Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance

Regional State and Local Partners Meeting: Tidewater/ Reunión Regional de Socies Estatales y Locales: Tidewater
2022-04-14 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual- Zoom
Join us on Thursday, April 14th from 10 am-12 pm for the second of our regional 2022 State and Local Partners’ meetings!
This invitation is open to advocates, preventionists, and other partners serving survivors and/or supporting community education on healthy relationships in Tidewater. We will continue to hold virtual gatherings until we can be together safely again. Distance will not stop us from holding space to share resources, information, advice, concerns, and/or successes!
Our time together will include:
-Welcome & introductions
-Discussion on regional issues, service trends, and resources
-Agency updates
-Closing
For more information, please email us at training@vsdvalliance.org.

Chat and Chew with our PES Team
2022-04-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual- Zoom
Bring your lunch and join the Action Alliance’s Project for the Empowerment of Survivors (PES) for an informal lunch conversation. PES provides advice and information on a variety of legal issues to survivors. You’ll learn about the legal helpline, PES services, and how you can access these resources. Advocates will have the chance to ask questions about the PES’ services and the process for accessing services. We also encourage you to come and share information about the trends you’re seeing in your local communities and jurisdictions. (Note: questions about specific individual survivors or situations should addressed separately with PES, which can be contacted through the Statewide Hotline, 800-838-8238.)
This is also intended for any agency staff working with survivors who may have legal questions/concerns.

Creating a Culture of Care Virtual Conference
2022-05-11 09:30 - 17:00 | Virtual
Creating a Culture of Care Virtual Conference
The Action Alliance is hosting a two-day virtual conference; Creating a Culture of Care: Putting Trauma-Informed Principles Into Practice this year on Wednesday, May 11th and May 18th from 9:30AM-5:00PM EST. This conference will dive deep into SAMHSA’s Six Key Principles of a Trauma-Informed Approach and how we can actively implement these principles into our organizational cultures and practices. During the conference there will be six plenary sessions, one dedicated to each trauma-informed principle, and breakout workshops that will focus on implementing these principles within our Survivor Advocacy Practices, Agency Practices, and Prevention Practices.
Attendees need to plan to attend both days.
May 11 will focus on Safety, Peer Support, and Empowerment, Voice, and Choice Principals. May 18 will focus on Cultural, Historical, and Gender Issues, Collaboration and Mutuality, and Trustworthiness and Transparency.
Conference Schedule:
May 11:
9:30 – 10:00: Welcome and Keynote with Tracy Wright, RSP, NCCASA

10:00 – 11:30: Safety Principle featuring the following breakouts:
Agency Practice Track: White Supremacy Culture and Psychological Safety
Prevention Practice Track: Access as Care: Disability Justice in Violence Prevention Spaces
Survivor Advocacy Track: Safe(r) Intakes: Making you First Impression Count

11:30 – 1:00: Lunch

1:00 – 2:30 Peer Support Principle featuring a plenary and the following breakouts:
Agency Practices Track: TBD
Prevention Practice Track: From Caucus to Affinity
Survivor Advocacy Track: Safely Opening Shelters to Guests for Survivor Support

2:30 – 3:00: Break

3:00 – 4:30: Empowerment, Voice, and Choice Principle featuring a plenary and the following breakouts:
Agency Practices Track: Rule Reduction in Shelter Programs
Prevention Practices Track: Youth Organizing
Survivor Advocacy Track: Building Survivor Leadership

4:30 – 5:00: Closing

May 18:
9:30 – 10:00: Welcome and Keynote with Stephanie Spencer with Urban Baby Beginnings

10:00 – 11:30: Collaboration and Mutuality Principle with the following breakouts:
Agency Practices Track: Addressing and Shifting Power in Organizational Practices
Prevention Practices Track: Maybe the Real Protective Factors were the Connections we Made Along the Way
Survivor Advocacy Track: Systems Advocacy in Context of Partnerships and Collaboration

