Increase community awareness and understanding on domestic violence. Serve as an advisory body in respect to domestic violence issues. Develop community benchmarks to monitor change. Serve as a community forum on domestic violence and create a mechanism for identifying issues, concerns, needs and resources. The roots of domestic violence are based on beliefs and attitudes that exist in our society and have their foundation in the abuse of power and control.
Abuse is a choice and is always the responsibility of the perpetrator.
Perpetrators should be held accountable and also provided with options and long term support for change. Community based solutions are essential to ending domestic violence. A holistic approach is needed for addressing domestic violence issues. Volunteerism empowers the community to help and care for itself. Diversity promotes understanding, sensitivity and respect .