October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month!

Join us in October as we raise awareness about domestic violence and the resources available to help save our loved ones!  Please see below for upcoming events!

October 7 – Maintaining Harmony: Victim Safety and Batterer Accountability

Registration: 6:30PM      Program: 7:00PM to 9:00PM

Location:

Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)
2400 Moorpark Ave., Room 210
San Jose, CA 95128

Special guest: Assemblymember Paul Fong

Asian & Pacific Islander (API) social dynamics often contribute to the isolation of victims and reinforcement of the abuser’s power and control. Learn and discuss the challenges presented by these dynamics and share ideas on how to effectively address domestic violence on an individual and community level.

For more information or to RSVP, please visit www.firstthursdays.org.

Presented by South Bay First Thursdays and Asian Women’s Home.  Sponsored by Southwest Airlines and Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI).

October 8 – City of San José 13th Annual Walk to End Domestic Violence

Registration:  10:30AM to 11:30AM
Program/Featured Guest:  11:00AM to 12:00PM
Walk:  12:00PM to 12:30PM
Community Lunch/Resource Fair:  12:30PM to 1:30PM
*Free lunch for first 400 participants.

Please join AACI’s Asian Women’s Home as we walk through Downtown San Jose to raise awareness about domestic violence and to encourage others to become involved in prevention and intervention efforts.  Wear a royal blue t-shirt and meet us in the rotunda at City Hall.  No pre-registration necessary.

2009 National Census on Domestic Violence Services

These are the incredible results of a 24 hour census of Domestic Violence Shelters and Services conducted on September 15, 2009.

IN JUST ONE DAY:

1,648 participating local domestic violence programs in the United States and territories (83%) 

Assisted 65,321 adults and children through shelter, transitional housing, and advocacy

Answered 23,045 hotline calls, over 16 calls every minute

Trained 30,735 attendees at 1,468 community education sessions

 
9,280 requests for services went unmet because of a lack of resources or staffing. 60% of the unmet requests were for emergency shelter or transitional housing and 40% of the unmet requests were for non-residential services.

For the full 2009 National Census on Domestic Violence Services report and state summaries, please go to www.nnedv.org/census.

Attorneys: Donate Your Legal Services to Help Victims of Domestic Violence

Asian Americans for Community Involvement’s Domestic Violence Program is looking for attorneys able to donate legal services, specifically in the area of family law and help with restraining order hearings. Our clients are abuse victims with few resources. Their abusive partners may have legal representation, may be more fluent in English and have lived in the US longer than their victims. As a result, the power and control dynamic and psychologically abusive behavior characteristic of domestic violence continues even after separation through the legal system. The greatest need is for legal representation at divorce and child custody hearings as well as restraining order hearings. Vietnamese and Mandarin-speaking attorneys are especially needed.