11:30 – 1:00: Lunch

1:00 – 2:30: Trustworthiness and Transparency Principle featuring plenary and the following breakout sessions:
Agency Practices Track: SDVA’s and Mandated Reporting
Prevention Practices Track: Building Space for Autonomy and Mutuality through Trust and Transparency
Survivor Advocacy Track: Why Should I Trust You
Trustworthiness and Transparency Principle featuring plenary and the following breakout sessions:
2:30 – 3:00: Break

3:00 – 4:30: Cultural, Historical and Gender Issues Principle with the following breakouts:
Agency Practices Track: Equity Among Staff and Volunteers
Prevention Practices Track: Not Just Numbers: Using Data for Public Health Action and Health Equity
Survivor Advocacy Track: It Starts with What we Don’t Know.

4:30 – 5:00: Closing with Laurie Crawford and Gena Boyle; Introducing Virginia HEALS and funding opportunities for trauma-informed services

* Each breakout will be divided into three sessions: one on agency practices, one on advocacy practices, and one on prevention practices. Attendees may select which breakout room they want to be in.
**Schedule times and/or breakout times may change. Final schedule will be updated soon

Your conference registration fee is $125 and includes as many registrations for you agency as you would like. The attendees need to plan to attend on May 11 and on May 18.

This year our conference will be held on Accelevents. A registration link will be sent out to you before the conference.

WHERE: Virtual
DATES: May 11 and May 18, attendees need to make plans to attend both sessions
COST: $125.00 per agency, may register as many attendees as the agency wants
Register: https://bit.ly/Creatingacultureofcare
For more information or for further questions, please reach out to training@vsdvalliance.org

Creating a Culture of Wellness: Reproductive Health
2022-06-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Virtual- Zoom
This training is open to advocates, reproductive health providers, and clinic staff. Through this training, participants will become familiar with the dynamics of sexual and reproductive coercion and learn the value of taking a trauma-informed, universal education approach to interactions with clients and patients. Participants will increase comfort and general understanding of reproductive health services available to survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence and walk away with an understanding of the importance of building partnerships between sexual and domestic violence agencies and reproductive health providers.

Statewide State and Local Partners Meeting / Reunión Estatal de Socios Estatales y Locales
2022-06-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Join us on Thursday, June 9th from 10 am-12 pm for the first of our statewide 2022 State and Local Partners meetings!
This invitation is open to advocates, preventionists, and other partners serving survivors and/or supporting community education on healthy relationships. We will continue to hold virtual gatherings until we can be together safely again. Distance will not stop us from holding space to share resources, information, advice, concerns, and/or successes!
Our time together will include:
-Welcome & introductions
-A presentation from Regina Chaney, Senior Community and Engagement Specialist with HOME of VA, on Fair Housing Rights
-Discussion on the intersections between fair housing and SV/IPV
-Agency updates
-Closing
For more information, please email us at training@vsdvalliance.org.
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¡Reúnase con nosotres el jueves 9 de junio de 10 a.m. a 12 p.m. para la primera de nuestras reuniones estatales del 2022!
Esta invitación está abierta a defensores, prevencionistas y otres socies que sirven a sobrevivientes y / o apoyan la educación comunitaria sobre relaciones saludables en el norte de Virginia. Continuaremos ofreciendo estas reuniones virtualmente hasta que podamos estar juntes de nuevo en persona. ¡La distancia no nos impedirá mantener un espacio para compartir recursos, información, consejos, inquietudes y / o éxitos!
Nuestro tiempo juntes incluirá:
-Bienvenida e introducciones
-Exposición sobre los Derechos de Vivienda Justa y discriminación en la vivienda, hecho por Regina Chaney, Especialista superior de vinculación con la comunidad, HOME de VA
-Discusión sobre las intersecciones entre la equidad en la vivienda y la violencia de género
-Actualizaciones de las agencias
-Cierre
Para obtener más información, envíenos un correo electrónico a training@vsdvalliance.org.

