2008 Annual Report - Domestic Violence Coordinating Council

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We are the only organization in Douglas County that brings people together to end domestic violence, making our community a safer place to live. We advocate for system change through education and training and by partnering with agencies that make victims safer and hold offenders accountable. DVCC 2008 Annual Report - 2 Sta f f 8990 W Dodge Rd. Suite 205 Omaha, NE 68114 402.398.9928 www.dvccomaha.org OUR STAFF: (pictured from L to R) Sue Michalski, RN, MS, Training & Education Director Sheena Dansie Criminal Justice System Liaison Karen Hadley, MS, Executive Director Skye Hadley Administrative Assistant Lynne Holmquist Family Justice Center Committee Coordinator
Tim Du n n i n g • 2007/2008 Ch a i r In my work as Chairperson, I have watched the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and their partner agencies make an ever increasing impact on our community. The DVCC continues to create plans and foster services that allow victims of domestic violence to seek immediate help and find the services they need to make positive changes in their lives. We continue to promote growing community awareness and create the means necessary to hold abusers more accountable. With the opening of The Family Justice Center in the summer of 2009, we will create an even stronger, more efficient means of protecting and assisting victims of domestic violence. Centrally located services will enhance communication and accessibility for both victims and providers thereby increasing the likelihood of successful outcomes for those in need. All too often, to those citizens who are thankfully not directly involved in domestic violence, domestic violence is a hidden social problem, rarely if ever considered. Therefore, as one of the most critical aspects of our mission, we must continue and enhance our efforts to make the local community aware that domestic violence does exist and that the impact it has is both costly and debilitating. It carries with it a fear and a stigma that makes it extremely difficult for those in need to speak out against their batterers. We must focus and build upon the programs necessary to eradicate that fear. It is through the collective work of the DVCC board members and their partnering agencies that these victims can find assistance and the possibility of a more hopeful future in the midst of a more aware and nurturing community. It has been an honor to work with the DVCC and their fine staff to move these efforts forward over the past two years. Do n Kl e i n e • 2007/2008 ViC e Ch a i r It is an exciting and important time in the history of the DVCC to take on the role of Board Chair. In my job as County Attorney, I have seen firsthand the damage such violence has wrought on individuals and on our community as a whole. More than ever, the DVCC staff, board, council members, and partner agencies have worked as one to create improved services, social awareness and a greater capacity to improve the lives of those suffering from domestic violence. This needs to continue. The economic challenges we face today provide greater opportunity and indeed a need for us to increase our efficiency and effectiveness. Every dollar must buy more protection, more safety. We must continue our effective collaboration in order to provide easy access to this protection and the services needed by someone whose life is endangered by abuse. The incidence of domestic violence does not decrease due to an economic downturn; in fact quite the opposite occurs. It is only through increased social awareness and increased accountability of the perpetrators that we can look forward to a decrease in this crime and a safer community as a whole. In making the new Family Justice Center a reality and continuing to bring together different agencies and disciplines to effect improved circumstances for those suffering from domestic violence, the DVCC continues to be the catalyst for change in this area. I am honored to be a part of this work and look forward to a year of meaningful accomplishments. DVCC 2008 Annual Report - 3 le a D e r s
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