Proceeds are used for educational programs and material, supplies, mailings and etc. These donations will help finance our current and future Domestic Violence, Educational and Support programs. This training is required if you would like to volunteer to be a, Court Advocate, Peer Advisor, or Support Group facilitator. Please call 366-0346 to register for the training or to receive more information. Abuse follows a cycle which is kept in motion by the victim's love for the abuser, hope that things will change and fear that the threats will come true.
Abuse usually stems from the batter's desire for control.
Tension Building 2. Acts of Violence 3. Feelings of Remorse by the Abuser 4. Educating victims and abusers about Domestic Violence is one of our main goals, but the first step is making a person realize that they are in fact in an abusive situation, or that they are an abuser. For many reasons, people hide the abuse they see from themselves by rationalizing, minimizing, and justifying it so that it isn't abuse, it's something else.