Sentences with phrase «family violence victim»

Women and Families Center (Meriden, CT) 5/2003 — 7/2004 Sexual Assault Crisis Counselor & Internship • Developed curriculum for autistic pilot program while supervising the implementation of camp activities and overseeing the proper placement of children within program activities • Hired, trained, and monitored support staff to ensure proper adherence to teaching techniques • Managed camp budget, including trip expenditures, to ensure successful cost - benefit relationship • Communicated effectively with parents and other interested parties regarding student behavior / progress Safe Haven of Waterbury (Waterbury, CT) 9/2001 — 7/2004 Family Violence Victim Advocate • Utilized a complex variety of instructional and assessment strategies while effectively implementing behavior - change interventions at both the individual and student level • Developed and integrated media and other technological aides to improve classroom experience • Facilitated and fostered constructive communication with parents and other interested parties • Created an effective and constructive «curriculum writing project»

Charges were also more like when the family violence victim was female, with 60 per cent of accused charged, compared with 46 per cent when the victim was male.

Statistics Canada reported 99,000 family violence victims in total nationwide, accounting for one quarter of all victims of violent crime reported to police.

They include domestic and family violence victims:

Not exact matches

Dimon: We were all disturbed by the bigotry and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend and pray for the victims, their families and the healing of the community.

Surrounded by gun - control advocates and family members of victims of gun violence, Obama laid out the rationale behind his recently announced slate of executive actions on guns.

Gun control advocates, meanwhile, are motivated by more abstract notions of reducing gun violence — although, Goss noted, the victims of mass shootings and their families have begun putting a face on these policies.

In comparison, gun control advocates are motivated by more abstract notions of reducing gun violence — although, Goss noted, the victims of mass shootings and their families have begun putting a face on these policies by engaging more actively in advocacy work, which could make the gun control movement feel more relatable.

For instance, the congregation might pray for anonymous victims of domestic violence, for those trying to make difficult decisions in their life, for family members who are disagreeing with one another, and for those members of the congregation touched by the hurt or despair of others.

Poverty, hunger, homelessness, joblessness, the violence against one another, - not just being a victim of a robbery — I'm talking high school shootings, teens killing parents, or parents killing their families.

It is clear that violence against women and violence within families is commonplace, and that the perpetrators and the victims of such violence are ordinary people.

Now he receives around three calls a day from people all over the country asking for crosses, many of them families with victims of gun violence.

So I am calling out on this: the «church» is not simply part of the problem with domestic and family violence, it is far more complicit than that — it is showing its hand as being an active abuser; both encouraging abusers and silencing victims / survivors.

«A lot of people's story can be quite heartrending - they or their family have been victims of torture or violence,» says Cooper.

After every killing the preacher / family always says «they're in heaven now» God loves victims of gun violence.

The festival will also honor the talented renowned Chef Ferrán Adrià while benefiting the foundation Ciudad de la Alegria, which supports severely underprivileged children, provides solutions for women who have been victims of violence and brings help to the frail elderly in the community who are without family support.

She also recently launched the Tamron ❤ Renate Fund with Safe Horizon in honor of her sister to help victims and families affected by domestic violence.

Has the Coalition government cut $ 35 million from frontline legal services for victims of domestic and family violence?

The Pasadena Mental Health Center (PMHC) offers affordable individual and family therapy, case management, referral linkage and support for parents and victims of domestic violence.

Also at 11 a.m., Assemblywoman Monica Wallace and Mary Travers Murphy, executive director of the Family Justice Center, discuss bills passed by the state Assembly to empower domestic violence victims to leave their abuser, Family Justice Center, Main Court Building, 438 Main St., Suite 201, Buffalo.

The Centre, according to the Commissioner, would also aid investigation on domestic and sexual violence cases, boost family and paternity proceedings, and help in identifying victims of natural and manmade disasters.

«The Assembly showed admirable leadership this session by including speed safety camera expansion in their one - house budget, but petty politics and obstructionism led by a single state senator means that family members and victims of traffic violence will have to continue their fight during the legislative session,» a press release by Transportation Alternatives stated.

New York City employers would need to grant paid time off to workers who claim to be victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse or other «family offense matters,» according to legislation passed by the NYC Council.

Kaitlin Wax is the Volunteer Coordinator and Family Advocate at the Albany County Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center: «It came to the United States actually at the first feminist conference on pornography in San Francisco's Red Light District.

This news was thrilling for Mary Travers Murphy, the executive director at Family Justice Center of Erie County, an organization which supports victims of domestic violence.

Front of Queens Museum to Illuminate in Orange Now Through June 30 in Solidarity QUEENS, NY — Families of victims of gun violence, joined by elected officials, leaders and advocates, gathered this evening in a borough - wide inter-faith vigil for the victims of the Charleston hate crime massacre, and to illuminate the front exterior of the -LSB-...]

