WE NEED YOUR HELP! We have entered the Pepsi Refresh Project. The public decides who wins the funding through voting for their favorite project ideas. We are seeking a $250,000 award from Pepsi for our project idea. With that funding we will send outreach materials about male victims (brochures, posters, booklets and placards) to 7,500 agencies such as; police departments, ER’s, and mental health counseling centers, throughou...t the country who work with victims of domestic violence so that we can bring more awareness to this under served population of domestic abuse victims.
**VOTING BEGINS AUGUST 1st** We will not be visible on the Pepsi Refresh site until then! Remember, the public determines, through voting on their favorite project ideas at the Pepsi Refresh Project site, who wins. Please go to www.refresheverything.com sign up (takes just two minutes or less), click on the Health section and under the 250K look for "Give Under Served Domestic Abuse Victims a Lifeline." Vote for us daily throughout the month of August. Ask your friends and family members to do the same. REMEMBER TO VOTE AUGUST 1st - August 31st Thanks for your support!
Contact: Jan Brown
Email: dahmwagency@gmail.com
Website: www.dahmw.org
"Advocates Against Violence" is available to the public and to advocates working to help end violence in all its forms. The "AAV" is working to end violence in families regardless of whom the victims may be; we seek resources to help all victims of violence. We help victims find resources that will help them overcome and survive the pain they have suffered. We also advocate for natural disasters and other worthy causes that may benefit from 'spreading the word about their plight'.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women Public Awareness Campaign
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! ONLINE! Use your home computer to help us fight against intimate partner violence. August 1 - 31 (on your own time). Simply email Jan at nefaatall@yahoo.com for more information.
Pepsi Refresh Everything Challenge: http://www.refresheverything.com/ (August 1 - 31). Invite your friends and network t...o join too.
Spread the word... VOTE Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women and help victims of intimate partner violence...
Monday, July 26, 2010
Promotions
Males Can Be Victims of Domestic Violence Too
Usually when we hear about domestic violence in the news, a woman is the victim, but according to new research we found on the Website DailyFinance.com, domestic violence strikes just as many men as women. When a man is being abused, the results are more likely to be deadly! Why?
For starters, psychologists say there’s a general public perception that women are more vulnerable than men, so they can’t possibly be abusers. That may explain why a recent survey found that half of all people believe there are times when it’s okay for a wife to slap her husband. Yet it’s hard to find anyone who believes the opposite is true. That kind of thinking makes men reluctant to report abuse, because they might be perceived as “weak” or “unmanly.” Consider what happened to Tiger Woods, when the news first broke about his extra-marital affairs. “Saturday Night Live” ran a skit showing an actor being beaten by his wife with a golf club, for comedic purposes. No one would ever find it funny for a man to beat a woman. You may also remember what happened to actor Phil Hartman, after he was shot and killed by his own wife back in 1998. Psychologists say when that story first broke, a common reaction for most people was to wonder what he did wrong, to drive his wife that crazy?
One problem this new study revealed is that male victims of domestic abuse have very few places to turn for help. In fact: Of the estimated 1,500 shelters in North America providing housing and food for victims of domestic abuse, only one provides services exclusively to men. Calling the police doesn’t always help either. That's because when a man calls the police to report domestic violence, statistics show that police are three times more likely to arrest him - even if he’s the victim!
So what can you do if you’re a victim? Right now, the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women provides the only national toll-free hot line that specializes in helping male victims of domestic abuse. You can reach them online, at DAHMW.org, or call them toll free, at 1-888-7-HELPLINE. If you’re in Canada, you can try SafeCanada.CA.
Victim turns experience into help for others - News
Victim turns experience into help for others - News
Elva Thompson says she didn't recognize the early signs of domestic abuse when she began dating her husband at the age of 15.
Elva Thompson says she didn't recognize the early signs of domestic abuse when she began dating her husband at the age of 15.
The "playful fighting" and "anger-testing" shoves inflicted upon her, along with isolation from her family, didn't immediately ring any alarm bells for Thompson, now 39 and living in Palm Coast.
It wasn't until after the couple married when she was 18 and moved away from their home state of Pennsylvania to Virginia -- where he had relatives, but she didn't -- that Thompson realized she was in trouble.
After surviving 15 years of abuse, she said she's much wiser.
"Now, I know the signs of an abuser and a user," she said. "I know from a conversation from a gentleman if he's OK."
Thompson, a poet and owner/operator of book publisher Esquire Publications, said she hopes to share what she's learned and help others through a newly formed nonprofit, Precious Hearts Foundation.
Her foundation's services currently are limited to providing hotel vouchers to victims seeking to escape from their abusers. In the future, Thompson hopes to offer workshops and seminars on surviving abusive relationships and spiritual counseling to both women and men through the foundation.
