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DVCAC's staff spent a restorative day together communing at The Gathering Place.
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A Day of Retreat
DVCAC
staff recently spent an entire day focused on self-care and learning
techniques to deal with the everyday stress of our work. We were
incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Cyndi Vrabel from Frontline Services
sharing information grounded in resiliency, compassion fatigue and
vicarious trauma. Julie Tamarkin, a dedicated volunteer, lead the staff
in breathing exercises and yoga practices in the beautiful Healing
Garden at the Gathering Place. Gretchen Miller, DVCAC Art Therapist,
facilitated a session in creating a self-care journal and artist trading
cards. It was a peaceful and informative day and the staff came away
feeling recharged and more dedicated to our work.
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Helping Hands and Supplies Needed
DVCAC is proud to announce that it will moving into a new facility later
this summer. Our administrative staff, community services and
Supervised Visitation Center will be relocating to Payne Ave. and E.
30th in the mid-town corridor of Cleveland. The property consists of two
buildings, lots of free parking and will be a great place for victims
of abuse to access all of our services.
In preparation, the agency is doing lots of remodeling and is in need of
both volunteer support and some donations to keep our project within
budget. If you can lend your support, please contact Lori Butterfield
via email: lbutterfield@dvcac.org
Groups large and small are welcome to help out!
Supplies
• Cleaning supplies- mops, buckets, sponges, cleaning rags, dish
soap, window cleaning solution, bathroom cleaning supplies, paper
towels, brooms, etc…
• Facility supplies: paper towels, toilet paper, liquid hand soap, hand sanitizer, Kleenex, garbage bags
• Painting supplies: rollers, brushes, tarps, tape, pans
• Landscaping supplies: garden tools, mulch
Volunteer Needs
• Painters
• Landscaping, gardening
• Cleaning
• Carpet Installers
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Teen Empowerment Group
Starting on June 11th for teens 14-19 the group will meet Wednesday’s
from 5:00pm-6:30pm. The focus is on healthy relationships, self-care,
and strengths. Click here for more information.
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Good Luck Lauren
Counseling intern, Lauren Tucker will be finishing her year long
clinical placement with DVCAC at the end of June. She’s done a great job
with clients, and we will miss her!
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Congrats Victoria!
Victoria Grant receiving 2014 Eagle Award
Benevolent Love Ministries chose Victoria
Grant, Coordinator of DVCAC's Ujima Program, as the recipient of the
2014 Eagle Award. This award is given once a year at the Tri-Conference
Luncheon for outstanding service to the greater Cleveland area.
They recognized the contributions that Victoria has made and
her life-long commitment to the safe, healing and well-being of women in
general.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Julie
Julie leading yoga at DVCAC Staff Retreat
Julie Tamarkin has been a dedicated volunteer in the youth program at
shelter for five years. Her calming and warm spirit is a welcome
addition to any program she is involved in. Recently, Julie committed to
our Champions of Childhood Campaign and personally raised over $1,000
for our mission. We could not do this work without volunteers like
Julie. Thank you for bringing our mission to life!
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RFP for Consulting Services Issued
A search committee has been formed to identify consulting services for
the planning process of creating a Child Advocacy Center in Cuyahoga
County.The goal of the Child Advocacy Center Planning process is to
strengthen partnerships among multi-disciplinary professionals and
together, develop a plan pertinent to Cuyahoga County that identifies
and builds upon models found to be effective elsewhere. Click here for more information.
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