Corporate Affiliates Program

Corporate Affiliates Program

Become Part of the Solution

Now forming mutually beneficial alliances with local corporations and non-governmental organizations that share our commitment to ending violence.

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Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara

WFSB Grants to DVS

$75,000 grant to support the Transitional Housing Program

"We are grateful to have the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara’s support for our shelter and Second Stage Volunteer Program," says Richard Kravetz, DVS’ executive director. Learn more ...

Gallery Exhibit and Artist Reception

Gallery Exhibit and Artist Reception

March 2010 - Santa Barbara Library

In preparation for her 50-Year Retrospective in 2011, acclaimed photographer and local artist, Joyce Wilson is sharing this capsule collection with the Santa Barbara community.

New photographic works exploring the desire for sanctuary in a world of disorder.

Gallery Exhibit
March 1 - 31
Artist Reception
Thursday, March 4, 5 - 8 pm
Faulkner West Gallery - Santa Barbara Central Libary - 40 East Anapamu, Santa Barbara, CA
 
If Love Hurts - Writings By and About Survivors of Abuse

If Love Hurts

Writings By and About
Survivors of Abuse

The authors, from all walks of life, tell about the effects of physical and emotional violence on children, on dating teens and on married women trapped by their fear and shame. The stories of healing show the way to break the intergenerational cycle of abuse by exposing the secrecy that surrounds domestic violence and promoting the understanding that leads to healing for victims and for society.
All proceeds to benefit DVS. Learn more ...

DV Community Support Group

DV Community Support Group

Meetings Start Tuesday, September 15th

Providing group members with a safe and confidential setting to share emotions and experiences related to situations of domestic violence and relationship violence.

Call 805-564-3300 for more information or click here to learn more.

Girls Night Out ... in Paris!

Girls Night Out!

A benefit for DVS

Enjoy a fabulous evening of hosted wine and dinner, served by a crew of fun-loving and socially prominent local men at the Santa Maria Country Club.

Sorry! This event has been postponed. Check back again soon for updates.

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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
Understand - Learn - Prepare

Understand

Learn — Prepare

Issues, Alchohol & Drugs, Myths, Barriers, Cycle of Violence, Safety Plan, DVERT

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Donate, Volunteer, Wish List, Thrift Store, Shelter Baskets, Training, MADV

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

"Women in Peril Because of Gender"

Women in Peril
Because of Gender

A girl or woman in America is sexually assaulted every couple of minutes.

News Release: August 2009
Bob Herbert, of the New York Times, writes: "We have become accustomed to living in a society saturated with with misogyny that the barbaric treatment of women and girls has come to be more or less expected." Read more ...

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