SAFETY ALERT!
Computer use can be monitored and is difficult to hide. If you are in danger, please use a safer computer, call your local hotline or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-SAFE
Kentucky Domestic Violence Association - PO Box 356 - Frankfort, KY 40602
Phone: (502) 209-KDVA (5382) - Fax: (502) 226-KDVA (5382)
(The KDVA operates under normal business hours.)
The KDVA works to provide a strong, statewide voice on behalf of the domestic violence victims and their children by administering state and federal funds to fifteen of Kentucky's domestic violence programs serving Primary Service Providers in the Area Development Districts, promoting public awareness, operating a Certification Program for domestic violence staff, and among other things, advocating for state legislative initiatives to increase protection to domestic violence victims and their dependent children.
The KDVA provides networking opportunities for those helping fight domestic violence, provides legal assistance to domestic violence programs and attorneys representing domestic violence victims, and helps promote public awareness of domestic violence.
For many years, KDVA has worked to provide advocacy for women who have been incarcerated as a direct result of domestic violence. Recently we experienced the triumph of having former Governor Fletcher offer commuted sentences and a pardon to six women we have been working with. These women have been released from prison and are now able to be home with their families; however, they still need your help. Just a few personal effects was all they were able to bring with them upon their release. Several of the women literally only had the clothes they were wearing when they walked out the door. We are currently seeking donations to help provide these women with the essentials they need to get their lives back on track. They are in need of money for deposits for apartments and utilities, to pay for new IDs and to purchase basic necessities for living.
KDVA also maintains a general fund for assisting women who are currently incarcerated as a direct result of domestic violence. We are constantly identifying more women who have been victimized not only by their abusers, but by our legal system as well. Many of these women find themselves with little or no outside support so every little bit we are able to send them is greatly appreciated. If you are interested in contributing to assist these amazing women, please mark "women in prison fund" in the notes field when you make your donation. Thank you for your generosity!
If you would like to use the option of sending a check, you may make the check payable to: KDVA, P.O. Box 356, Frankfort KY 40602
Women's Crisis Center Presents: Domestic Violence Across the Life Span
Assemblyman Juan Arambula is working to provide more help to local victims of domestic violence. His new bill is geared toward immigrants, refugees, or victims in rural communities who don't have access to prevention programs.
A Bay Area non-profit that aims to rid domestic violence from the lives of South Asian women is co-sponsoring a Saturday event that's bringing a noted Indian author to Mountain View to discuss her book, "Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in India.
[verbatim statement] The Domestic Violence Division of the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, in cooperation with the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence, will hold its second annual Domestic Violence Conference on May 13 and 14. The conference will be held at the Silver Star Hotel and Casino in Choctaw, Mississippi, and is entitled Domestic Violence in Our Communities: Response, ...
There are hundreds of ways that computers record everything you do on the computer and on the Internet.
It might be safer to use a computer in a public library, at a community technology center (CTC) www.ctcnet.org (directory), at a trusted friend's house, or an Internet Cafe.
Computers can provide a lot of information about what you look at on the Internet, the emails you send, and other activities. It is impossible to delete or clear all computer "footprints".
If you think you may be monitored on your home computer, you might consider no home Internet use or "safer" Internet surfing. If you are planning to flee to California, don't look at classified ads for jobs and apartments, bus tickets, etc for California on a home computer or any computer an abuser has physical or remote access to. Rather, you might look up information for your child's book report on your home computer and use a safer computer to research an escape plan.
Please visit our Warning Page for more information and suggestions to practice safe computer usage.
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Summer / Fall 2007 Newsletter Available