ECHO@edu: Campus Violence Prevention
2022-06-09 10:30 - 12:00
In this ECHO program, staff at colleges, universities, and community colleges are invited to present challenging cases to each other, gather feedback and recommendations, and discuss new developments and best practices for primary prevention and peer educator programs. This isn’t another passive webinar! We use Zoom so that you can see each other and communicate in real-time. Come prepared to ask questions, make recommendations, and connect with other campus professionals and students across Virginia.
WHERE: Virtual
DATE: June 9, 10:30 am – 12:00 PM
COST: Free
Register: https://bit.ly/echoedu
For more information or for further questions, please reach out to training@vsdvalliance.org

Directors' Forum- Values Based Messaging for Impact
2022-06-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Directors’ Forum
Values-Based Messaging for Impact
Thursday, June 9, 2022
2pm-4pm
We’ve all seen the explosion of bills in other states as well as in Virginia that scapegoat communities (e.g. anti-immigrant and “don’t say gay” bills), limit access to reproductive health options, and bring forth a host of other outcomes that negatively impact survivors of sexual and domestic violence.
The work to end violence and the work to end oppression are one in the same; our work is by its very nature political and requires us to confront policies and messaging that promote division, violence, and oppression.
At the June 2022 Directors’ Forum, the Action Alliance would like to introduce a proven messaging and organizing framework that counters divide and conquer politics and advances a worldview in which all of us thrive by weaving together race and class in its messaging. The Race Class Narrative builds cross-racial solidarity and promotes policies and approaches that serve us all and link shared economic prosperity directly to racial justice. Research consistently shows that speaking affirmatively about race strengthens our ability to mobilize people who care about our issues while challenging and undermining messages that feed on and stoke fear, xenophobia, and resentment.
We think that we can apply this framework to issues that impact survivors, weaving gender-based violence prevention into the proven race class narrative messaging structure. We can both persuade and win hearts and minds when we employ messaging frameworks that work!

DO YOU Connection Zoom
2022-06-10 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual- Zoom
The Culture Change Team at the Action Alliance will be hosting quarterly DO YOU Connection sessions where we will offer live program support. Each Connection session will also include a presentation from a local program staff who will present about their DO YOU experiences and share helpful tips with the DO YOU facilitator community. This will be an opportunity for folx to connect, brainstorm, and problem solve with us and other DO YOU facilitators at local programs! The DO YOU Connection Zoom series is open to anyone in a program where staff have been trained to facilitate DO YOU. Out of state facilitators welcome! All times are listed in EST.

Trauma Informed Lawyering
2022-07-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual- Zoom
Hey advocates! Know an Attorney who’d be interested in learning more about Trauma-Informed Lawyering? We’ll discuss trauma and its impact on survivors and attorneys as well as explore how to respond to clients using a trauma-informed approach.
This two-part series is geared towards lawyers working with survivors. It will be hosted virtually on July 8th and July 15th from 12-1pm. The event is CLE pending. Training lawyers to be trauma informed in their approach will lead to improved services for survivors. Lawyers will also gain an increased understanding of trauma and its impact on individuals and themselves.
**Event is CLE pending. You must put in your Bar Number in order to get CLE credits.**

Violence Prevention in Action ECHO (open Clinic)
2022-07-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
ECHO is an international evidence-based model for training and peer-to-peer learning originally developed at the University of New Mexico. In this ECHO program, prevention staff at local sexual and domestic violence agencies present challenging cases to each other, gather feedback and recommendations, and discuss new developments and best practices for primary prevention. This isn’t another passive webinar! We use Zoom so that you can see each other and communicate in real-time. Come prepared to ask questions, make recommendations, and connect with other preventionists across Virginia.
WHERE: Virtual
DATE: July 13, 10:30 am – 12:00 PM
COST: Free
Register: https://bit.ly/3VPECHO
For more information or for further questions, please reach out to training@vsdvalliance.org

