NOVACares will be presenting at Manassass Campus’ “Breaking Bad” event on Thursday, March 6th. See the poster below for more details. Hope to see you there!
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New Sexual Assault Services (SAS) Coordinator Joins NOVACares Team
Announcing a new addition to our team!
Please help us welcome Ms. Negar Ehsani to the NOVACares Team. Ms. Ehsani has accepted the Sexual Assault Services (SAS) Coordinator position. Negar has a Master’s of Social Work from George Mason University. She has experience from her position as Sexual Assault Outreach Specialist at the Fairfax County Office for Women and Domestic Sexual Violence Services. Negar comes to us with extensive community resource information for accessing community resources and programs in the NOVA area. Negar is bilingual (English and Farsi).
Negar, we are so happy that you have chosen to join the NOVACares team!
SMHB Office grows!
The Office of Student Mental Health and Behavior (AKA: NOVACares) is growing again. We welcome our new intern, Ms. Shayla Harris to our team. Shayla will be spending the spring semester with us. Shayla is a Criminology Major at George Mason University.
NOVA PD – Upcoming Trainings
January 28 Annandale Campus from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in CA 317
January 29 Manassas Campus from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (location TBD)
January 30 Medical Education Campus from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in room 352
Topics include:
February 11 Alexandria Campus from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in AA 196
February 12 Manassas Campus from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (location TBD)
February 13 Loudoun Campus from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in LR 105
February 14 Woodbridge Campus from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in WAS 356
NOVACares Slide Presentation – Presented at PUP
See the Signs: Help Stop Domestic Violence
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Domestic violence can affect anyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, income, race, ethnicity or religion – and many often blame themselves. 1 in every 7 men and 1 in every 4 women are physically abused by a partner (CDC, 2010). Share this post & help your friends #SeeTheSigns.
Donate your old cell phones to HopeLine
The NVCC Alumni Federation is partnering with Verizon Wireless this year to help end domestic violence. HopeLine® from Verizon Wireless helps support victims and survivors of domestic violence while ensuring that phones are reused or recycled in an environmentally responsible way. Anyone can donate no-longer-used phones (from any provider), batteries and accessories to HopeLine; Verizon then uses the proceeds from these donations to provide cash grants to domestic violence organizations across the United States.
“One in four women, one in nine men and more than 3 million children in the U.S. are affected by domestic violence,” says Cameka Crawford, manager of community relations and multicultural communications at Verizon Wireless. “The HopeLine program is an opportunity for customers to help Verizon and nonprofit organizations break the cycle of violence in the United States.” HopeLine supports programs available to victims (those still in contact with their batterer) and survivors (those who have left their batterer and are now in a safe space).
Cell phones into cash grants
HopeLine funds support many different domestic violence programs. Verizon Wireless gives cash grants to local domestic violence organizations and technology programs that educate organizations and victims on the importance of using technology wisely and safely.
“One of our key partners that we fund through HopeLine, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, provides 24-hour support to anyone affected by domestic violence, including victims, their friends and their family,” says Crawford. “And customers can quickly and confidentially get access to these services by dialing #HOPE (#4673) from any phone on the Verizon Wireless network.”
A lifeline for victims
Verizon Wireless provides phones with 3,000 minutes to domestic violence organizations, which then pass the phones out to victims or survivors in need. A HopeLine phone gives victims a lifeline to the outside world and their family members—beyond the control of the abuser. For those who have escaped their abusive situation, a HopeLine phone keeps them connected to their families, to law enforcement, to their employers, to medical care and to their children’s schools.
How you can help
Since HopeLine became a national recycling program in 2001, it has collected more than 9 million phones, granted more than $14.2 million in cash to organizations across the country and provided more than 123,000 phones for use by domestic violence victims. But there’s still work to be done. From December 2nd through December 20th, donate your old phones, batteries and accessories, and drop them off at a collection box located at the following NOVA locations:
Annandale Campus Counseling office – CA Building and the Annandale campus Library
Medical Education Campus Student Life office, Suite 140 and the Student Services office, Room 202
Woodbridge Campus, WC Building, 2nd Floor, Information Desk and WC Building, first floor, Student Activities office
NVCC Educational Foundation Office, Pitney Bowes Building (NW), Suite 817
NVCC Offices at Pender 2, Suite 150
Donations are also welcome throughout the year. Here are two options:
- Print a postage-paid label online and adhere it to your shipping box. Be sure to review shipping instructions carefully and include a return address on the label before you mail it.
- Use the HopeLine app to locate the nearest Verizon Wireless store and drop off your phone.
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Dine at Zoe’s Kitchen in Woodbridge and Support the Wayne Foundation
Wednesday, Dec. 4th from 4-9 PM – Eat at Zoe’s Kitchen on Wednesday and bring in a flyer, or mention the Wayne Foundation at checkout and 15% of your order will go to the Wayne Foundation fundraiser. All funds raised will go to support the Wayne Foundation* (www.waynefdn.org).InnovatorsWO@gmail.com”> InnovatorsWO@gmail.com for more information.
*The Wayne Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to spreading awareness of CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children) DMST (Domestic Minor Sexual Trafficking) occurring within the United States. Founded by DMST survivor Jamie Walton and filmmaker Kevin Smith.
Location: Zoe’s Kitchen
14901 Potomac Town Plaza
Woodbridge, VA
ASIST Training Opportunity Coming Soon! Save the Date!
SAVE THE DATE: ASIST training (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) will be on January 8 & 9th at the Arlington Urgent Care Center Building, 601 S Carlin Springs Road, Arlington, VA 22204. It is conveniently located right off of Route 50. Registration information will be posted soon.