40-Hour Domestic Violence Training Program

40-Hour Domestic Violence Training Program

2009 Dates Announced

Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
July 7 – August 15, 2009.
Please RSVP by July 5, 2009.
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White House Advisor Named

DV Advisor Appointed

White House to Revive Focus on Domestic Violence Issues

News Release: 27 June 2009
Lynn Rosenthal, a longtime advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault was named to a new post as a White House advisor on violence against women. Read more ...

Don't Blame the Victim

"She Must Have Deserved It"

Recent Surveys Find High Propensity to Blame Victim in Domestic Violence Cases

News Release: 16 March 2009
The recent attack by R&B singer Chris Brown on his girlfriend pop icon Rihanna has brought domestic violence into the national media spotlight. What is interesting about this case is the degree to which both men and women continue to blame the victim. Read more ...

New Interim Director for DVS

Interim Director Named

 

News Release: 20 March 2009
Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County is pleased to announce Richard Kravetz, MFT, as its new Interim Executive Director. Read more ...

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24-Hour Crisis Lines - Shelters

Santa Barbara 805-964-5245
Lompoc 805-736-0965
Santa Maria 805-925-2160
Santa Ynez Valley 805-686-4390
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Thanks to Donors like You

Thanks to Donors like You

Last year DVS was able to:

  • Give emergency shelter to 311 women and children
  • Answer 2,081 crisis calls
  • Respond with law enforcement to 910 domestic violence 9-1-1 calls
  • Educate more than 1,500 teens about healthy relationships
  • The DVS Teen Services Program includes workshops, classroom presentations and peer education in local high schools, junior highs, juvenile hall, and other youth venues that educate teens about abusive and healthy relationships.

Your support is not only helping us save lives now, it's helping us prevent domestic violence in the future.

Donations provide critical support!

  • $50 allows 10 teens to attend a Workshop on Healthy Relationships in a Junior High or High School
  • $100 buys one day of food, shelter, and support for a mother and her two children
  • $250 provides one woman with domestic violence counselign for 3 months
  • $500 allows a Shelter Advocate to respond with police to all 9-1-1 domestic violence calls for a week
  • $750 provides 3 months of outings and activities for 10 children living at the shelter
  • $1,000 keeps our Hotline Service running 24-hours a day for one month

Lifesaver

$2,500 provides food, shelter, and support for a woman and two children for one month

Guardian Angel

$5,000 houses a family in our Second Stage Program for 18 months

Planned Giving

Remember Domestic Violence Solutions in your will or trust with Planned Giving