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24-HOUR CRISIS & INFORMATION LINES Santa Barbara: 805.964.5245 • Lompoc: 805.736.0965 Santa Maria: 805.925.2160 • Santa Ynez: 805.686.4390

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BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. HOW CAN I HELP? • Call 911 to report domestic violence • Become a volunteer • lnvite DVS to speak at your organization, business or school • Ask your employer to participate in a “Corporate Match Giving Program”

WHAT WE DO • 24-hour crisis support and counseling • Safe and confidential shelters

• Emergency response with law enforcement to all domestic violence calls

IN THE PAST YEAR, DVS...

Answered almost 5,000 calls to our 24-hour crisis and information lines Provided 4,687 safe nights to victims of domestic violence

• Transitional housing

Responded to over 472 calls from law enforcement and emergency rooms at the victims’ location

• Teen outreach and education

Participated in 244 educational and outreach events throughout the community

• Community DV support groups

Sheltered as many children as adult victims of domestic violence

• 40-Hour Domestic Violence Training • Community outreach

VISIT DVSOLUTIONS.ORG TO FIND OUT WAYS TO DONATE CONTACT Business Line: 805.963.4458 Administrative Office P.O. Box 1536 Santa Barbara, CA 93102

IF YOU NEED HELP 24-Hour Crisis & Information Lines: Santa Barbara: 805.964.5245 Santa Maria: 805.925.2160 Santa Ynez: 805.686.4390 Lompoc: 805.736.0965

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS CANDLELIGHT VIGIL

40-HOUR TRAINING Our Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil was held on Thursday, October, 26 at Ethel Pope Auditorium!

Thank you to all of our attendees, speakers, volunteers, donors and other supporters for joining us for an evening to honor survivors and victims of domestic violence and to recognize those in the community who are committed to ending the cycle of violence.

2018 Dates TBD! Gain your certificate in domestic violence training and become part of the solution $225 per person Information and registration forms will be available at dvsolutions.org For more information, please contact Eloisa Patterson, our Outreach & Program Development Coordinator, at 661.477.7145 or EloisaP@dvsoutions.org

SPECIAL THANK YOU

TO OUR NORTH COUNTY SUPPORTERS

THANK YOU!

New Image Thrift Store

CoastHills Credit Union

Altrusa Partners of the Central Coast

Bethel Lutheran Church

Crestwood Church

Main Street Donuts

Breakfast Rotary Club

Eufloria Flowers

Buffalo Wild Wings

First United Methodist Church

Santa Maria-Bonita School District

Catholic Charities CCMA Trilogy Service Club Cornerstone Room

Gina’s Piece of Cake

Starbucks Trends Salon

Sanchez Elementary

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported DVS and isn’t on this list!

CHANGE A LIFE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Imagine, for a moment, a young child who is deathly afraid of being in her own home.

Little Leilana was this child. At only five, she arrived at our emergency shelter with her mother, wearing nothing but an adult extra-large t-shirt. Her mother had suffered constant physical abuse for years and Leilana had lived her entire life in fear, never having had the chance to be a carefree child.

When she first arrived at the shelter, she hid behind her mother’s legs and was too frightened to speak. However, within days, her transition was remarkable.

Leilana and her mom finally had a safe and secure place to live. Leilana referred to their room as her “home,” where

she built forts, laughed and played like a carefree child would. Leilana’s personality blossomed and with the sense of security the shelter offered, she learned to trust others. Because of donors like you, Leilana was shown what a real childhood should be like and finally had an opportunity to flourish and thrive.

Your donation can help save lives by giving children like Leilana the safety, shelter and support they desperately need. Your gift of $100 ensures that no child will endure the trauma that Leilana did. Together, we can work toward assuring every child experiences a happy and carefree childhood.

A child’s future is in your hands.

VISIT DVSOLUTIONS.ORG TO FIND OUT WAYS TO DONATE