August is International Overdose (OD) Awareness Month. VOCAL-NY's Albany Chapter will be holding a variety of OD Prevention trainings throughout the month. All are welcome! Join us on Wednesday, August 14th @ 5:30 PM for a Naloxone/Narcan and Overdose Prevention Training. We all can arm...
A Message from the Executive Director of In Our Own Voices, Inc., Tandra R. LaGrone: In Our Own Voices (IOOV), is exceedingly excited to host 2019 Say It Loud Black & Latin@ Gay Pride, a celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people of color(LGBT POC) communities....
Contact: Jennifer Clark, NYSCADV, 518-482-5465 x204, jclark@nyscadv.org Responding to Sexual Assault & Intimate Partner Violence for Indigenous Communities Studies indicate that violence against women—including sexual assault and domestic abuse—is higher among Native American communities. In fact a recent study funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ,)...
Unconscious bias can be at work without our realizing it, and even when we genuinely wish to treat all people equally, ingrained stereotypes can infect our visual perception, attention, memory, and behavior. This has an impact on education, employment, housing, and criminal justice. In Biased: Uncovering...
From May 6 through May 12, the National Bail Out is coordinating #FreeBlackMamas, a nationwide effort to bail Black mothers and caregivers out of jail so they can be with their families on Mother’s Day. Follow along on social media using the hashtag #FreeBlackMamas and stay tuned for information...
The Safe Center LI's Training Programs The Safe Center is proud to provide workshops with social work CEUs to area professionals. We will be offering a variety of trainings based on the latest research in the areas of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, sex trafficking,...
This event will bring together public service leaders, practitioners, researchers, community service providers, advocates, policy-makers and students to promote the development and advancement of women-led and women-sensitive policies in New York State. Conference aims: Facilitate productive dialogue among individuals and organizations concerned with advancing women-sensitive policies Promote collaboration...
Audrie & Daisy is a documentary examining the effects on families, friends, schools, and communities when two underage girls find that sexual assault crimes against them have been caught on camera. This free event is hosted by Wellspring and includes panelists Maggie Fronk of Wellspring, Rebecca Carman of...
Every day in New York, adults and children seek assistance from hospitals, rape crisis, and domestic violence shelters. Often they come in with little more than the clothes they are wearing. Money that shelters and other response organizations spend on personal care items is money...
The NCCC Wellness Center and the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier invite you to join us to “Walk in Our Shoes”. We are asking all the members of our Niagara County community to be leaders, to stand up and show that violence will not be...