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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) DVC/DVA CELEBRATION & AWARDS CEREMONYThe LA City Domestic Violence Alliance (DVA) and the LA County Domestic Violence Council (DVC) celebrated Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
Click below to see excerpts from the Nomination Forms* of each award
Betty Fisher AwardReimagining Child Safety: Latia Suttle, Keisha Dixon, Tina Rios & Denise Wilson"...a group of relentless and determined parents that have combined 20 plus years of lived experience in Family Court, Children's Court, and DCFS in an effort to advocate for reform in the way these systems impact those within our Black and Indigenous communities..." * Kendall Evans Memorial AwardCarol Crabson, Valley Oasis"...a strong advocate for unserved populations... shelter services for LGBTQIAA+ populations... consultant in the development of the first all male victim shelter in the United States... advocated for trauma victims receive mental health services in shelters..." * Excellence in Public ServiceAbigail Marquez, City of Los Angeles, CIFD"...Under her leadership and because of her tireless advocacy, the DV Shelter Operations program has seen an increase in funding from the City’s general fund and the City has utilized CARES Act funding to support both Project Safe Haven and Survivor Housing First... " * Excellence in Employee ServiceKitty Glass, Jewish Family Service LA/Hope"...For over 25 years, Kitty Glass has been at JFSLA Hope, working to help educate and inform the community about domestic violence... Her knowledge of domestic violence, her engaging presentations, and her ability to 'speak to her audience' makes her invaluable... " * Excellence in Volunteer ServiceDVHSC Advocates: Alicia Rhoden, Millie Brown, Suzette Shaw, HERSHE, Pamela Crenshaw, Tiffany Duvernay-Smith & LaRae Cantley"...DV survivors with lived experience in homelessness who now share their stories in order to advocate for policies and funding that will benefit survivors and their families..." * Betty Fisher AwardElizabeth Eastlund, Executive Director, Rainbow Services"...she has instituted innovative and effective programs that have not only improved the quality of services for survivors but have served as a model of best practice for the domestic violence field at large..." * Betty Fisher AwardCarmen McDonald, Director of Legal Services, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice"...For all her outstanding work and going above and beyond dedicating her entire career and personal mission in life to serving survivors of domestic violence, [she] merits the honor and recognition of the Betty Fisher Award..." * Excellence in Public ServiceChanel Smith, Program Manager- DV/HT Shelter Operations, HCIDLA"...Chanel created, developed and implemented Project Safe Haven... DV Survivors across the county were assisted in obtaining safe shelter that would not and could not have occurred without Chanel's efforts... " * Excellence in Employee ServiceSandy Villeda, DART Advocate, Strength United"...clients have stated that they would have never made a police report if it weren’t for Sandy taking her time to explain everything to them and also involving LAPD in a non-threatening way... " * Excellence in Volunteer ServiceAbe Aviles, Volunteer, Free Resource Garage"...He goes the extra mile—not only picking up needed furniture items from a donor—such as disassembling a trundle bed, or dresser, but he reassembles them for the mommas in their new locations..." * Betty Fisher AwardKendall Evans, Director and Founder, Another Way: Stopping Violence and Abuse"...She has educated many in the DV field about people who are abusive, the theories underlying their conduct and how we can best integrate that knowledge into addressing and ending domestic violence..." * Excellence in Public ServiceGenethia Hudley-Hayes, Education and Social Services Deputy for Supervisor Sheila Kuehl (SD3)"...Genethia is truly someone who embodies the concept of public service. All of her work in DV/IPV has been focused on providing the best structure for the County to address this issue in a way that is both effective and supported... " * Excellence in Employee ServiceKrysta Warfield, Program Manager, Child & Family Center"...Krysta understands firsthand that surviving domestic violence is just the beginning of a long and exhausting journey and that a strong support system is needed before independence and resilience can be met.... " * Excellence in Volunteer ServiceMercy Fresno, Volunteer, Harriet Buhai Center"...Mercy has volunteered over 30 years. [She] is the advocate/fighter/superhero for low-income clients and their children, who often believe that they must choose between living with abuse or living on the streets..." *
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