Men are often forgotten in domestic-violence circles, said Thompson, author of "Battered Secrets: MEN of Domestic Violence."
"There are a lot of men out there who are abused, and there are not so many resources to help them," she said.
Diane Christen, director of Family Life Center in Bunnell, said assistance for domestic-violence victims on any level is a necessity, especially now in the midst of the recession.
"There's always a need to work," she said. "There's always a need for individuals (to help)."
Thompson said it's important for victims of domestic abuse to know there is a way out -- something Thompson said she herself didn't always believe.
When confronted by a friend about the bruises on her face, Thompson was urged to report the abuse. But Thompson -- by then a mother of three daughters -- said she was scared to contact the authorities or even members of her own family.
"I said, 'Tell who?' " she said. "If I tell, it's going to get worse."
Despite almost constant violence and stalking, Thompson said she was resigned to staying in her marriage. If the union was to end, her husband would have to be the one to go, she said.
"I had it in my mind that, if I left my marriage, I would be in trouble with God," she said.
Thompson's marriage ended in 2001 when her husband announced he was leaving -- right in the middle of their 11-year-old's birthday party, she said.
Thompson said she tells victims not to wait for their abusers to leave them and, instead, urges them to find help.
"Anyone in that situation, I would say tell someone," she said.
Shortly after her husband left, Thompson relocated to Atlanta and, six years later, came to Palm Coast -- where she has family -- and became a mother to twins. Today, the two are in contact -- a decision Thompson said she made as part of "a healing process for me."
Looking back, Thompson said she thinks her husband's alcoholism and his disdain for the success of her medical-transcription business were the impetus behind the abuse.
Thompson said she doesn't shy away from sharing her experiences.
"It made me strong and who I am today," she said. "All of this is a blessing."
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Facebook | Volunteer to Vote for Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women
Facebook | Volunteer to Vote for Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women
Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women
We are gearing up for the "get out the
vote" campaign for the Pepsi Refresh Project that begins August 1st.
If any of you would like to help us with this project please email me.
If we win the $250,000 prize we will make history for being the first non
profit agency in the USA to do a national public awareness campaign on male
victims of domestic violence. Wouldn't that be awesome?
Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women
We are gearing up for the "get out the
vote" campaign for the Pepsi Refresh Project that begins August 1st.
If any of you would like to help us with this project please email me.
If we win the $250,000 prize we will make history for being the first non
profit agency in the USA to do a national public awareness campaign on male
victims of domestic violence. Wouldn't that be awesome?
Public Awareness Campaign - Volunteers Needed
Public Awareness Campaign - Volunteers Needed
Volunteer Opportunity Details:
The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women (DAHMW) is a nonprofit agency that offers supportive services to and public awareness about the under-served victims of intimate partner violence. In order to bring more awareness and services we have entered the Pepsi Refresh Project.
Pepsi is giving away millions to fund great ideas. Pepsi only takes 1,000 submissions a month and DAHMW's proposal to the Pepsi Refresh Project has just been accepted for the month of August. For further information on the Pepsi Refresh Project go to their website at http://www.refresheverything.com
We need volunteers to promote our project idea and encourage people online to vote for us so that we can win this challenge. The two group's project with the most votes in the category we entered receives the funding for that month. Voting on our accepted submission starts on August 1 and ends August 31. People can vote for up to 10 ideas once each day.
This is a one-month volunteer project, from August 1-31, 2010. You will need a computer and internet connection. You must be able to go online daily to promote our project and voting.
The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women sponsors this opportunity
If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please take a few minutes and sign up at Volunteer Maine (http://www.volunteermaine.org). Next, create a login account with Volunteer Maine. Once you set up your account, go to the search tab. In the search type in Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women, the city is Harmony, and the state is Maine. Please let me know once you have signed up through email at mary7dvadvocate@gmail.com.
If you would just email or call Jan Brown (nefaatall@yahoo.com)with your full name, address, phone number, email address and age that would be great. Jan's phone number is 207-683-5758
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Facebook | Volunteering
Facebook | Volunteering
Want to make a difference and gain valuable training & experience in responding
to crisis situations?
Join us as a helpline volunteer! Volunteer right from home, all you need is a
computer connected to the Internet and a phone. Our 35-hour training is offered
online. Once you finish our training you can take a weekday, evening, weekend
and/or holiday shift. Shifts are four to eight hours long.
By volunteering, you will be assisting us with our continued efforts towards
creating new perspectives on intimate partner violence.
