Funding Spotlight
The U.S. Department of Justice Funds LAUSD and POV Collaborative in Groundbreaking Work With Teens
The Los Angeles Unified School District and Peace Over Violence were one of nine partnerships recently funded at $550,000 through the U.S. Department of Justice-Office on Violence Against Women to develop policies and procedures for response, supportive services and the development of effective prevention strategies to support middle and high school students who have experienced or are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Peace Over Violence has already begun developing programming for the project’s three focus sites in Highland Park: Franklin Senior High School and its feeder schools: Nightingale Middle School and Burbank Middle School. The project will run for three years and comes in the wake of a teen dating violence related murder of LAUSD high school student Cyndi Santana and the subsequent passage of LAUSD’s teen dating violence resolution.
- Lori Vollandt, LAUSD-Coordinator of Health Education Programs
Holiday Gift Card Drive
Looking to support victims/survivors of sexual and domestic violence this holiday season? Here are a few ideas for gift drives to help the individuals and families we serve:
Children and youth violence prevention center (opening in January 2012)
- A Wii. Exercise, music and dance games for Wii.
- New art supplies: markers, crayons, coloring books, craft items, construction paper, glue sticks, children’s scissors, butcher paper, folders, 8×11 paper
- Children’s books
- Children’s costumes for dramatic play
Youth Violence Prevention Programs
- Flip cameras for violence prevention digital media projects
- Editing software for media projects: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite
- Studio monitor headphones, midi controller keyboard
Sexual Assault Hospital Response and Domestic Abuse Response Teams
- New women’s, men’s and children’s cotton underwear, t-shirts, socks and sweat suits (all sizes)
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs
- Gift cards to grocery stores and pharmacies, such as: Ralph’s, VONS, CVS, Walgreen’s, Target, etc.
Please drop off donations to 1015 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 200, LA 90017 by Monday, December 19th at 5PM. For more information, contact Deanna McDonald at 213-955-9090 or Denimday@peaceoverviolence.org
*Due to limited storage space, Peace Over Violence is unable to accept used clothing and/or used toy donations.
Click here for more information about our holiday drive »
One is Too Many
New Blog post at Patti’s POV, One is Too Many by guest blogger Trina Greene.
On September 30th, 17-year-old Cindi Santana was fatally stabbed by her 18-year-old ex-boyfriend Abraham Lopez on the campus of Southeast High School. This is a tragic incident of teen dating violence (TDV), and a devastating reminder that the work I do is not done. As a program manager for Start Strong Los Angeles, a violence prevention education program of Peace Over Violence (POV), I educate about the warning signs of teen dating violence and the responsibility we all hold to prevent violence. Most importantly, I promote skills and policy aimed at building healthy teen relationships, always in hopes of preventing and avoiding such tragedies. Continue reading »
Funding Spotlight
Federal Funding Expands POV’s Civil Legal Services for Pregnant & Parenting Teens
Peace Over Violence was recently granted a 2 year, $400,000 grant from the Office on Violence Against Women in support of its Legal Advocacy Project, which offers free, civil legal services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Established in 2006, the Legal Advocacy Project focuses upon the enhancement of individualized holistic legal services designed to empower women through resolution of civil legal issues, as well as help victims build knowledge and skills that will support their recovery as they address their legal challenges. Funding will support current services: assistance with applying for restraining orders, child custody and support, divorce and immigration relief through the U-Visa and VAWA programs-in addition to an expansion of services to meet the needs of pregnant and parenting teens that have experienced dating violence and sexual abuse.
“We are very excited to partner with the Office on Violence Against Women to expand our services to address the complicated legal issues that surround teen pregnancy. Our legal department is eager to provide legal education to pregnant youth survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault so they can gain a better understanding of their legal rights and will be empowered to advocate for themselves and their children,” said Gabriela Martinez, Legal Advocacy Project staff attorney.
Peace Over Violence is grateful for the generous support it received this quarter (July-September 2011) from the following foundations and businesses:
- Air Traffic Control Education Fund
- Blue Shield of California
- Boeing Employees Community Fund
- California Healthcare Foundation
- The California Wellness Foundation
- Capital Group Companies, Inc.
- Courage for Peace Charitable Trust
- Donald W. Collier Charitable Trust II
- ICM
- Kaiser Permanente
- Liz Claiborne Inc.
- Northrop Grumman
- The Pole Story
- Ralph M. Parson Foundation
- Rose Hills Foundation
- Samuel Goldwyn Foundation
- Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
- Southern California Gas Company
- United Way of Greater Los Angeles
- Verizon Wireless
- Women’s Foundation of California
40th Anniversary T-Shirts—Available Now
Limited Edition Shirts Available Now
As part of a year-long celebration, Peace Over Violence is offering limited edition 40th Anniversary shirts for women and men. Click here to purchase shirts »
Announcing Peace Over Violence’s Annual Humanitarian Awards
Save the date! The 40th annual Humanitarian Awards will be held October 28th at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Our Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner is our biggest fundraiser of the year! In 2011, Peace Over Violence will celebrate 40 years as one of the oldest violence prevention agencies in Los Angeles and honor those people who help make the world a better place.
Memories of Hershel, 1939-2011
New Blog post at Patti’s POV, remembering Hershel Swinger:
A long time colleague and an elder in the child abuse prevention movement passed away recently at 72 years old. Hershel Swinger was a nationally known children’s advocate, clinical psychologist, professor at CAL State LA and the Senior Vice President at Children’s Institute, Inc. in LA. I met Hershel many years ago in the 1980s when LA was a hotbed of child abuse prevention organizing. We were both pushing the Sisyphean rock up the mountain to get more recognition for the prevalence and damage done by child abuse by people close to children, the ones most responsible to protect them. Continue reading »
Youth Media Team Announced
The Boyle Heights Youth Engagement Committee is looking to hire 15 members from the community to be part of a Youth Media Team.
Youth will spend the summer training to become expert filmmakers and learn how to tell their stories and capture the efforts that are happening as part of TCE’s Building Healthy Communities. Click here for dates and application information »
Pinkberry Pasadena Fundraiser
When:
June 6-12th, 11AM-11PM
Location:
19 S. Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91105
626.744.0505
Be sure to present this flyer at the time of purchase!
Slutwalk: fightin’ words, satire or social attitude education?
Slutwalk, a call to march in the streets against victim-blaming and name-calling has taken outrageous forms and is getting a lot of attention. The first one started in Toronto. It originated as a response to a Canadian police officer remarking that women shouldn’t dress as sluts if they didn’t want to be raped. The Slutwalk concept has spread across the US and there is a riot of Slutwalks in Australia and elsewhere. What to make of this burst of energy and motivation expressing anti-rape sentiments and yet using a confusing approach? Last month… (continue reading)