"The silence was killing me. And that's all there was. Silence. It was all I knew. Keep quiet. Pretend nothing happened, that nothing was wrong. And look how well that was turning out."
- J. Lynn, Wait For You
Our programs include a 24-hour hotline, crisis intervention, emergency motels, emergency safe house, assistance with temporary protection order applications, court accompaniment, peer counseling, and weekly support groups.
We accept donations of funds, clothing, nonperishable food, and household items. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
By committing your time and expertise as a volunteer, you can make an invaluable contribution towards helping victims of domestic violence and sexual assault regain a sense of self. With your volunteer support, victims gather strength to live a life free from violence.
Each year, Domestic Violence Intervention pairs up with Churchill County School District to use a bus that will go to several of the schools in CCSD. Students are given an option to take the ‘Hands are not for Hitting’ pledge, then place their purple handprint on the bus. This year, Northside, Lahontan and EC Best […]
Did you know that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month? You may have noticed the clothesline at Millennium Park on Williams Ave. The clothesline project was created to bring awareness to the issues of domestic violence for women and men who have been affected, it is a means of expressing emotions by decorating a t-shirt. […]