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...
Take advantage of an opportunity to delve a little deeper regarding lingering questions you may have about the PREA Standards in Focus – 115.33: Inmate Education.Our presenter will be Sarah True, Program Manager II at the National PREA Resource Center.PREA Standards in Focus is a...
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...
Suffolk County Community College’s Second Annual Take Back The Night, Shatter the Silence and Stop the Violence program and march on the Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood is scheduled – rain or shine –for Friday April 12, 2019 at 7 p.m. The featured speaker, Smithtown attorney...
Since 1993, StoryCenter has collaborated with individuals, grassroots groups, and organizations to centralize first-person stories in social justice efforts. The current political reality demands ever-more creative approaches to advocacy. In this new, one-hour free webinar, we will define “advocacy,” with an eye towards clarifying what...
The Sexual Assault & Crime Victims Assistance Program, with St. Peter’s Health Partners, in observance of April as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, hosts an annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®,” a community march against rape and sexual violence at Riverfront Park, Troy....
The 4th Annual New York State Suicide Prevention Conference: “STRONGER TOGETHER: Embracing Diversity and State/Local Partnerships in Suicide Prevention” sponsored by OMH and SPC-NY is a two-day conference that will focus on best practices in the field of suicide prevention. It will feature presentations highlighting...
March 1 mile with VA to raise awareness about sexual assault! Veterans, family members, friends, VA staff, VA volunteers, and community partners are invited to WEAR TEAL/WHITE to help VA raise awareness! No RSVP necessary....