Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #9 – Volunteer at a Domestic Violence Organization

To make Domestic Violence Awareness Month more meaningful for you, give the gift of your time and energy to a national organization or local group in your area that’s actively advocating to end domestic violence and help its victims.  Monetary donations are welcome as well.

Some resources: 

• National Coalition to End Domestic Violence:  http://www.ncadv.org/
• Family Violence Prevention Fund:   http://www.endabuse.org
• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence:  http://www.nrcdv.org/
• National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women:  http://www.ncdbw.org/
• National Network to End Domestic Violence:  http://www.nnedv.org/
• Womenspace National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women:  www.immigrantwomennetwork.org/
• CUT IT OUT:  http://www.cutitout.org
• Face to Face National Domestic Violence Project: http://www.facetofacesurgery.org
• Give Back a Smile Cosmetic Dentistry Program:  http://www.givebackasmile.com

 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  If you need immediate help, call National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TDD).  Crime Prevention 101