Dear Friend,
This year I celebrate my forty year anniversary on staff at POV. Forty years!
I have been in love with our mission and vision since the first day I walked into the office as a volunteer in 1981, and was honored to join as a full time staff member in 1983. Our vision means a lot to me and it always has. Trauma healing and preventing violence have become part of my main purpose in life. When I became Executive Director, there were seven staff members and we are now at 70. I was not only joining an organization, I was joining a movement committed to ending violence against women and girls. How lucky that I found a home to create, advocate, serve and align my values with our everyday mission of building relationships, families and communities free from sexual, domestic and interpersonal violence. I am grateful most of all for all the people: our staff, the volunteers, dedicated supporters, courageous survivors, intrepid colleagues who have been shoulder to shoulder with me over the decades. What a blessing. We are POV strong!
Last October, we celebrated our pandemic-delayed 50th anniversary. As you may know, POV was one of the first dual sexual and domestic violence agencies in the nation. Our 24/7 emergency hotline, serving the Los Angeles community for over five decades, remained completely operational throughout the entire pandemic, while we provided access to emergency housing to survivors fleeing violence. In 2022, we directly served 25,000 individuals and reached millions through our sexual assault prevention education campaign, Denim Day. I have always described POV as an evolving organization. There is so much more progress to be made and I trust that with your help, we will meet the current and future demands. It is critical that together we continue our commitment to social service, social change, and social justice.
I am writing to ask you to join me and become a sustaining donor for POV. Our sustainers are a very special family of recurring donors that provide ongoing support to our programs by choosing to give monthly or quarterly. I too am a sustainer. These recurring donations ensure continual healing and support for victims of domestic, sexual and interpersonal violence, and violence prevention for the community at large. My goal is to engage 40 new sustainers in honor of my 40th anniversary. If you can’t commit to our sustainer program at this time, please consider a one-time donation in any amount today.
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate my 40th anniversary than by asking for your help in supporting this agency that I love.
Will you join me?Â
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Metro Headquarters
1541 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213.955.9090 office
213.955.9093 fax
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West San Gabriel Valley Center
892 N Fair Oaks Ave, Suite D
Pasadena, CA 91103
626.584.6191 office
626.584.6193 fax
626.243.7972 video
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