Intention Based Graphic Design
2022-07-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Intention-Based Graphic Design
The stories we tell through graphic design shows our community who we are and what we value most. Our designs are often a first impression and set the tone for the relationships we’ll cultivate and the audiences we reach.
Being able to tell a story through our designs that captures our mission and values with intention is essential! Throughout this two-part series, we‘ll walk you through best practices, tools, and resources to help you do just that. You’ll even have an opportunity to put these new skills into practice and receive feedback or assistance with current projects you’re creating.
Part I: Accessible Design
Thursday, July 14th, 1PM – 3PM
During this session, we will walk you through best practices for creating designs that are accessible. The colors, fonts, and layouts you use can all have an important impact on whether or not your design is truly able to get your message to your audience.
You will also have an opportunity to create your own design, with an opportunity to receive feedback during this session.
Part II: Trauma-Informed and Inclusive Design
Thursday, July 21, 1PM – 3PM
Part two of this series will dive into your organization’s values and how those values can be incorporated into designs to create pieces that will resonate with your target audience. You will also receive resources to help you find elements to use in future designs.
There will also be an opportunity for you to share your organization’s values simply through the use of visuals.
Members may attend this for free; $25.00 for each session or $40 if you register for both for non members.

Intention-Based Graphic Design
2022-07-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual

Regional State and Local Partners Meeting: Central Virginia / Reunión Regional de Socios Estatales y Locales: La parte central de Virginia
2022-08-04 10:00 - 12:00
Regional State and Local Partners Meeting: Central Virginia / Reunión Regional de Socios Estatales y Locales: La parte central de Virginia

Join us on Thursday, August 4th from 10 am-12 pm for the third of our regional 2022 State and Local Partners meetings!

This invitation is open to advocates, preventionists, and other partners serving survivors and/or supporting community education on healthy relationships in Central Virginia. We will continue to hold virtual gatherings until we can be together safely again. Distance will not stop us from holding space to share resources, information, advice, concerns, and/or successes!
Our time together will include:
-Welcome & introductions
-Discussion on regional issues, service trends, and resources
-Agency updates
-Closing
For more information, please email us at training@vsdvalliance.org.
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¡Reúnase con nosotres el jueves 4 de agosto de 10 a.m. a 12 p.m. para la tercera de nuestras reuniones de socios estatales y locales del 2022!
Esta invitación está abierta a defensores, prevencionistas y otres socies que sirven a sobrevivientes y / o apoyan la educación comunitaria sobre relaciones saludables en. Continuaremos ofreciendo estas reuniones virtualmente hasta que podamos estar juntes de nuevo en persona. ¡La distancia no nos impedirá mantener un espacio para compartir recursos, información, consejos, inquietudes y / o éxitos!
Nuestro tiempo juntes incluirá:
-Bienvenida e introducciones
-Discusión sobre temas regionales, tendencias de servicio y recursos
-Actualizaciones de las agencias
-Cierre
Para obtener más información, envíenos un correo electrónico a training@vsdvalliance.org.

Membership Meeting August 11
2022-08-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
The membership meeting will be held via Zoom Thursday, August 11, 10am-12pm and will be hosted by the Reproductive Justice Workgroup (an Action Alliance staff workgroup). The membership meeting will focus on our reproductive justice work and will highlight a few new resources we are releasing. The new resources are a comprehensive informational and messaging guide plus a 3-part series on how reproductive justice intersects with SV/IPV advocacy and prevention work and how to foster RJ in SDVA programs. Join us as we discuss why reproductive freedom is critical for survivors and how can we foster it in our work.
This meeting is for members of the Action Alliance only. You will receive a notification once your registration has been approved. You must enter your organization and role at registration.

New Member Orientation
2022-08-17 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
Update: Due to low enrollment, we will not be hosting this meeting as previously scheduled. If you have questions about membership or would like an individualized orientation to the Action Alliance, please feel free to email us at join@vsdvalliance.org.
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Are you new to the Action Alliance? Want to hear about our new resources, how to access the resources available to you, or see how you can put your Action Alliance membership to use? Join us for a one hour orientation to the benefits of your Action Alliance membership.

