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Phyllis B. Frank and her staff continued Phyllis’ acclaimed work in the
field of batterer programming in 2008. They offered the National
Training Institute entitled New York Model for Batterer Programs for
the 13th consecutive year.
Additionally, Phyllis presented the New York Model for Batterer
Programs throughout New York State and in Salt Lake City, Bangor
ME, and Washington DC.
VCS Community Change Project staff were regular participants in the
City of Newburgh, Spring Valley and Clarkstown Domestic Violence
Court and the Rockland County Integrated Domestic Violence Court
sessions, assisting the judges as they mandated perpetrators to the
Orange or Rockland Domestic Violence Program for Men.
Additionally, the Program is offered at two sites in Westchester County.
Staff organizes, facilitates or regularly attends a significant number of
community efforts towards creating a zero tolerance for domestic
violence including the following: the Spring Valley Collaborative; the
Criminal Justice Sub-committees and the Men and Boys Sub-committee
of the Rockland STOP FEAR Coalition / DELTA Project.
Additionally, the VCS Community Change Project in collaboration
with the Rockland Family Shelter and the Village of Spring Valley
continued its work of domestic violence prevention work in Spring
Valley.
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