Looking to donate your time and experience? We would love to have you join us! We’re looking for volunteers to help us in a number of different ways such as responding to crisis calls/emails, facilitating support groups, coordinating educational presentations and helping with fundraising and marketing. Time commitments can range from a couple hours a…
Putting Grants to Good Use
Thanks to generous funding from the San Diego Foundation, NoSilence NoViolence has been able to continue critical support for survivors who have been impacted by COVID-19. Job loss due to the pandemic has hit our clients particularly hard, as has increasingly stressful housing and legal status. Grant funds have enabled us to provide thousands of…
Donate Through Amazon Smile
Did you know that you can support NoSilence NoViolence while shopping online? Visit smile.amazon.com every time you buy something on Amazon and they will make a donation to NoSilence NoViolence at no extra cost to you. Click this link to get started: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-4906895 The first time you go to the site, search for and select…
Message from Our President
I’m excited to announce that we are kicking off a quarterly newsletter to help keep you apprised of our efforts and how you can continue to help us in the important work of supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Our leadership team has been busy planning for 2021 by continuing to monitor local…
San Diego Domestic Violence Council Joins Hands with The Chargers
As the President of the San Diego Domestic Violence Council, it has been my absolute honor to participate in the development of a multi-prong public awareness campaign surrounding teen dating abuse with the San Diego Chargers. I strongly believe that conversations surrounding healthy relationships, self-worth, and other topics related to the partners we choose for…
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
I’ve traveled the country this past month (and it’s not over yet) with the intention of bringing awareness to domestic violence and the responsibility we each have to take a stand against it. From Starbucks Headquarters in Seattle, to colleges in San Diego, Michigan, and Missouri, I stay committed to the cause no matter the…
Thank you to Aall In Limo
We would like to thank Aall In Limo for sponsoring our NoSilence NoViolence event in September. We appreciate Aall In Limo (among others) for donating to our fundraiser.
Domestic Violence and Mental Health
Those of us who have experienced domestic violence recognize the number of ways it affects our being. Domestic violence can cause an adverse ripple effect on the emotional and psychological state of a survivor. Panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, depression, and anxiety are often ignited by domestic violence and/or other severe forms of…
Jessica featured in Jenni Schaefer’s blog for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
“When is it Rape?” at UCLA with Alpha Chi Omega, April 22, 2014
UCLA students your openness, compassion, courageousness, and desire to create safe spaces for difficult conversations affirms my purpose as we walk this movement forward together! Sexual Assault Awareness at UCLA with Alpha Chi Omega Sponsored by: Timberline Knolls, Center For Discovery, Damsels in Defense, & West Coast Recovery Centers