Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 2021
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), and the National Network to End Domestic Violence's national theme this year, #Every1KnowsSome1, brings our attention to the prevalence of domestic violence and the need for all of us to be informed on how to best support survivors.
Hope House is working hard to have another successful DVAM during a pandemic. Please see below for multiple ways you can get involved. If you're interested in a presentation on Hope House services, domestic violence, or teen dating violence for your agency, business, civic group, church, campus or school, please call us at 608-356-9123 or email us here. Be sure to check out our Facebook page and Instagram page for updates!
Hope House's Bid High for Hope
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Click here to learn about our first online auction, Bid High for Hope, running all of October. Lots of awesome items to choose from. Bid high and bid often to support a great cause!
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#PurpleThursday Donation Drive: Oct 21
On October 21, Hope House invites you to join us in wearing purple to raise awareness of domestic violence and to show your support of survivors. #PurpleThursday is also our annual donation drive. Our main donation drive location is located in the parking lot of 99.7 MAX FM in Baraboo from 7:30am-2pm. Here is a listing of additional sites where you can drop off donations:
- Wisconsin 106.1 in Adams during their business hours
- Artistic Expressions in Mauston during their business hours
- McFarlanes’ in Sauk City from 7am-6pm
- Reach Out Lodi from 8:30am-3:30pm
- Tricor Insurance in Wisconsin Dells from 8am-5pm
- Marquette County ADRC in Montello from 8am-4:30pm
Hope House asks that people drop off items from our #PurpleThursday Wish List:
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Download our #PurpleThursday flyer here. Questions? Contact Deb, our Community Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator, here or call her at 608-356-9123 x120.
Oct 28: "We Can Do Something About This: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences" training in Wisconsin Dells
Register today for Rebecca Mather's "We Can Do Something About This: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences" training on October 28th from 11:30am-3pm at Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells - Upper Ballroom. Learn about the research that identified ACEs and their long-term impacts. Discover how understanding ACEs can serve as a catalyst to help families and communities protect current and future generations of children from these potentially harmful experiences. Learn ways to prevent or lessen the impact of ACEs on the wellbeing and health of children both now and as adults. Rebecca Mather serves as the Prevention Education Specialist for the Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.
Open to the public. Masks are mandatory, and tables will be spaced out. Cost is $15 and includes a light lunch of a turkey sub sandwich with a cup of soup and beverage. To register, 1) fill out the online form AND 2) make your payment online -both of which are found here. If unable to pay via credit card, please contact Deb, Hope House's Community Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator at 608-356-9123 x 120 or email her here to pay via check in advance. More information is available on the flyer. Thank you!
Open to the public. Masks are mandatory, and tables will be spaced out. Cost is $15 and includes a light lunch of a turkey sub sandwich with a cup of soup and beverage. To register, 1) fill out the online form AND 2) make your payment online -both of which are found here. If unable to pay via credit card, please contact Deb, Hope House's Community Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator at 608-356-9123 x 120 or email her here to pay via check in advance. More information is available on the flyer. Thank you!
Purple Sashes Around Trees
Look for our awareness signs attached to purple sashes around trees in the following communities:
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More DVAM Activities
- October 26: If you're getting drive-through dinner from the Community Supper at the New Lisbon Community Center from 4:30-6pm, look for our DVAM flyer for more information about our services.
- October 28: If you're getting take-out dinner from the Sharing Supper at Mauston High School from 5-6pm, look for our DVAM flyer for more information about our services.
- Drive by Hope House to see our domestic violence homicide luminary display. We have 68 luminaries in our front yard in recognition of the 68 deaths in Wisconsin in 2020 due to domestic violence. Victims ranged from ages 3 to 73. Learn more in End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin's Homicide Report.
- If you're stopping by the Sauk Prairie Chamber of Commerce, Gundersen Moundview Hospital in Friendship, or the public libraries in Portage, Mauston, and Endeavor, be sure to look for Hope House's informational trifold display with free materials.
- Listen for our radio PSAs on 92.1, 99.7, 106.1, and Magnum stations throughout October.
- Watch for our op-ed in your local newspaper or read it here on our Medium page.
Recommended Resources
Looking to become better educated on domestic violence and supporting survivors? We recommend these resources:
The National Network to End Domestic Violence, who created this year's #Every1KnowsSome1 campaign, has excellent resources on their website and social media pages. Be sure to check out their 10 Tips to Have an Informed Conversation on Domestic Violence. Have access to a printer? Download their free coloring pages.
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The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence has a newly updated Friends and Family Guide for how to help someone in an abusive relationship, available en espanol too. We also like their How's Your Relationship? Conversation Cards to talk to kids and teens about relationships and to talk to someone about their abusive behavior.
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Workplaces Respond, a project of Futures Without Violence, provides resources, training, and technical assistance to employers, survivors, co-workers, and advocates to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual harassment and violence, and stalking impacting the workplace.
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Looking for more information for adults on domestic violence? Check out The National Domestic Violence Hotline and DomesticShelters.org. Looking for more information on talking to teens and young adults on healthy and unhealthy relationships? We highly recommend LoveIsRespect and the One Love Foundation. Have questions on supporting someone experiencing domestic violence? Please call our 24-hour confidential helpline at 1-800-584-6790.