Constance Malcolm, whose unarmed teenage son Ramarley Graham was killed in 2012 by an officer that is still on the NYPD payroll, said it is a «disrespect» to families of police violence victims.

Elected officials, community leaders, victims and their family members will join Diaz Jr. in an effort to draw attention to the impact of gun violence on the public safety in the Bronx and in the city.

GOP Sen. Michael Nozzolio and Democratic Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther were joined by families of victims of domestic violence to push for a bill that would create a statewide registry of anyone convicted of a violent felony.

The agency's Healthy Relationship Training Academy sponsors workshops on dating violence for adolescents and young adults, Palacio said, while the city's Family Justice Centers offer free and confidential legal and social services victims of domestic violence, elder abuse and sex trafficking, regardless of immigration status.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray joined Borough President James Oddo, Acting District Attorney Daniel Master Jr., Councilwoman Debi Rose and others to break ground on the center, at 126 Stuyvesant Pl., which will offer support for victim's of domestic violence and their families.

Lori Haas, right, the mother of a survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting, hugs Francine Wheeler, center, mother of Ben Wheeler, who was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, as Fred Guttenberg, left, the father of 14 - year - old Jaime Guttenberg, who was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, arrives to speak during a Democratic meeting to hear from survivors of gun violence and family members of victims.

Rose Pierre - Louis, commissioner of the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence, said the city already implemented several services to help victims — including starting the city's first anti-stalking initiative last year — and the opening of the Family Justice Center will put them all in one spot.

About HELP USA HELP USA is one of the nation's largest homeless service providers and low - income housing developers serving at - risk populations including families, veterans, and victims of domestic violence.

Sanders told the New York Daily News editorial board this month that he opposes permitting families of gun violence victims to sue the firearms industry.

New York City employers would need to grant paid time off to workers who claim to be victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse or other «family offense matters,» according to legislation passed Tuesday by the City Council.

On Wednesday night, at the Democratic National Convention, U. S. Senator Chris Murphy, D - Conn., joined family members of victims of gun violence, including the Sandy Hook School shooting, to advocate for stronger federal gun control laws.

«I condemn this heartless act of violence in Israel and stand in solidarity with the families of the victims.

Through the program, the McGuire Group and Absolut Care are providing shelter in their skilled nursing and assisted living facilities to victims of domestic or family violence whose medical conditions require professional care.

He deeply sympathizes with the families and all the other direct and indirect victims of this violence.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the innocent victims — many of whom were young children — whose lives were claimed by this senseless and horrific act of violence.

At a news conference with Senate Democrats and families of victims of gun violence June 16, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - N.Y.) said others in the Senate are «for the first time... actually saying we ought to do something» to prevent shooting deaths.

[Mount Vernon] On Tuesday, October 28, a group of friends, families, and Mt. Vernon businesses will gather at Maggies Spillanes (571 Gramatan Avenue) from 6:00 to 9:00 PM to raise awareness and funds for three young victims of domestic violence, of which only two survived.

They include rental assistance for families who have been homeless for two years or more, and rent subsidies for victims of domestic violence with children.

On September 26, 2015 as part of the 6th Annual Break the Cycle Bike - A-Thon and walk, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined at Isle View Park in Tonawanda by members of the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women, Chairman of the Buffalo and Erie County Greenway Fund Standing Committee Alan J. Bozer, members of the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, WNY domestic violence agencies and community partners, victims of domestic violence and their families, and community members committed to ending domestic violence to cut the ribbon and officially open Erie County's new Tribute Garden honoring domestic violence victims and survivors.

«This was someone who many of us held up as a supporter and champion of the fight against gender violence,» said Judy Harris Kluger, executive director of Sanctuary for Families, which aids domestic violence victims.

QUEENS, NY — Families of victims of gun violence, joined by elected officials, leaders and advocates, gathered this evening in a borough - wide inter-faith vigil for the victims of the Charleston hate crime massacre, and to illuminate the front exterior of the Queens Museum in orange, the official color of New York State Gun Violence Awarenesviolence, joined by elected officials, leaders and advocates, gathered this evening in a borough - wide inter-faith vigil for the victims of the Charleston hate crime massacre, and to illuminate the front exterior of the Queens Museum in orange, the official color of New York State Gun Violence AwarenesViolence Awareness Month.

This office will help residents by giving them resources and information for departments including Veterans, Health, Crime Victims and Sexual Violence Center, Department of Social Services, Mental Health, Aging, Children Youth and Families, Probation, and Immigration.

The Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, has protected victims and their families since 1994.

As drafted last year, the bill would also allow employees to take sick time if they were a victim of domestic violence and to care for a family member.