Dear Friend,
Happy September! We are in full swing at POV with a busy fall schedule. Our Counselor Advocate and Violence Prevention Specialist joint training is going well and we are excited for our new trainees who will answer our 24/7 hotline and represent us in the community. We have new MSW interns and our support groups continue to grow. We are preparing for October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) next month, where we hold and participate in special activities, show up all over Los Angeles providing education, and produce our annual fundraising event, Evening Over Violence. Stay tuned for more info on all our DVAM happenings!
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Our annual fundraising event, Evening Over Violence, is Thursday, October 26th!
Our theme for this year is empowered protection. Empowered protection means together we empower and protect each other.
This year’s honorees:
Social Justice Humanitarian Award
Kristina Wong, Performance Artist & Activist
Advocacy Humanitarian Award
Susan Rubio, California State Senator, 22nd District
Blanca Rubio, California Assemblymember, 48th District
Education Humanitarian Award
Debra Duardo, M.S.W, Ed. D., LA County Superintendent of Schools
Visionary Humanitarian Award
Tony Porter, CEO, A Call To Men
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We hope you can us at our special event where we will recognize these deserving individuals, celebrate the work of POV, and gather together in community.
For 2023 Sponsorship Inquiries, please contact our manager, Anne Bagasao at [email protected] or 213.955.9090 x478.
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Patti's POV: A lot can happen in a year… and even more in 40 years!
This week marked the one-year anniversary of the invasion of POV Headquarters, my home, the home of then Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, the Hall of Administration, and Metro Transportation offices by the now former Sheriff at LASD. I wasn’t specifically paying attention to the memory of that frightful day, but I did feel kind of off and not my usual energetic and optimistic self for about a week...
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By Vivian Chow and Rick Chambers
The tragic death of a South Pasadena boy during a contentious custody battle has now led to the creation of new legislation protecting children from abusive parents.
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By Andre Mouchard
Authorities say the shooter at Cook’s Corner, John Patrick Snowling, was taking his marital complaints, however misguided, public.
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By Jen Percy
Trigger warning: details of sexual assault are present in this story
Sexual assault often goes unpunished when victims fail to fight back. But investigators, psychologists and biologists all describe freezing as an involuntary response to trauma.
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Support healing services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
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CONTACT
Metro Headquarters
1541 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213.955.9090 office
213.955.9093 fax
213.785.2684 video
213.785.2749 video
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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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