Our next MoneyTalk webinar happens on January 10th from 10:00am to 12:00pm. This quarter we will be talking about “Taxes”. Tax season is coming up soon, get yourself up to date on the latest changes that impact survivors, and get yourself prepared! Don’t miss it! Be a part of a knowledgeable and resourceful community.
Join legal advocates from across the state along with WSCADV's legal advocacy program coordinator Heather Wehrwood. On this connection call we will:
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 Jake Fawcett and Sarah Kendall. Whether you volunteer or are paid, if you work in a shelter or a community office, do system-based advocacy or community organizing for prevention -…
This free train-the-trainer is for high school coaches and mentors who want to empower student athletes to prevent sexual assault, dating violence, and hazing.
Join us on October 30th. As we wrap up Domestic Violence Action Month (DVAM), WSCADV is providing this webinar to help you as advocates and social change agents learn how we can raise up an army of inspired storytellers to empower survivors, as well as change the culture that supports the destructive conditions of coercion…
United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance Washington (UTOPIA Washington) is a queer and trans people of color-led, grassroots organization born out of the struggles, challenges, strength, and resilience of the Queer and Trans Pacific Islander (QTPI – “Q-T-pie”) community in South King County. Since 2009, UTOPIA Washington has worked with QTPI leaders to create a safe, welcoming,…
Join us for MoneyTalks! A webinar series to promote economic justice. MoneyTalks takes on topics that will help you understand how economics affect survivors of domestic violence, and provides a place to convene with other advocates to exchange good ideas. If you’ve got something to say about money and domestic violence, this is the place for…
We are so excited for our 2023 conference, "The Power of Story." Storytelling has always been part of our human experience. Our bodies know stories as a source of healing, meaning, and change. Join us as we tell the stories of our work—stories of survival, resilience, grief, power, and connection—and weave a collective vision for…
WSCADV staff facilitated several storytelling sessions with advocates (and some of you) as a way of understanding our collective experiences during "the pandemic time" and the health and sustainability of our DV workforce. Let's spend time looking at the data, making sense of it, and pondering our leadership roles into the future. It's been awhile…
This free train-the-trainer is for high school coaches and mentors who want to empower student athletes to prevent sexual assault, dating violence, and hazing.
Survivors rely on essential resources like Medicaid (AppleHealth) for the health and well-being of themselves and their children. Upcoming changes in Medicaid mean that survivor households may lose their coverage if they don’t take action now. And, we’ve got important health care updates about accessing free contraception (and more) and pregnancy medical services -- including undocumented people. Andrea…
Join us for MoneyTalks!, a webinar series to promote economic justice. MoneyTalks will take on topics that will help you understand how economics affect survivors of domestic violence and provide a place to convene with other advocates to exchange good ideas. If you’ve got something to say about money and domestic violence, this is the…
Please join us for a free virtual training with Tram Tran Larson- Housing Justice Project Community Engagement Manager and former DV advocate and WSCADV staff to learn about Washington State tenant rights for DV survivors. During the training we will also explore housing advocacy and discuss best practices when serving survivors in housing programs such…
For many survivors who use substances, it is a way to cope with the traumatic effects of abuse, while some are also coerced into using by their abusive partner. Providing support to survivors experiencing this dependency can be challenging for any advocate to navigate. Come join the conversation on how to support survivors to make…
Join us for a two-part training series with Cindene Pezzell from The National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors, formerly known as the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women. Session One: When Survivors are Accused – Addressing the Urgency Every day, victims of intimate partner violence are arrested and incarcerated, often because their…
The past three years have yielded new experiences, immeasurable stress, fatigue, and unexpected learning. We have created this space with the hopes that you might have interest in gathering with your peers for conversation about what we have learned, where we are now, and what's ahead. Your leadership (individually and collectively) is important. Your health…
The Refuse To Abuse® 5K at T-Mobile Park is a unique event that takes you around every level of the ballpark, from the top to the players’ tunnel to the final lap around the field. Stepping out on the field level of a major league ball park is an awe-inspiring moment that few have experienced! Funds raised benefit our…
The 2023 Washington State legislative session ends on April 24th. We invite you to join us for our wrap-up webinar on May 23rd. Our policy team will share what happened during session, the status of our priority agenda item (hint: the budget) and other DV-related bills, and what this means for our member programs and survivors in…
Train the Trainer Event for New Anti-Hazing InitiativeCome join Team Up Washington on Saturday, May 20th as we engage the Northwest corner of our state with the newest lesson in the Athletes as Leaders curriculum. This event includes a screening of Byron Hurt's documentary titled "Hazing: The Deadly Ritual" as well as a question and…
Are you a preventionist who is tired of the dance with school administrators and educators to gain access to their students to bring them what they know they need/want? Have you ever wondered about a special key to gain that access? How many times have you thought, "There should be a law that mandates schools…