Creating a Culture of Wellness: Reproductive Health
2022-09-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Action Alliance, 1413 W. Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
This training is open to advocates, reproductive health providers, and clinic staff. Through this training, participants will become familiar with the dynamics of sexual and reproductive coercion and learn the value of taking a trauma-informed, universal education approach to interactions with clients and patients. Participants will increase their comfort and general understanding of reproductive health services available to survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence and walk away with an understanding of the importance of building partnerships between sexual and domestic violence agencies and reproductive health providers.
This is a five hour training with a one hour lunch break. Please only register if you can stay for the entire day.

DO YOU Facilitator Training
2022-09-27 10:00 - 2022-09-28 16:00 | Action Alliance, 1413 W. Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
DO YOU: Building Youth Resilience Through Creative Expression is a primary prevention strategy to address teen dating violence, sexual harassment, and bullying by promoting positive youth development and healthy relationships. This training is designed for adult facilitators and teen mentors (who are peer facilitators) interested in implementing DO YOU in their communities.
This is an in-person training held at the Action Alliance office/ training space from 10A to 4P on September 27 and 28, 2022. There will be an hour lunch each day as well provided by the Action Alliance. Participation in the training will cost $350 (with a reduced fee for members) and includes 21 DO YOU zines, a printed UnCurriculum Facilitation Guide, a package of DO YOU Homework Folders, and access to additional resources and technical assistance.

Action Alliance Membership Meeting
2022-10-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
During this annual membership meeting, we’ll report on what we’ve accomplished in the past year and what we have planned for the year ahead. The Governing Body will also be presenting a slate of seven new Governing Body members for affirmation by the membership.
You must be an Action Alliance Member to attend this meeting. Please register through Zoom and then you will get a confirmation once your registration has been approved.

Regional State and Local Partners Meeting: Southwest Virginia / Reunión Regional de Socios Estatales y Locales: La parte sudoeste de Virginia
2022-10-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Join us on Thursday, October 6th from 10 am-12 pm for the fourth of our regional 2022 State and Local Partners meetings!
This invitation is open to advocates, preventionists, and other partners serving survivors and/or supporting community education on healthy relationships in Southwest Virginia. We will continue to hold virtual gatherings until we can be together safely again. Distance will not stop us from holding space to share resources, information, advice, concerns, and/or successes!
Our time together will include:
-Welcome & introductions
-Discussion on regional issues, service trends, and resources
-Agency updates
-Closing
For more information, please email us at training@vsdvalliance.org.
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¡Reúnase con nosotres el jueves 6 de octubre de 10 a.m. a 12 p.m. para la cuarta de nuestras reuniones de socios estatales y locales del 2022!
Esta invitación está abierta a defensores, prevencionistas y otres socies que sirven a sobrevivientes y / o apoyan la educación comunitaria sobre relaciones saludables en la parte sudoeste de Virginia. Continuaremos ofreciendo estas reuniones virtualmente hasta que podamos estar juntes de nuevo en persona. ¡La distancia no nos impedirá mantener un espacio para compartir recursos, información, consejos, inquietudes y / o éxitos!
Nuestro tiempo juntes incluirá:
-Bienvenida e introducciones
-Discusión sobre temas regionales, tendencias de servicio y recursos
-Actualizaciones de las agencias
-Cierre
Para obtener más información, envíenos un correo electrónico a training@vsdvalliance.org.

ECHO@edu: Campus Violence Prevention
2022-10-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Project ECHO uses Zoom, the teleconferencing software, to connect professionals from multiple locations to present challenging cases to each other, gather feedback and recommendations, and to discuss new developments and best practices. The structure of each ECHO Clinic is an integral component of the ECHO model.
In this ECHO program, staff at colleges, universities, and community colleges are invited to present challenging cases to each other, gather feedback and recommendations, and discuss new developments and best practices for primary prevention and peer educator programs. Come prepared to ask questions, make recommendations, and connect with other campus professionals and students across Virginia.
Please register for this meeting via ZOOM. You will get a notification when your registration has been approved.
This isn’t another passive webinar! We use Zoom so that you can see each other and communicate in real-time. Come prepared to ask questions, make recommendations, and connect with other campus professionals and students across Virginia.
For information about our data usage and collection, please visit: http://bit.ly/iECHOdata.

