http://www.tcfv.org Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:30:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The National Domestic Violence Hotline is accepting applications for Relief Hotline Advocates to work on an as-needed basis. Job Summary:  Answer calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline; using database of referrals, make appropriate referrals and provide information and crisis intervention to victims of domestic violence.  Offer advocacy as needed to ... http://www.tcfv.org/tcfv-content/relief-hotline-advocate-positions/ February has been designated as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. In the past Congress had designated the first full week of February as a prevention week and this is the first year that a whole month is dedicated to prevention efforts. We have created a resources page to ... http://www.tcfv.org/tcfv-content/teen-dating-violence-awareness-and-prevention-month/  Job Title: Family Violence Services Coordinator FLSA Status: Full Time/Exempt  General Position Purpose Statement The Family Violence Services Coordinator reports to the Family Violence Services Manager and will be responsible for supervising contract Trainers.   Using TCFV’s strategic plan as a guide, this position is responsible for strengthening and expanding the capacity of family violence ... http://www.tcfv.org/tcfv-content/family-violence-services-coordinator/ by Lynn Rosenthal, The White House For six months now, I have held the first-ever White House position dedicated to combating violence and sexual assault against women and continuing the important work of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Every morning when I’ve walked into the White House, I’ve brought with me ... http://www.tcfv.org/tcfv-content/white-house-commits-to-ending-violence-against-women/ Shana Smith More and more large corporations making a stand against domestic violence.  These companies deserve more recognition for what they are doing.  Here are 3 that are doing amazing things through various programs. Verizon Wireless has their Hopeline program of donated phones for victims giving them a lifeline to the outside ... http://www.tcfv.org/tcfv-content/corporations-against-domestic-violence/ by Allison Clark “I finally decided to get help after he pushed me down the stairs and I said I’m not going to wait for him to kill me.” That’s the story of an undocumented Mexican immigrant and mother of four. She trekked through the desert for a month to cross the ... http://www.tcfv.org/tcfv-content/language-and-cultural-barriers-silence-many-latina-domestic-violence-victims/ During the 81st legislative session, the Texas Council on Family Violence championed several successful bills including Senate Bill 82. SB 82, authored by Senator Jane Nelson and sponsored by Representative Joe Moody, provides an increase in funding to family violence programs by making it mandatory for a family violence offender ... http://www.tcfv.org/tcfv-content/senate-bill-82-toolkit/ By DALE LEZON HOUSTON CHRONICLE The pastor of a Houston-area church as been accused of domestic violence. James Wallace Dixon, 47, is charged with assault on a family member, a misdemeanor. Dixon, who is pastor at Community of Faith Church in north Houston and was a Metro board member from 2004 to 2009, ... http://www.tcfv.org/tcfv-content/prominent-pastor-dixon-charged-with-domestic-violence/ Last year, a woman chose not to go to a shelter because she couldn't bring her dog with her. The next day, her ex-partner stabbed her to death. According to the ASPCA, half of all of domestic violence victims delay seeking help for the sake of their pets. Their fears are ... http://www.tcfv.org/tcfv-content/protecting-animal-victims-of-domestic-violence/ Women and teenage girls face efforts by some male partners to sabotage birth control or coerce pregnancy. (UPI) - Women and teenage girls face efforts by some male partners to sabotage birth control or coerce pregnancy, including damaging condoms, U.S. researchers say. The study, published in the journal Contraception, found 35 percent ... http://www.tcfv.org/tcfv-content/violence-linked-to-birth-control-sabotage/