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WE BELIEVE EVERY HOME SHOULD BE A SAFE HOME At DOVE, Inc. we believe all people have the right to live without fear of abuse. Since our founding in 1978, DOVE has expanded from a crisis hotline to a multi-service organization providing comprehensive direct services and support for victims of dating and domestic violence, as well as their children. DOVE works with adults, elders/seniors, teens, and children who have been abused emotionally, financially, physically, and/or sexually. DOVE’s services include crisis intervention, danger assessment and safety planning, supportive counseling, emergency shelter, legal advocacy and representation, and community outreach, education, and training. DOVE remains the only domestic violence shelter and community-based service provider based in Norfolk County. DOVE strives to educate individuals, families and the community at-large to help change the societal conditions that allow domestic violence to persist. Our efforts address the isolation and vulnerability faced by victims of domestic violence and the enormous emotional, psychological, and financial toll violence takes on victims, their children, and the community. In addition to offering services that increase the safety of survivors, DOVE conducts outreach and educational presentations about domestic violence to civic and community groups; churches and faith-based organizations; schools, colleges, and universities; and many more. DOVE provides training for health and social service providers about working with survivors, as well as to businesses and employers regarding policies and practices. All of our services are grounded in survivor-centered, trauma-informed approaches. We respect each person’s right to choose their own path. We offer our resources and expertise to increase safety and access to supports in order to promote well-being. We assist individuals who are at different places in their process, exploring options in the community, pursuing legal remedies or seeking to leave an abusive relationship. We do not tell a person what to do, but rather we support individuals in making their own decisions. Our services are confidential and offered with compassion in a comfortable setting. View Our Mission Learn About Our History Get Involved Today!

Information for Teens & Young Adults DOVE Teen & Young Adult Brochure Cycle of Violence Defining Domestic Violence Defining Healthy Relationships Interactive Safety Planning Love & Abuse Red Flags Disguised as Romantic Gestures Relationship Bill of Rights Relationship Spectrum Talking To Your High Schoolers About Dating Additional Media Resources

Join DOVE For Harvesting Hope Purchase Tickets to Attend Your support truly matters, makes a difference, and saves lives. Support survivors Win amazing prizes DOVE Staff can't wait to see you! Support survivors 1/7 Join DOVE at Harvesting Hope as we honor Lindsay Hite, our 2023 Pillar of Hope Awardee for her amazing support of our work! Lindsay has generously donated a Show Your Spark Radiant package, valued at $7,000, that will be part of our Live Auction! Remember, this is a special discount code for the Show Your Spark community ! Please let us know any seating preferences in the Comments section of the form. Return to Home

Thank you for consulting DOVE for a training, workshop, or presentation. DOVE is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending domestic violence. DOVE requests an honorarium for all presentations. View Honorarium Rates We would be happy to provide a training if your organization serves people living in Norfolk county. If you are looking for the organization that serves your county please click here. If that organization is not able to assist you, please let us know and we may still be able to help you. Request A DOVE Training! Training Type Submit Thanks for submitting! We will be in contact shortly!

Prevention & Education Domestic Violence Awareness Training DOVE offers a 35 hour Domestic Violence Awareness training twice annually, once in the Fall (September/October) and once in the Spring (March/April). Trainings are complete with expert speakers, videos, and role-plays, and provide a comprehensive overview of issues related to dating and domestic violence, as well as working with survivors. Attendees can attend one or all ten sessions. Sessions are approved for social work CEUS. View Training Topics Request a Community Training / Workshop To raise awareness and prevent domestic violence, DOVE, Inc. offers trainings, workshops and seminars to law enforcement, health care professionals, schools, businesses, social service providers, religious organizations and the community. Trainings include topics such as: Talking to Children about Domestic Violence, Dating Violence in College/University Communities, How to Support Family Members and Friends Experiencing Abuse, Healthy and Abusive Relationships 101, and much more. View Community Workshops YouthSpeak YouthSpeak , DOVE’s Healthy Relationship Education and Abuse Prevention Program, educates students and young adults on the complex issues of dating and relationships while supporting and empowering youth to become leaders and agents for change in their communities. Middle and High Schools are offered three different levels of increasing engagement, from one-time classroom presentations by DOVE staff to health classes, to a comprehensive peer led program with monthly meetings. DOVE also offers a six-part middle school series for 6th through 8th graders with six cumulative interactive workshops. Program Levels Program Timeline Program Components Middle School Workshops Check Out YouthSpeak: Youth Advocate Summits During the summer, DOVE offers a four day, 20-hour Youth Advocate Summit for all students across Norfolk County interested in taking a more in depth look at the root causes of abuse, sex and consent, growing their media literacy skills and learning how they can support their friends and peers experiencing abuse. Anchor 1 YouthSpeak Sign Up Open slots still available for: Week 1: July 8 - 11 (9am-2pm) Quincy High School Week 3: August 12 - 15 (9am-2pm) DOVE Office near Quincy Center Register Here

General Domestic Violence Resources Assessment of Change in Abusive People Power & Control Wheel Control Tactics Used By Abusive Partners Red Flags Disguised as Romantic Gestures Couples Counseling Relationship Bill of Rights Cycle of Abuse Relationship Spectrum Defining Domestic Violence Restraining Order Process Defining Healthy Relationships Restraining Order Information Domestic Violence & the Faith Community Supporting Patients How to Support Survivors Personalized Safety Plan Types of Abuse What Can I Do To Address Domestic Violence?

HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM We need your help to fulfill holiday wishlists for families served through DOVE’s Emergency Shelter and Community Services programs. We invite you to help us brighten a family’s holiday! HOW IT WORKS To participate, email: dove.elfteam@gmail.com . DOVE will provide a list of options where donors can choose to support a specific family, donate general goods to our shelter or, help support our much needed general gift card drive to support our families through the holidays and beyond. Donors who choose to support a specific family will receive their family’s Holiday Wish List by no later than Friday, December 1st. To ensure that each of our more than 150 families receive their gifts before the holidays, we ask that donors schedule a time to drop off by Wednesday December 13th. Become a Holiday Donor! More Information about DOVE's Holiday Assistance Program Thank you for your interest in DOVE’s Holiday Assistance Program! Each holiday season, DOVE’s Holiday Donation Drop-Off location transforms into an amazing workshop of toys and goodies. The generosity of our community brings together gifts, personal care items, clothing, and so much more to fulfill the wish lists of the individuals and families we serve. Individuals, families, community groups, and corporate teams can join together and ‘adopt a family’ for the holidays. Participating community members are able to bring great joy to what can be a difficult time for domestic violence survivors, uprooted and struggling to build self-sufficient, thriving lives. Become a Holiday Donor DOVE’s Holiday Assistance Program assists families during the holiday season, who may be living in our emergency shelter, transitioning out of shelter into their own housing for the holidays, or who are struggling to make ends meet while building a stable, violence-free life. How does it work? Donate Goods / Provide for a Family: Contact DOVE to donate to one of the families we serve in our Emergency Shelter or Community-based Services Program. Donors are given a specific family’s wish list. Families can be as small as a single individual and as large as a parent and 6 children. Donors should plan to spend roughly $100 per family member. Wrap and deliver: Purchase wrapping supplies and bring them along with your gifts (please do not pre-wrap). Help make someone’s holiday warmer and brighter! Interested? Please contact: dove.elfteam@gmail.com

EMERGENCY SHELTER DOVE provides emergency shelter for survivors fleeing domestic violence. Our gender inclusive shelter provides refuge for both single individuals and families. While in DOVE’s shelter, program participants are supported to ground themselves after crisis or a period of homelessness. DOVE Advocates use trauma informed practices to help survivors look inward as they begin to discover who they will become in the aftermath of abuse. DOVE Advocates also assist program participants to seek transitional and/or permanent housing, to connect children with school and education, and to begin planning for life beyond the shelter. Upon moving out, our program participants are able to continue to work with the staff as they transition towards self-sustainability. Safelink Safelink is a Massachusetts run hotline for survivors seeking emergency shelter due to domestic violence. If you or someone you know is seeking shelter please call 1-877-785-2020

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Join Us At Harvesting Hope October 25, 2024 Help us raise funds to care for survivors so they can thrive; nurture advocates and their work; and plant seeds of change to end domestic and partner violence. Join us for an evening of honor and celebration at the Marriott Boston Quincy on October 25th. HONOR 2024 Pillar of Hope Awardee Debra Robbin Learn more about her HERE . CELEBRATE Celebrate innovations in shelter housing, survivor economic empowerment programs, advances with youth awareness and advocacy, and more. 6:00 PM Silent Auction and Cocktail Reception 7:30 PM Dinner and Program Master of Ceremonies and Auctioneer Erin Ward Purchase tickets or a sponsorship below. Buy A Ticket Become A Sponsor Thank You To Our Sponsors! * Champion of Advocacy Friend Sponsor *In formation HH Sponsors Harvesting Hope 2024 Event Committee Thomas Leavitt Director of Development Aileen Farrell Stacy Murphy Beth Porter Board Vice President Hannah Marsh Cindy Ouellette Sam Arrigal Lauren McCallum Mary Poluikis Sharon Cain Robin Moyer Elise Tenney

Jen Bolton Director, Education & Prevention jen.bolton@dovema.org Jen, MSW, LICSW (she/her) is the Director of Prevention and Education and has been working at DOVE since 2009 giving presentations, trainings and workshops to community members, professionals and students on domestic violence. She holds a masters in social work and maintains a small caseload supporting survivors of domestic violence in group and individual settings. RETURN TO ALL STAFF