VAdata Basic Training
2022-10-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Since its inception in 1996, VAdata has been an invaluable tool for Virginia advocates tracking services to survivors and information about their experiences of violence. This training is for staff who are new VAdata users or people who need a refresher on certain features of the system. Join us for a virtual walk-through of the system, where we will review the core forms and functions and VAdata, explore how to generate reports, and learn how to get the most of your user experience. Please note that this session will be recorded.

Violence Prevention in Action ECHO (open Clinic)
2022-10-19 10:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Project ECHO uses Zoom, the teleconferencing software, to connect professionals from multiple locations to present challenging cases to each other, gather feedback and recommendations, and to discuss new developments and best practices. The structure of each ECHO Clinic is an integral component of the ECHO model.

ECHO is an international evidence-based model for training and peer-to-peer learning originally developed at the University of New Mexico. In this ECHO program, prevention staff at local sexual and domestic violence agencies present challenging cases to each other, gather feedback and recommendations, and discuss new developments and best practices for primary prevention.

This isn’t another passive webinar! We use Zoom so that you can see each other and communicate in real-time. Come prepared to ask questions, make recommendations, and connect with other sexual and domestic violence agency staff across Virginia.

Please register using the ZOOM link. You will receive a notification once your registration has been approved.
For information about our data usage and collection, please visit: http://bit.ly/iECHOdata.

ReStoryation, BIPOC Advocates
2022-10-19 13:00 - 2022-10-20 16:00 | Charlottesville, VA
Over the past 2 years, we have all navigated significant and sometimes overwhelming crises. As advocates, that has meant responding to the needs of survivors in addition to caring for ourselves, our families, and others who are dear to us. What we’ve come to know as normal has changed. Whether the past 2 or so years has brought us sorrow, fear, joy, new opportunities, grief, overwhelm, new beginnings, or a combination of all of the above…it has brought change to all of us.
When life puts us through challenges, nature can help us make sense of what is happening and guide us through. Nature tells stories of trauma, healing, and regeneration. Learning from nature and using story can help us remember, process, and integrate our experiences.
We can look to the story of mycelium that spreads across the forest floor and underground to create a network. Or to the root system of trees that go deep and wide to communicate to other trees around them how to find resources and avoid threats. These systems depend on the health and needs of the collective so that the whole system can thrive.
We invite you to reconnect with advocates across the state through the practice of storytelling. Much like mycelium, we hope this space will foster connection and restoration through storytelling, art, food, and community. The past 2 and a half years have made many of us feel isolated, but the truth is that we are still very much connected, we just need the space to find that again.

VAdata Advanced Training
2022-10-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Sexual and domestic violence agencies across the state are using VAdata to track services and support grant reports. This training provides existing VAdata users with information about the different reports available in the system and offers hands-on experience entering data. After this training, participants will understand when and how to use reports for writing grants and how data entry impacts quarterly reports
and statewide statistics. Please note that this session will be recorded.

