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26 Sep The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Cyber Abuse (Brooklyn, NY)

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Join us for a day of expert panels discussing issues specific to helping survivors of Cyber Abuse, including panels covering: Civil, criminal, and other forms of relief in New York; Evidence preservation and collection; Common forms of cyber abuse and technological solutions to help survivors; Special considerations regarding cyber...

26 Sep Best Practices in Trauma-Informed Reporting (Syracuse, NY)

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Vera House, in partnership with our Survivors' Network and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, is thrilled to present our Media Roundtable on Tuesday, October 22 from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Hergenhan Auditorium at the Newhouse School. ...

26 Sep Mujeres, Migration, and Money (New York, NY)

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We often hear that immigrants are the economic backbone of this country, yet we rarely talk about how we can use this strength as a path towards healing for immigrant survivors of domestic violence. As social services providers, many times we are operating under the...

26 Sep Innovations in Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets (New York, NY)

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The Legal Education and Advocacy Program (“LEAP”), utilizes a comprehensive approach to address the legal needs of victims of domestic violence living in shelters operated by the Urban Resource Institute, the largest provider of shelter services in the country. URI’s innovative program called PALS (People and...

26 Sep Paws for a Purpose (Warsaw, NY)

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This free event will be Saturday, October 5 from 9a-12p at the Village Park on Liberty Street in Warsaw! Featuring purple-paw-painting and other activities, fun giveaways, resources and information on domestic violence--and of course, a community dogwalk![Friendly, well socialized dogs welcome. Dogs must remain on a...

26 Sep 9th Annual Family Services Walk a Mile in Her Shoes (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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This year, Walk A Mile will be the main event to help kick offFirst Friday Poughkeepsie’s Celebration “You can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” Stand up against sexual assault, gender violence & domestic violence and join us at Family Services’ 9th...

26 Sep YWCA NorthEastern NY Kick-Off Party for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Schenectady, NY)

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Join YWCA NorthEastern NY at Firestone 151 Bar and Restaurant on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, to kick-off Domestic Violence Awareness Month! There will be live entertainment, with Kevin Green & the Motherfolkers (also of the band Twenty Ninety-Six (2096) playing! Wear purple and participate in...

26 Sep Vera House Report to the Community on Domestic and Sexual Violence (Syracuse, NY)

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Vera House, Inc. and the Survivors’ Network invite you to join us for our 30th Annual Report to the Community on Domestic & Sexual Violence on Wednesday, October 2nd beginning at 5:30 PM at the Everson Museum! ...

26 Sep Wellspring’s Pooch Parade (Saratoga Springs, NY)

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Did you know that many times victims of domestic violence will not leave an abusive relationship out of fear for what might happen to their pet?Wellspring’s Safe Pet Partnership Program can help! Our Safe Pet Program assists victims of domestic violence by providing safe, temporary...

26 Sep Webinar: Technology Safety: Best Practices for Serving Survivors of Technological Abuse

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For most of us, information technology is a central part of not only our day-to-day professional affairs but our personal lives as well. An unfortunate side effect is that perpetrators of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse have turned to technology as yet another vehicle to...