May 2023 Update

What's Happening...



• We awarded Judge Butch Hale of the Sherwood District Court with the ACADV Champion Award due to his continued efforts and support of victims of domestic violence.

• In honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week April 23rd - 29th we attended the 2023 Arkansas Recognition and Victim's Rights Ceremony where our fearless leader, Beth Goodrich, was awarded the "Distinguished Service Award".

• We closed out the National Crime Victim's Week attending the Candlelight Vigil at Allsop Park Pavilion remembering the victims of violent crimes.

• Our staff attended the FETI (Forensic Experiential Trauma Interviewing) training which provides more support for survivors of sexual violence. This impactful new training provided by Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault added to our ability to provide a more comprehensive support to our members.



• We trained six of our shelter members covering 7 counties in their fundraising and community development as apart of our shelter support.

• Our staff provided training to Options, Inc. shelter on Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking. All member programs in the ACADV serve survivors of intimate partner violence, domestic abuse, teen dating violence, human trafficking, stalking and more. Email info@domesticpeace.com to request this training for your agency.

• Attorney General Tim Griffin came to our offices to discuss how we can work together to bring more awareness about domestic violence and support for those who serve victims each and every day.

• We provided domestic violence training to approximately 75 law enforcement officers across the State of Arkansas.



• ACADV offers corporate training on domestic violence and safety in the workplace. Contact mharper@domesticpeace.com if you would like to schedule a free corporate training.

• Hosting (FREE) lunch and learn Zooms on the 3rd Wednesdays of each month from 11:30am to 1pm CST for service providers of Domestic Violence Intervention Programs (DVIP) otherwise known as Batterers Intervention Programs (BIP). REGISTER

• We need volunteers to help with awareness projects, help with research, provide office assistance and member communication. To sign up click below.

VOLUNTEER

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

The Clothesline Project is a visual display of t-shirts hung on a clothesline displayed across Arkansas to raise awareness of the deadly reality that is domestic violence. Each t-shirt is hand painted to each individual domestic violence murder victim in the state of Arkansas. There are approximately 45-50 murders yearly and each one has a t-shirt on the clothesline that needs to be made. Volunteers would be hand painting t-shirts to go on the clothesline for the 2022 murder victims. You don't need to be an artist just an advocate for victims that aren't here to tell their story.

Contact Ashley Walker, awalker@domesticpeace.com, if you can help.

"Distinguished Service Award"

Our fearless leader, Beth Goodrich, received this honor from the 2023 Arkansas Victims Rights Ceremony for her exemplary service not only to domestic violence victims and survivors but to all victims of crime across the board. She goes above and beyond. We are so proud of her!

**The 2022 numbers are not completely populated at this time.

Help us continue to help victims of domestic violence and provide comprehensive training and support for shelter services across Arkansas.