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When applying for the 2023 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), please consider a donation to KWRCC through “Pick.Click.Give.” Donations can be made in increments of $25 up to the total amount of the individual PFD check.
Every year KWRCC helps victims and their children flee Domestic Violence and/or Sexual Assault not only in Kodiak, but also from our sister communities in Akhiok, Chiniak, Karluk, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions.
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January is National Stalking Awareness Month. The topic of stalking can be brought up in conversations, through the media, and highlighted by community education and awareness. | |
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Stalking Can Be:
- Repeated, unwanted contact through, texts, emails, phone calls, letters, gifts, flowers
- The feeling of being watched and/or followed
- Finding personal belongings vandalized
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What Victims of Stalking Can Do:
- Tell friends and family
- Contact law enforcement
- Keep a journal of what happens including feelings
- Do not agree to contact the stalker
- Safety plan AND have emergency numbers programmed into phones for quick access.
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Stalking Victims
ANYONE that feels they may be the victim of stalking, should contact KWRCC and ask how we can help. Reaching out for support is one of the best things a victim can do.
Stalking is a crime. Similar to domestic violence, stalking is a crime of power and control.
Depending on the facts of the case, a stalker might also be charged with other crimes, such as trespassing, intimidation of a witness, breaking and entering or the damaging of personal property.
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Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month | |
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January is National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Human trafficking can be complex and look very different for each unique victim and situation. We encourage anyone who feels they may be in a trafficking situation to reach out for help.
For the Kodiak Community we encourage everyone to learn the signs of human trafficking in order to help and support those that may be in the midst of it.
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KWRCC has trained advocates on duty 24/7
to provide confidential local assistance.
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Recognizing the Signs
Courtesy of HumanTraffickingHotline.org
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As the U.S. anti-trafficking movement has grown in our understanding of this diverse and complex crime, we are learning more about how specific people, such as medical professionals, teachers, truck drivers, and restaurant personnel, in addition to friends and family members, can help identify and report possible trafficking. Everyone can help by learning the types of trafficking and paying attention to the people around us.
Who is Most Vulnerable?
Anyone can experience trafficking in any community, just as anyone can be the victim of any kind of crime. While it can happen to anyone, evidence suggests that people of color and LGBTQ+ people are more likely to experience trafficking than other demographic groups. Generational trauma, historic oppression, discrimination, and other societal factors and inequities create community-wide vulnerabilities. Traffickers recognize and take advantage of people who are vulnerable.
Continue reading...
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President: Heidi Barret-McNerney
Vice President: Kim Sibrel
Treasurer: Karissa Stoecker
Secretary: Cassie Keplinger
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Board Member: Amanda Becker
Board Member: Selida Guitron-Padilla
Board Member: Colby Perez
Board Member: Jessica Rauwolf
Board Member: Helen Shepard
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Executive Director: Rebecca Shields
SART & Shelter Coordinator: Penny Lampl
Case Management: Melissa Austin
Outreach Advocate: Ellamy Tiller
Outreach Technology: Ann Kirven
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Advocate: Jo-Ann Abalanza
Advocate: Pinky Cruz
Advocate: Kimberly Dolph
Advocate: Debbie Eggemeyer
Advocate: Marie Hellek
Advocate: Lisa Johnson
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KWRCC | 907-486-6171 | kwrcc.org
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24 Hour Crisis Line
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1-888-486-3625 (toll free)
Teen Line (Call or Text 24/7)
907-942-9015
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