National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
E-Newsletter of the National Center
on Domestic and Sexual Violence
December 2015

Make a Donation
In This Issue
Give Gifts that May Save Lives!
January is National Stalking Awareness Month
Are you ready for the DECIMOS NO MÁS Campaign?
Still Shopping?
Bravelets are Perfect Last Minute Holiday Gifts
Brighten Your Holidays with Fruit and Flowers
NCDSV Board Members Honored
New resources of interest on NCDSV's website
Give Gifts that May Save a Life! 
Pepperface.com, a National Center partner, offers sleek, dependable and effective self-defense devices for your personal safety in a variety of stylish designs.  Order today!   At Pepperface.com innovation and style converge with social responsibility ~ reinventing the vital topic of personal safety.  Now being fashionable can save your life ~ seriously! 

Stalking is a crime in all 50 states, the U.S. Territories and the District of Columbia, yet many victims and criminal justice professionals underestimate its seriousness and impact.  It is one of the significant risk factors for homicide of women in abusive relationships. See resources to promote the month. 
Are you ready for the DECIMOS NO MÁS Campaign?
Casa de Esperanza and NO MORE are excited to announce the launch of DECIMOS NO MÁS, a new national campaign engaging Latin@s to play a critical role in ending domestic violence and sexual assault. 

Statistics show that an alarming number of Latin@ women and children are impacted by domestic violence in the U.S. 
  • 1 in 3 Latina women are experienced physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime
  • 15 million children live in homes where they witness DV in the U.S.

Developed in partnership with NO MORE and Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network, the DECIMOS NO MÁS Campaign targets parents specifically and encourages them to have meaningful conversations with their children about these issues.  New resources are available. The bilingual campaign website
features:
  • Helpful conversation starters for parents
  • Tools and tips on how to talk about domestic violence and sexual assault
  • Links to bilingual resources
There is also a social media activation section.  Read more.
 
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The National Center is a proud supporter of the NO MORE campaign.
NCDSV's Website is Full of Helpful Resources ~ Bookmark these Pages
SCAN calendar of trainings, webinars and events nationwide.  This is one of the most popular pages!

SEE the expanded listing of job openings around the country.

REVIEW grant opportunities.

If you want us to consider posting an announcement, e-mail Christina Walsh.
Still Shopping?

If you already shop at Amazon then AmazonSmile is an easy and fun way to support the National Center.  On the other hand, if you aren't currently an Amazon customer, then this might be the perfect excuse to finally try it out!

AmazonSmile

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the National Center every time you shop, at no cost to you.  When you shop at AmazonSmile, you'll find the exact same products, features, services and low prices as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. 

How It Works

To support the National Center through AmazonSmile, simply go to smile.amazon.com and log-in or create a new Amazon account.  Once you've logged in, you will be prompted to select a charity.  Enter "National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence" in the search box and it will show our organization in the results.

After selecting us as your charitable organization, all you have to do is shop!  The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from all your eligible purchases.  These are tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile eligible for donations.  You will see eligible products marked with "Eligible for AmazonSmile donation" on their product pages.

Whenever you make a purchase on AmazonSmile, you will have the option to share post to Facebook or Twitter saying "I just supported National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence."  Please help spread the word by choosing to post to social media and also by forwarding this e-mail to your friends and family. 

Thank You

Thank you for considering the National Center as your charitable organization of choice.  Your support will help us achieve our vision of ending domestic and sexual violence.

Happy shopping! 
 
Bravelets are Perfect Last Minute Holiday Gifts


Need a last minute gift?  Consider the stylish bracelets, necklaces, rings and new rope bracelets from Bravelets.  Buy the domestic violence (purple) and sexual violence (teal) awareness jewelry and $10 for each item purchased is donated to the National Center! 
 
Brighten Your Holidays with Fruit and Flowers

Just in time for the holidays, Touched by Flowers has expanded the gift that gives twice offerings. Sunfresh Direct, a fresh from the grove Florida citrus gift fruit program is now available.  Visit sunfreshdirect to learn more and sign up. If you're looking for fresh flowers,  then check out Touched by Flowers and see their exciting array of arrangements, centerpieces and poinsettias.  Order today and 50% of the profits from each order benefits the National Center!

The National Center wishes you a wonderful holiday season and happy new year! 
 

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Make a year-end, tax-deductible gift to the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence.

As the year draws to a close, we are remembering our friends, projects, challenges, efforts, collaborations and lessons of the past year.   
Our work is only possible given the generosity of our donors.  Please consider a donation of at least $17 in honor of our 17 years of service!  Your donation can also be made in honor of a family member or colleague and we will let them know of your generosity.  Remember, any amount will be matched and have a greater impact on the National Center's future service. 

 
National Center Board Members Honored

(L to R) Rev. Marie Fortune, FaithTrust Institute, Seattle, WA, and Toby Myers, the National Center's Vice-President, enjoy a moment together.  Toby was recently recognized with The Sara Morgan Pioneer Award from Fresh Spirit Wellness for Women, Inc., a Houston-based service provider dedicated to assisting victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse and their families, through counseling, empowerment, coaching, educational classes, group therapy and workshops, and financial assistance.
 
(L to R) DeeDee Ostfeld presents the DeeDee Ostfeld Heart of AVDA Award to Rhonda Gerson, the National Center's Treasurer, at the Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse's 10th Anniversary Home Safe Home Gala in October. Houston-based AVDA is also celebrating its 35th year of providing services, including legal services for victims and a nationally-recognized Battering Intervention and Prevention Program.
New resources of interest on NCDSV's website

Long-time friend, Ed Gondolf has a new book you'll want to read, Gender-Based Perspectives on Batterer Programs: Program Leaders on History, Approach, Research and Development.


The Report to the U.S. Attorney General on Improving Federal Agency Response to Sexual Violence in Tribal Nations: Issues and Recommendations, from the National Coordination Committee on the American Indian/Alaska Native Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Sexual Assault Response Team Initiative.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security updated their U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide.
 
Several pages related to children's issues have been updated on the National Center's site.  See Children & Youth, Child Sexual Abuse / Assault / Violence, Child Protection / Welfare and Child Support / Custody / Visitation.

You'll want to visit the funding opportunities page frequently as the Office on Violence Against Women and other federal agencies are releasing funding opportunities in the coming weeks. 

If you want to be a speaker at upcoming conferences in 2016, call for proposals deadlines are upcoming.  Check out this section of the website for open calls.
Wishing you a peaceful and happy new year!
                   
Deborah D. Tucker   
President, Board of Directors