Join advocates from around the state for a Legal Advocate Gathering! Connect with other legal advocates to learn about and discuss legal issues affecting survivors, best practices for legal advocacy, share challenges, success stories and more. For April, we will: Discuss recent coercive control legislation and impacts on survivorsThink about the state of legal advocacy…
Join us for Within Our Reach: Meeting The Challenges of Anti-Oppression Practice In Our Work – And Beyond, a webinar presented by Michelle Osbourne. This webinar is designed to deepen the work that you are already doingacknowledge the existence of racism and oppression in Americashift the paradigm of oppressionprovide skills necessary to support communities of…
Now that the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccines have arrived, we all have questions. How do these vaccines work? How are they similar or different from more familiar vaccines? What can I say to family or community members who have concerns about vaccine safety? What can I do differently after being vaccinated? In this webinar, participants will…
Have you ever thought about implementing violence prevention programming like Coaching Boys Into Men or Athletes As Leaders with your team or community? Join us on March 10th and meet with the leadership team and program developers of Team Up Washington. Bring your enthusiasm and questions and we’ll bring answers and know-how!
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. We will also talk about what to know about…
Join us as we advocate for domestic violence survivors and their families in Washington State! This year’s advocacy day is virtual, but this past year has taught us that connection is more important than ever. We can’t wait to connect with you to share how we’re advocating for survivors this year and how you can…
Advocates know that our work involves listening and speaking with survivors (and coworkers!) about sensitive, vulnerable and controversial issues, but we don’t often spend time building our skills to step confidently into these conversations. We encounter friends and family who may be struggling with how to help, State interventions of CPS and police that put…
Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Heather Wehr and Jake Fawcett. The training will take place over four sessions, plus a follow up. Session 1: Tuesday, 1/26/21, 9am-12pm Session 2: Thursday, 1/28/21, 9am-12pm Session 3: Tuesday, 2/2/21, 9am-12pm Session 4: Thursday, 2/4/21, 9am-12pm Follow Up Session: Wednesday, 3/3/21, 10am-12pm Whether you volunteer…
Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Heather Wehr and Jake Fawcett. The training will take place over four sessions, plus a follow up. Session 1: Tuesday, 1/26/21, 9am-12pm Session 2: Thursday, 1/28/21, 9am-12pm Session 3: Tuesday, 2/2/21, 9am-12pm Session 4: Thursday, 2/4/21, 9am-12pm Follow Up Session: Wednesday, 3/3/21, 10am-12pm Whether you volunteer…
Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Heather Wehr and Jake Fawcett. The training will take place over four sessions, plus a follow up. Session 1: Tuesday, 1/26/21, 9am-12pm Session 2: Thursday, 1/28/21, 9am-12pm Session 3: Tuesday, 2/2/21, 9am-12pm Session 4: Thursday, 2/4/21, 9am-12pm Follow Up Session: Wednesday, 3/3/21, 10am-12pm Whether you volunteer…
Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Heather Wehr and Jake Fawcett. The training will take place over four sessions, plus a follow up. Session 1: Tuesday, 1/26/21, 9am-12pm Session 2: Thursday, 1/28/21, 9am-12pm Session 3: Tuesday, 2/2/21, 9am-12pm Session 4: Thursday, 2/4/21, 9am-12pm Follow Up Session: Wednesday, 3/3/21, 10am-12pm Whether you volunteer…
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…
This year has brought a pandemic, economic upheaval, and a racial reckoning. We are listening to domestic violence survivors and the organizations who serve them in preparation for the 2021 Washington State legislative session. Join us on this webinar to meet our policy team, learn about our state legislature, hear WSCADV’s policy priorities, and find…
This is the second session of our two part Our Creativity Is Sacred sessions. Click the button below to see Part 1 for details and registration information. Part 1: 12/10/20, 1 PM - 2:30 PM Part 2: 12/17/20, 1 PM - 2:30 PM You only need to register once for access to both sessions.
We hear a lot about transformative and restorative justice in response to calls to disentangle ourselves from the legal system. Let's figure out together what that means for our programs in diverse parts of WA state. We want to bring more options for survivors and their families by investing in community solutions, but how do…
Let’s discuss how the Domestic Violence Housing First may look different now, compared to pre-pandemic times! This webinar meeting is for all staff working with clients and providing services through the pandemic, or who want to learn more about DVHF! The Domestic Violence Housing First (DVHF) approach continues to focus on getting survivors of domestic…
All of us have a role to play in creating communities where people can thrive. Coaches and student leaders have a unique opportunity to create and foster resiliency and transformation. Coaches and mentors who have implemented Athletes as Leaders and Coaching Boys into Men will talk about getting the programs going and about the impact…
As awesome, rad, and visionary preventionists, you know that connection is so important, not just now, but always. So wherever you are, we’re coming to you to retreat, regroup, and rise up to affirm that domestic and sexual violence are 100% preventable and that we continue to be 100% committed to a better world. On…
Join us for Within Our Reach: Meeting The Challenges of Anti-Oppression Practice In Our Work – And Beyond, a webinar presented by Michelle Osbourne. This webinar is designed to deepen the work that you are already doingacknowledge the existence of racism and oppression in Americashift the paradigm of oppressionprovide skills necessary to support communities of…
Our next MoneyTalk takes place on November 30 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. This quarter we will be talking about the continued economic impact of COVID-19 on survivors of abuse and how domestic violence programs can respond to the pandemic in ways that support economic resilience for communities and individual survivors. Register now!