Reports of Sexual Assault Rose at the Military Academies in Academic Program Year 2018-2019
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Pandemic May Increase Vulnerability of Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence as well as Service Providers and Interveners
The National Center supports the efforts of all who seek to increase safety and well- being during this time of crisis. We are mindful of first responders, staff and volunteers at domestic and sexual violence programs, law enforcement, medical personnel and other helping agencies as they continue to provide necessary assistance while struggling to avoid the spread of Coronavirus (Covid 19).
Social distancing and isolation could contribute to persons who use domestic and sexual violence increasing the harm they cause to victims, thus creating a greater need for crisis intervention services. Please consider making a donation to the domestic and sexual violence programs in your area at this difficult time so they can better respond.
This is an unprecedented national and international crisis requiring that we all do our very best to stay well so that we can continue to support and help others.
If you need resources during this time, visit the National Center's web page with a collection of materials that may be helpful.
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Celebrate! 100th Centennial of Women Suffrage
Challenge! Let's Get the ERA Ratified, Too
Women's History Month commemorates and encourages the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. This year (August 26) is the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote.
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or ab
ridged by the United States
or by any State on account of sex."
 The National Women's History Alliance campaign, "Valiant Women of the Vote" commemorates the original suffrage movement.
NWHA has resources for the 100th anniversary available on their website. The National Center is proud to partner with the Alliance in celebrating this milestone. Two Alliance events originally scheduled for later this month were postponed due to the Coronavirus-COVID-19. Visit their website to sign up for the e-news with information about the rescheduled celebration and much more!
This year women can celebrate that Virginia became the final state needed (38) to ratify the Equal R
ights Amendment on January 27! Also good news is that on February 13, the U.S. House of
Representatives
passed (232-182) a measure to remove the original adoption timeline in order for ratification. It is now pending in the U.S. Senate. For more information on the ERA go to equalrightsamendment.org.
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National Center Honors Former Employee and Contractor for Dedication and Contributions
Patricia R. Cole Nancy J. Flanakin Christina L. Walsh
Naarah Patton (right), a former staff member of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic  Violence and doctoral student, volunteered many days of hard work over months to help go through all the materials the National Center had accumulated along with individual Board members contributing the files they'd saved to help us document the movement's  history. And then Rhonda Cates-Ivaschenko (left), a former staff member of the Texas Council on Family Violence, took whatever historical materials Naarah helped to identify down to Houston to pass along to Vince Lee to be added to the National Center Records. With their assistance, the efforts of Pat, Nancy, and Christina to build a sound collection have been processed into the collection. Visit the collection. It contains correspondence, legal and legal style documentation, financial documents, printed materials, creative works, clippings, transparencies, forms, publications, posters, CDs, VHS tapes, note cards, handwritten notes, and ephemera created by the National Center documenting the organization's work in providing advocacy as well as training and consultation to organizations devoted to ending domestic and sexual violence.
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VINE Celebrates 25th Anniversary
In December,
Appriss Inc., the developers of
VINE -- or Victim Information Everyday -- marked 25 years providing automated notifications to crime victims and survivors across the United States.
VINE was developed by current Appriss CEO,
Mike Davis, and his then-businss partner,
Yung Nguyen, in response to the tragic murder of a young Louisville woman named
Mary Byron. Mary had been brutally raped and assaulted by a former partner, who was subsequently arrested and jailed. Two weeks later, unbeknownst to Mary and her family, the former partner who committed the rape and sexual assault posted bond and was freed. On the evening of December 6, 1993, Mary's 21st birthday, he stalked and killed her as she sat warming her car after leaving work at a local mall.
VINE was launched in Jefferson County, KY on December 6, 1994 -- exactly one year after Mary's murder. Twenty-five years later, VINE has grown to be the number one victim notification network in the nation, empowering millions of victims and concerned citizens with timely and reliable information regarding offender custody status. Delivering over 40 million notifications each year, VINE allows victims and survivors to proactively plan for their safety -- an opportunity Mary did not have. Today, this life-saving service is active in 48 states -- covering approximately 3,000 communities.
"I am honored and deeply humbled to be marking 25 years of VINE, said Davis. "There is no doubt in my mind that every single day there is somebody who is alive because of the work that we do. While nothing can heal the pain of Mary's loss, we will continue to honor her memory by doing everything we can to equip victims with the information they need to stay safe."
VINE operates by allowing victims to call a toll-free number, visit
www.vinelink.com, or use the VINELink mobile app to anonymously check on an offender's custody status. Victims can also register to receive automated notifications about changes in that status via their choice of format: phone, email, or text. TTY (hearing impaired) service is also available. It is offered free of charge to registrants, is completely confidential, and features multiple language support.
What started off as a two-person company working out of Nguyen's basement, has grown to nearly 1,000 employees across three different business units. United under the corporate mission of
Knowledge for Good, Appriss continues to tackle some of the largest societal and business problems -- from battling the opioid epidemic, retail fraud, and improper payments in government entitlement agencies, to strengthening law enforcement, community and workplace safety. As Appriss has grown, it has remained rooted in VINE.
"Above all else: we are victim-centric," Davis notes. "Our company was built on that foundation. With that as our motivation, our home base, VINE will be around for 100 more years."
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Be well this spring,
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