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SAFELINE INC. Your Local Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency.
SAFETY ALERT: Computer use can be monitored and is impossible to completely clear. If you are in danger, use a safer computer or call our hotline number at 1-800-NEWSAFE. Safeline Inc. is located in central Vermont, and serves domestic and sexual violence victims and survivors in Orange and Upper Windsor Counties. Safeline runs a 24 hour 7 day a week hotline, that provides support, information and referrals as well as in-person court, police and hospital advocacy.
SAFELINE'S MISSION Safeline strives to end physical, emotional and sexual violence against women and girls through direct service, education, advocacy and social change.
HELP SAFELINE - DONATE YOUR OLD BOOKS AND CELL PHONES!
Drop your books and cell phones at one of our six locations -
- The Porch area outside FarmWay, 286 Waits River Road in Bradford, (802) 222-9316
- Outside the library in the Chase Breezeway of the Vermont Law School, 164 Chelsea Street, South Royalton, (802) 831-1440
- The foyer of the Harness Library at the Randolph Center Campus, Vermont Technical College, 1 Main Street, (802) 728-1365
- The lobby of the United Church of Chelsea, Chelsea North Common, #13, (802) 685-4874
- The Rosebud, 26 N. Main Street, Randolph, (802) 728-9387
- Sharon Academy, 6704 Vt Route 14, (802) 763-2500 *This location will not start accepting donations until school goes back in session.
We are especially interested in collecting textbooks, non-fiction, classics (especially Penguin Classics), collections of poetry, recent fiction, and hard cover children's books.
You can also feel free to donate your old cell phones in the book bins!
Petitions for Town Appropriations - Ongoing, Safeline requests funding appropriations from the towns in our service area. Some of the towns require a petition process in order to request funding. Could you help us gather signatures of registered voters from those towns? Braintree, Bradford, Chelsea, Randolph, Rochester, Thetford, Topsham, and Vershire. Please email safelineinfo@safelinevt.org or call 685-7900 for additional information.
52 DAYS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FLU IN AMERICA
This is a very IMPORTANT article written by Casey Gwinn,the former San Diego City Attorney who founded the internationally recognized San Diego Family Justice Center which is credited with reducing domestic violence homicides in San Diego by over 60%. He currently serves as the President of the National Family Justice Center Alliance. Please click on the link in the LINKS section at left.
SAFELINE RECEIVES HHS/OWH HEALTHCARE OUTREACH GRANT
Safeline, Inc., the domestic and sexual violence agency serving Orange and northern Windsor Counties, is pleased to announce that we are one of the two programs in the New England Region to receive a Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Project grant. The grant is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Regional Offices on Wpmen's Health (OWH). Our project is called HEALTH CARES About Domestic and Sexual Violence, and it will allow us to offer increased outreach, education, resources and support to area health care providers. Unfortunately, domestic and sexual violence are all too common in Vermont and across the nation. Statistics show that at least 1 in 3 women will be beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. In 2008, Safeline staff members and volunteers fielded over 1,000 hotline calls and worked with 430 different victims/survivors. The funds awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services will support Safeline's community and prevention work and the services that victims and survivors need and deserve.
AN IMPORTANT ARTICLE FROM THE HARTFORD COURANT, BEHIND THE BRUISES: A DOCTOR'S EYES OPENED BY DR. RICHARD F. JONES III Please see the link in the "Links" section at left.
SAFELINE'S WISHLIST
Gas or food cards, diapers (small or large), toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, sponges, deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo/conditioner, video camera, vacuum, dressers, pots/pans, lamps. comfortable chairs, towels/washcloths, weedwacker. dryer, copy paper, art work, used cell phones, volunteers, volunteers, volunteers!
Interested in helping? Send us an email at the bottom of this site and we will get in touch with you! Thanks
There is a new, easy and secure way to donate to Safeline! Click on the DONATE TO SAFELINE link at the left side of this page under the LINKS section for more information about firstgiving!
Another Way To Donate - Shaw's Community Rewards Program Safeline recently joined Shaw's Community Rewards Program. This means that if you register your Shaw's Rewards Card online, Safeline can receive 1% of your total purchase (certain exclusions apply). It's easy - just follow these directions. 1) Go to http://www.albertsons.com/cp/shaws/ (listed in Links Section at left) 2) Click on "Login or Register with your Rewards Card first." 3) Enter your Rewards Card number (located on the back of the card.) 4) Enter the phone number you used to apply for your Shaw's Rewards Card. 5) Hit "Login". 6) A screen will come up that asks you to enter an organization code that starts with a 4 - Enter Safeline's Number 49001021618 7) You can choose to give 100% to Safeline, or pick three other organizations to receive your donations. (make sure your total percentage is 100%) 8) Click "Update Now" when finished. 9) To confirm that your request went through you can click on "My Account" and it should show the organization(s) you have selected and what percentage you are donating to each. If you have any problems, call 1-877-932-7948. Thank you for your support!
LEGAL CLINICS
Meet with an attorney from Safeline's Legal Services Dept. Free legal counsel and advice for victims and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. CALL FOR LOCATION, TIME AND FOR ASSISTANCE WITH TRANSPORTATION, CHILD CARE AND SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS.
To register and for further information, please call (802) 685-7900.
INFORMATION ABOUT DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE Want to learn more about these issues? Check out our links section on the left side
Did you know -
- Nearly one in four women in the United States reports experiencing violence by a current or former spouse or boyfriend at some point in her life.
- 30% to 60% of perpetrators of intimate partner violence also abuse children in the household.
- The costs of intimate partner violence exceed $5.6 billion each year, $4.1 billion of which is for direct medical and mental health services.
- In the past fiscal year, Safeline served 536 different individuals and provided 2,372 services.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH ACTIVITIES
Friday, October 2nd, The SafeArt Ensemble presents song, dance and drama about speaking up, I'M TOO SEXY TO BE SILENT! at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph at 9:30am and 7:00pm. For information, call 802-685-3138
Tuesday, October 20th, The OctoberFiesta at Vermont Technical College. Come visit the Safeline table. 7pm-10pm
Monday, October 26th Safeline and the Orange County Domestic and Sexual Violence Task Force sponsor presentations by Amy Holloway about the VANS (Vermont Automated Notification Service)process. From 3pm - 5pm at the Altus Center on Main St. in Chelsea and from 6pm - 8pm in Randolph at Chandler Music Hall Gallery. Light refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, October 27th at 12:15pm, Safeline will present to the Little Rivers Healthcare Providers and Staff in Bradford.
Wed. Oct.28th 12:45-2:00p.m., Domestic Violence Panel at Vermont Law School, sponsored by Women's Law Group.
SAFELINE TWITTERS!
http://twitter.com/safelineVT
Safeline is presenting an ongoing series of Economic Information Sessions for survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence, sponsored by the Allstate Foundation. Get help with Credit Repair, Budgeting, Investing, Resume Writing, Refinancing Debt and Much more. Please call for additional information and to register. (802) 685-7900
FALL ACTIVITIES
Fall is here, and victims and survivors of domestic or sexual violence are invited to share some special Fall activities with us.
Thursdays from 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Please call our office (802) 685-7900
for more information and to RSVP.
Please let us know if you need assistance with transportation, childcare or a special accommodation.
WOMEN'S MENTORING PROGRAM
Please contact Sue at (802) 685-7900 or sue@safelinevt.org for further information.
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