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Help us celebrate 45 years of service to our community! Join us for an evening of delicious eats, drinks, survivor empowerment, and more – all to benefit Doorways. Because open hearts, open doors.

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Bystander Awareness Month

"While the responsibility for domestic violence or sexual assault lies with the perpetrators of these crimes, we all play a role in creating a culture of respect and preventing violence." – NO MORE

Bystander Basics

"According to the dictionary, a bystander is 'someone who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.' People who work to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault are trying to change this definition.

From passive to active."

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Bystander Scenarios

Check out sample scenarios and tips "to help you to take an active role in safely preventing and interrupting situations that may lead to sexual assault and domestic violence."

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Bystander Toolkit

"It's vital that bystanders are guided by their own personal boundaries when intervening and are attentive to the safety of themselves, the person being targeted, and others nearby."

– NSVRC

In the News

Supreme Court Cases About Stalking, Guns, and Domestic Violence You Should Know About

"Abusers may be given more power and control very soon."

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This Case Has Me Worried, for Survivors and for My State

"The Supreme Court has a choice: It can lean into the dangerous Fifth Circuit theory that guns cannot be regulated for the purpose of protecting survivors of domestic violence, or it can uphold federal law that keeps guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals."

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