Beyond Abortion: Reproductive Justice and the Anti-Violence Movement
2022-11-11 11:00 - 13:30 | Boathouse at Rocketts Landing, 4708 E. Old Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23231
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Flexible Foundations for Shelter Support and Beyond
2022-11-17 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
Between the pandemic, climate catastrophes, tensions about human rights, and high costs for basic needs, survivors’ service needs feel more complex than ever. Join the Action Alliance and Tori Wynecoop, Training and Technical Assistance Manager at the National Center on Domestic Violence Trauma and Mental Health (NCDVTMH), for three virtual trainings about collaborative and flexible approaches to address complex service needs. In this 3-part training for shelter staff and other front line advocates, participants will examine their expectations around crisis intervention; explore how to promote shared responsibility in shelter; and use the ‘stages of change’ model to support survivors’ goals.
This is the first in a three part training series. Attendees are encouraged to try and attend all three sessions.
Dates:
November 17th, 2022, 3:00 to 4:30 PM EST: Moving from Rules to Shared Expectations
Register: bit.ly/flexfound1
January 19th, 2023, 3:00 to 4:30 PM EST: Supporting Survivors Who Use Substances.
Register: bit.ly/flexfound2
March 16th, 2023, 3:00 to 4:30 PM EST: Navigating Conflict and Change.
Register: bit.ly/flexfound3

The Intersection of Firearms and Intimate Partner Violence
2022-11-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Did you know that 60% of intimate partner homicide victims are killed with firearms?
Join the Action Alliance as we present a training session on The Intersection of Firearms and Intimate Partner Violence. The Action Alliance will be presenting our Firearms Toolkit which is intended to provide you with a starting place. Attendees will leave this training with a better understanding on Virginia Law and Firearms Restrictions and will also be able to take back recommendations and best practices in working with survivors and your community.
The Action Alliance supports policies to remove firearms from potentially lethal situations and give law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and courts tools to protect victims, their families, and the broader community.

Confidentiality and Mandated Reporting
2022-12-02 10:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
This training will include a discussion around the challenges and questions that arise with survivor confidentiality, advocacy, and mandated reporting. The training will include an overview of the laws and historical context surrounding this complex issue.
When you leave, you will leave knowing more about confidentiality and helpful suggestions and guidelines on mandated reporting.
This training is for Action Alliance Members only. Once you register for the event, your registration will need to be approved. Please stay tuned for the Zoom link after approval.

Outreach Otters
2022-12-06 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual- Zoom
Do you help with outreach, development, or community engagement in your agency? Come join the Outreach Otters for our quarterly catch up where we chat everything from fundraising to outreach. December’s topic will focus on building partnerships. Please come ready to share about partnerships that you have, ideas for others to build partnerships, and get ideas for your own agency.
No registration required. Zoom access sent via Resonance email. Email training@vsdvalliance.org, if you need assistance accessing the Zoom meeting. This meeting is limited to staff at sexual and domestic violence agencies and affiliate member agencies.

The Hope Reception
2022-12-09 14:30 - 16:30 | Training Center, 1413 W. Main St., Richmond, VA, 23220
Join the Action Alliance in our new office as we take time to celebrate advocates across Virginia, recognize our new Lifetime Members, and honor those who continue to inspire hope for a violence-free Virginia.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/hopereception2022
Our Honorees:

Toni Zollicoffer, Director, Fairfax Office of Domestic and Sexual Violence Services

As a member of the Statewide Advisory Committee on Sexual and Domestic Violence, Toni led a study group on partner abuse intervention and prevention. Recommendations from the study group have led to both local and statewide initiatives addressing the harm that takes place within intimate partner relationships through trauma-informed healing and accountability programs.

Delegate Carrie Coyner (VA-62)

Since joining the House of Delegates in 2020, Del. Coyner has developed a strong reputation for working across the aisle on a number of issues impacting children, families, and survivors of sexual and domestic violence. In 2022, she worked to secure $9M in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) appropriations to maintain level funding for Virginia’s sexual and domestic violence crisis centers. She is a steadfast advocate, routinely organizing her colleagues in the House to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and raise awareness about the power of preventing violence in our communities.

Delegate Patrick Hope (VA-47)

Del. Hope has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2010, is a long-time friend of the Action Alliance, and a champion on sexual and domestic violence issues. Most recently, he worked alongside the Action Alliance, the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and sexual and domestic violence advocates to expand the Supreme Court’s successful Hope Card Program, allowing survivors who are granted final protective orders access to a wallet-sized card summarizing the order’s critical information.
