#Every1KnowsSome1
Centre Safe Honoring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
With October serving as national Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), Centre Safe and community partners are joining together to spread education and prevention efforts across the region and remind the community that #Every1KnowsSome1 impacted by domestic violence.
Events include:
DVAM Proclamation – October 1 at 10am
Commissioners Meeting, Willowbank Building, 420 Holmes St. Bellefonte
Empty Place at the Table
Empty Place at the Table is a memorial for the lives lost to domestic violence in Centre County from 1998 – 2017 and as a reminder that domestic violence leaves an empty place at the table for family and friends of the loved one who was lost to domestic violence. Stop by a display to learn about the victims’ stories and honor their lives, taken too soon. You can also learn more about Centre Safe and important resources and services.
Moshannon Valley YMCA October 2-9
Penns Valley YMCA October 9-16
Bellefonte YMCA October 16-23
State College YMCA October 23-30
Purple Light Campaign – all of October
Purple is the symbolic color for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Raise awareness and support victims and survivors of domestic violence by displaying purple lights outside your home, business, or organization during the month of October.
Purple Thursday – October 17 all day
Wear purple to show support for those who have experienced domestic violence. Purple Thursday aims to raise awareness about intimate partner violence and domestic violence by highlighting support for survivors and the efforts we have taken to reduce the stigma, advocate for survivors, and work for greater safety and equity for victims and survivors.
Participate by doing three easy steps:
1) Wear purple to support survivors
2) Share your photo and join in #PurpleThursday
3) Tag @CentreSafe
DVAM Karaoke – October 8 from 5 to 7p.m.
Lions Lair Lounge, Penn State HUB-Robeson Center
Centre Safe and the Gender Equity Center host a karaoke night to raise awareness of domestic violence. This event will feature songs that infer unhealthy/toxic relationships, sexual violence, and stalking behaviors, as well as songs that empower and support victims and survivors of violence.
Light the Courthouse Purple
The Centre County Courthouse will be lit purple in honor of the month.
Smarter Parents, Safer Kids Workshops
Centre Safe and Youth Service Bureau are offering virtual Smarter Parents, Safer Kids workshops this fall. In these 2-hour workshops, you will learn about healthy child sexual development and how to address inappropriate behaviors, how to build better communication with your youth, and new skills and tools to prevent child abuse.
October 3, 3-5 p.m. via Zoom
October 23, 12-2 p.m. via Zoom
Register at https://ccysb.com/project-safe-and-smart/
Centre Safe provides professional, confidential, and free services for anyone in Centre County, including counseling, advocacy, legal support, outreach and education, shelter, transitional housing, and safe custody exchanges/supervised visitations via its Child Access Center. Centre Safe’s 24/7 hotline is toll-free at 877-234-5050.
For more information about Centre Safe and DVAM events, contact Jennifer Pencek at 814-238-7066, or jpencek@centresafe.org.