Complete list of DVAM activities You're invited! In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), more than 20 local businesses and organizations have joined the YWCA in our month-long “Paint Grand Rapids Purple”-campaign. Designed to bring the issue of domestic violence out of the shadows, the campaign demonstrates to survivors that they are not alone...Read more
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Our Goal DVAM's purpose is to unite our community in efforts to end domestic violence and abuse. It's a time for all of us to step forward – to create a safer world and to work toward a culture that supports victims and holds assailants accountable. How You Can...Read more
Complete list of DVAM activities Join the Purple Porch Light Project Shine a light of hope in the lives of domestic violence victims. During October, simply change your standard porch lightbulb to a purple one as a gesture of support for victims and a statement of your commitment to ending domestic violence. Then consider spreading...Read more
Organized by the Kent County Domestic Violence Community Coordinated Response Team (info@stopkentviolence.org) October 11-15 October 18-22 Blue Bridge (GVSU side) Downtown Grand Rapids (Directions) A memorial art installation will be unveiled during our community's Candlelight Vigil on October 11th at 7:00 pm. The installation honors those whose lives have been taken by domestic violence in...Read more
Hosted and organized by the Kent County Domestic Violence Community Coordinated Response Team (stopkentviolence.org) A chance to gather, remember, and heal. Join us for our community's annual Candlelight Vigil in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Monday, October 11th 7:00 pm Blue Bridge (GVSU side) Downtown Grand Rapids (Directions) The program will include poetry, a...Read more
For more than 20 years, YWCA has set aside one week in October as a Week Without Violence. It is part of a global movement of YWCAs across the country and around the world. We know that not all violence is acknowledged or responded to equally and that some victims go unrecognized altogether. That’s why...Read more
