She will be filling the position left vacant when Ginny Heller joined the Seattle Police Department. Prior to joining the OCVA staff, Erin was employed with the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center in Renton, Washington as a training specialist. She will join OCVA in ringing in the New Year. H.R. 3218 directs the Treasury Department to ensure that social Security numbers are not visible or displayed on any document or envelope it sends through the postal service. The goal is to establish a system which keeps victims safe from their abusers while they petition the court for protective orders.
Many states require the victims to meet with a judge in order to obtain a protective order.
This can put victims at risk for harassment and further violence from their abusers. The new systems will allow to obtain court orders while remaining in the shelter as well as providing them with legal advice on-line. Training designed to equip graduates with the needed skills help groups of affected people cope with immediate emotional reactions when crisis strikes their community. Join-advocates,social service providers, other professionals and concerned citizens in a day of activities and rallies designed to increase awareness and support of the needs within our communities. Events and activities are being planned by individual community sexual assault programs.