This is an opportunity for you to join a team of volunteers who are dedicated,
enthusiastic and concerned about survivors of intimate partner violence. If you
are interested in volunteering please download our volunteer application. Then
email it to: dahmwagency@gmail.com. (you might want to send along another
email just to make sure that the application got to us and didn't end up in our
spam folder)
Would you like more information about our volunteer opportunities? Contact,
email us at dahmwagency@gmail.com. Applications for upcoming trainings are
now being accepted.
Want to make a difference and gain valuable training & experience in responding
to crisis situations?
Join us as a helpline volunteer! Volunteer right from home, all you need is a
computer connected to the Internet and a phone. Our 35-hour training is offered
online. Once you finish our training you can take a weekday, evening, weekend
and/or holiday shift. Shifts are four to eight hours long.
By volunteering, you will be assisting us with our continued efforts towards
creating new perspectives on intimate partner violence.
This is an opportunity for you to join a team of volunteers who are dedicated,
enthusiastic and concerned about survivors of intimate partner violence. If you
are interested in volunteering please download our volunteer application. Then
email it to: dahmwagency@gmail.com. (you might want to send along another
email just to make sure that the application got to us and didn't end up in our
spam folder)
Would you like more information about our volunteer opportunities? Contact,
email us at dahmwagency@gmail.com. Applications for upcoming trainings are
now being accepted.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Imagine Peace...
Flash Movie Greeing Cards
Help in the fight to end domestic violence and child abuse!
Volunteer Today!
The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women need volunteers who are interested in helping to fight to end domestic violence. DAHMW is a non-profit organization and depends on volunteers. Make the decision today to give a little of your free time for an opportunity to stop domestic violence, child abuse, and intimate partner violence.
THE FIRST EVER PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN OF IT'S KIND
The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women (DAHMW) is a
volunteer directed national non profit agency that offers supportive
services to and public awareness about under served victims of intimate
partner violence. We have just submitted an idea to the Pepsi
Refresh Project . Pepsi is giving away millions to fund great
ideas. Ideas are chosen to be awarded funding through public voting on
submissions.We are looking for volunteers who will give us 1-2 hours of their time from July 20 to August 31 to spread the word
about our Pepsi Project Idea and encourage people to vote for us daily.
Ideally you will enlist your social networking friends to vote daily
for our idea as well. Voting begins August 1st and ends August 31st.
Skills
Social Networking: Be creative and knowledgeable about social media sites, blogs and group lists.
Requirements
Access to a computer that is internet connected
Contact Jan Brown today for further info and to volunteer. Thanks!
volunteer directed national non profit agency that offers supportive
services to and public awareness about under served victims of intimate
partner violence. We have just submitted an idea to the Pepsi
Refresh Project . Pepsi is giving away millions to fund great
ideas. Ideas are chosen to be awarded funding through public voting on
submissions.We are looking for volunteers who will give us 1-2 hours of their time from July 20 to August 31 to spread the word
about our Pepsi Project Idea and encourage people to vote for us daily.
Ideally you will enlist your social networking friends to vote daily
for our idea as well. Voting begins August 1st and ends August 31st.
Skills
Social Networking: Be creative and knowledgeable about social media sites, blogs and group lists.
Requirements
Access to a computer that is internet connected
Contact Jan Brown today for further info and to volunteer. Thanks!
Monday, July 19, 2010
Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women (DAHMW) Public Awareness Project
The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women (DAHMW) is a volunteer directed national non profit agency that offers supportive services to and public awareness about under served victims of intimate partner violence.
We have submitted an idea to the Pepsi Refresh Project www.refresheverything.com Pepsi is giving away millions to fund great ideas. Ideas are chosen for funding through public voting on submissions.
We are looking for volunteers to spread the word about our project idea and encourage people to vote for us daily (voting starts August 1st). Ideally you will enlist your social networking friends to vote daily for our idea as well. Voting begins August 1st and ends August 31st.
Skills: Social Networking: Must be creative and knowledgeable about social media sites, blogs and group lists.
Requirements: Access to a computer and the internet for at least one hour a day.
Contact: Jan Brown at nefaatall@yahoo.com
We have submitted an idea to the Pepsi Refresh Project www.refresheverything.com Pepsi is giving away millions to fund great ideas. Ideas are chosen for funding through public voting on submissions.
We are looking for volunteers to spread the word about our project idea and encourage people to vote for us daily (voting starts August 1st). Ideally you will enlist your social networking friends to vote daily for our idea as well. Voting begins August 1st and ends August 31st.
Skills: Social Networking: Must be creative and knowledgeable about social media sites, blogs and group lists.
Requirements: Access to a computer and the internet for at least one hour a day.
Contact: Jan Brown at nefaatall@yahoo.com
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