording-the-road-to-repair-restorative-justice-in-the-aftermath-of-serious-violence-and-harm/ Join us as we discuss the use of community-based circles in the aftermath of serious harm and violence, including domestic and sexual violence. A panel of restorative and community-based practitioners will share the models and practices they apply to support those responsible for violence in their accountability, and those…
Join us for Lunch Like This! A webinar series where we talk DV prevention. These short webinars will be a place to share prevention tips and resources and connect with other preventionists from across the state during your lunch hour. Get these dates on your calendar, pack a lunch, and tune in for Lunch Like…
Are you a brand new advocate? These trainings are for you! Advocacy for Rookies is a fast-paced two-day course for brand-new advocates, with facilitators Jake Fawcett and June Loveall. The Rookies experience includes on-line courses and a follow-up webinar. It’s a whole package! Whether you volunteer or are paid, you work in a shelter or…
Are you tired of hearing about Housing First when there aren’t any clear pathways to housing? How can you think about supporting survivors with housing when you don’t know the options?? If you’d like to learn more about current housing resources, funding sources, and landlord connections, this is the training for you! Register Here
Come join this training webinar to learn about art and creative expression in support groups! Register Here!
Are you tired of hearing about Housing First when there aren’t any clear pathways to housing? How can you think about supporting survivors with housing when you don’t know the options?? If you’d like to learn more about current housing resources, funding sources, and landlord connections, this is the training for you! Register Here
Calling all advocates who care about domestic violence! Register now for our annual Domestic Violence Advocacy Day in Olympia on February 20th, 2019. What is Advocacy Day? It's a day of advocacy and action! Learn about budget and policy issues that impact survivors of domestic violence, connect with other advocates in your legislative district, and…
This quarter we will be talking taxes! Yay! What? Not that excited about taxes? Come find out why you should be. We will be talking about ways that you can help survivors tap into extra cash or simply make sure that they aren’t racking up fines. You might even find out some helpful info for…
Want to know more about mobile advocacy and housing options? This webinar will address your questions and concerns related to housing options and stability for survivors, practical mobile advocacy practices, and organizational structures and systems necessary for supporting advocates to do great work. Build your fundamental knowledge, so that you can apply it to your work!…
Join us for Lunch Like This! A webinar series where we talk DV prevention. These short webinars will be a place to share prevention tips and resources and connect with other preventionists from across the state during your lunch hour. Get these dates on your calendar, pack a lunch, and tune in for Lunch Like…
Calling all new (and new-ish) directors! 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…
Preventionists unite! Our four frames of violence prevention (address root causes + shift culture + build skills + promote healthy relationships) have helped us move forward in our prevention work. This has been so great. And yet it is easier to rely on the last two frames (skill building and healthy relationships work) without making…
Are you a brand new advocate? These trainings are for you! Advocacy for Rookies is a fast-paced two-day course for brand-new advocates, with facilitators Jake Fawcett and June Loveall. The Rookies experience includes on-line courses and a follow-up webinar. It's a whole package! Whether you volunteer or are paid, you work in a shelter or…
Please join us for our Systems Advocacy Training taking place November 13th and 14th! This two day training will examine how we apply the skills we use in our direct advocacy with survivors to our relationships with the various systems that survivors must navigate. Content includes: understanding how systems/institutions operate, building relationships outside of crises,…