Terri
Hamrick Kessel, MNM
Executive Director
Survivors,
Inc.
Post Office Box 3572
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-0589 Extension 22
Facsimile (717) 334-3576
EMail: Terri@...
Mission Statement
Survivors supports those who experience domestic violence or sexual assault and
strives to create a world in which violence against women and children is
unthinkable.
From: Gretchen Shaw
[mailto:gshaw@...]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
3:07 PM
To: terri@...
Subject: News from National
Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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Newsletter of The National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence
DV News Around the Nation
November 2007
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NCADV Fact
Sheets on Domestic Violence
The Public Policy Office of NCADV offers the most
up-to-date and accurate fact sheets and statistical information in the
movement. Our Fact Sheets cover a myriad of cutting-edge issues about and
related to the issue of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and
also covers state-by-state information and statistics. NCADV Fact Sheets
can be accessed and downloaded by clicking here or going to our
website: www.ncadv.org
and clicking on Resources
and then Fact
Sheets. Please continue to check our website
frequently for updates and additions!
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Connie Elder
International, LLC.
Read on
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Donate Your Car and Support NCADV
If you would like to donate a vehicle and have 100%
of the proceeds used to support NCADV* please click here to access the 1-800-CHARITY CARS website. Donations made at the 1-800-CHARITY CARS site
accessed through this link will automatically be tracked and credited to
NCADV. If you prefer to call and donate a vehicle please call
1-800-CHARITY ext. 2 (1-800-242-7489 ext. 2) and make sure that you tell
the customer service representative that you want the proceeds used to
support the NCADV. *Vehicles that qualify to be used in the 1-800-
CHARITY CARS giveaway program may be provided to victims of domestic
violence and will not benefit NCADV directly.
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NCADV's
Deadline for Workshop Submissions for Our 2008 Conference
Extended until December, 10th, 2007.
Click here for workshop submission
form.
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Sponsorship
Opportunities are Available for NCADV's 2008 National Conference and
30th Anniversary Celebration
Please call or email
our Development Department at
(303) 839-1852 x103 or development@....
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The Women of
Color Caucus of NCADV Calls for Women of Color Participation in NCADV's
2008 Conference
As NCADV celebrates its 30th
Anniversary, the Women of Color Caucus of NCADV (WOC) invites and
strongly encourages women of color from all backgrounds to voice our
concerns and share our dreams. This is our time to declare our power
and our solidarity towards our leadership. Please read on.
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NCADV
Seeking Development Director
NCADV is currently seeking applicants for the
position of Development Director. This is a full-time position that is
responsible for acquiring and building all funding sources for the
organization. The position reports to the Associate Director and
Executive Director. Some travel is required. Job responsibilities
include responding to donors, preparing annual reports, developing a
comprehensive development strategy to meet annual budget goals,
researching funding sources for new corporate and foundation support,
working with existing partners to meet project expectations, and
reviewing new submissions for partnerships to determine viability for
NCADV. Demonstrated success with foundations, corporations, individual
donors and direct mail campaigns required.
Salary depends on experience. Please include salary
requirements with cover letter and resume. Excellent benefits package
and opportunity to start a 403(b) retirement plan with our provider.
Send resume to mainoffice@.... Deadline for submission is December 3, 2007. No
telephone calls, please.
For a complete job description visit our website at www.ncadv.org
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Domestic
Violence in an Arranged Marriage
By Priyanka
Kashyap
I
nervously took my seat on the plane, hoping no one would notice. I was
a novice at this. After all, this was my first trip out of the country
I called home for 23 years. Soon, that would change--everything I knew
would change. Full article.
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Give yourself the gift of peace this season by purchasing
presents that make a difference through NCADV's online store. Proceeds
from each purchase support our work to end violence against women.
Items come boxed and ready to wrap!
HTTPS://WWW.SHOP.NCADV.ORG
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Child
Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal
Trends, Risk Factors, and Safety Concerns (Revised 2007)
By Daniel G. Saunders, Ph.D.
In consultation with Karen Oehme
It may be hard to believe that an abusive partner can ever
make good on his threat to gain custody of the children from his victim.
After all, he has a history of violent behavior and she almost never
does. Unfortunately, a surprising number of battered women lose custody
of their children. Read on.
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Buy the Body
Shop's® New Pink Hi-Shine Lip Treatment and Help
Support NCADV's FACE TO FACE Program
The Body Shop is donating 75 percent
of proceeds from the sale of its new, special edition, Pink Hi-Shine
Lip Treatment ($11.50) to the FACE TO FACE program, part of the
Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Program of the National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence (NCADV).
More
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Young Band
Brings Issue of
Domestic
Violence to the Forefront
By Gretchen
Shaw, NCADV
Ronnie Winters,
lead singer of the overnight sensation band and NCADV supporter, THE
RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS (RJA), is no stranger to domestic violence. The
kind and humble musician witnessed his mother's abuse as a child and
wrote one of the band's most popular singles, Face Down, which is a
song about domestic violence. Full article.
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The Cosmetic
and Reconstructive
Surgery
Project of NCADV
The Cosmetic & Reconstructive Support (CRS)
Program is the only direct service program that the National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) offers to survivors. NCADV works in
partnership with three medical associations to assist survivors of
domestic violence who cannot afford the cosmetic and reconstructive
surgery and dentistry needed to repair the injuries they have received
from a spouse or intimate partner. Link to more information about CRS.
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AWARENESS
BUGZ:
A GLOBAL MOVEMENT
Bugz Workshop,
Inc., a small, humanitarian company with its roots in Africa,
has announced the creation of its line of "Awareness
Bugz"-butterflies and dragonflies that carry a human public
service message. Read on.
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SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH THE NATION!
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
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Send it to us!
Please click here for submission
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The information in this e-newsletter does not
necessarily mean that NCADV aligns itself or supports the opinions
purported in articles and takes no responsibility for the comments of the
writers.
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Sincerely,
Editor and Special
Projects Coordinator
National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence
phone: 303-839-1852
x 107
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