The Upper Perkiomen Domestic Violence Task Force is a community-based coalition of agencies and individuals dedicated to the elimination of domestic violence through advocacy, intervention and education.
The Task Force is a program of The Open Line designed to provide a coordinated, community response in ending domestic violence. Our list of programs and presentations include Dating Violence Education (for adolescents), Domestic Violence Education (for adults), and Bystander Education (for everyone). All presentations can be tailored to fit the needs of your group or organization.
Current Task Force Members include:
- Community & Health Organizations - Grand View Hospital, Upper Perkiomen Business & Professional Women, Upper Perkiomen School District, Upper Perkiomen Valley Ministerial Association, and Individual Community Members.
- Law Enforcement - Marlborough Police Department, PA State Police, Skippack Barracks, Upper Perk Police Department, Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, Montgomery County Office of Adult Probation, and Montgomery County Office of Juvenile Probation.
- Legal Network - District Court 38-2-02 and Mullaney Law Offices.
- Social Service Agencies - Laurel House, Montgomery County Office of Children & Youth, The Open Line, SAFE Project, Creative Health Services, Women's Center of Montgomery County, and Youth & Family Services.
You're invited to join our efforts to end domestic violence in the Upper Perkiomen Valley. UPDVTF meet on the first Wednesday of February, April, June, August, October, and December at 8:00 AM at The Open Line. All are welcome.
For more information about this program, please contact Linda at 215.679.4112 or by e-mail at lindac@upvtheopenline.org.
Community Education Initiatives
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National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Since 2004 Congress has designated the first full week in February as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week. This year the entire month of February was designated as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
Each February, since 2007 members of the Upper Perkiomen Domestic Violence Task Force have gone into the Upper Perkiomen High School to help raise awareness regarding teen dating violence, and to offer information and resources to the students. In 2010, 257 pledges of nonviolence were signed by students in grades 9 through 12, and 1738 responses to healthy relationship questions were submitted during the week long activity.
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The sad reality is 1 in 3 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, and more than 3.3 million children witness domestic violence each year.
Each year during the month of October, communities across the nation join efforts to raise awareness about the issue of domestic violence. It is an opportunity to educate the public about the effects of domestic violence on families and find ways in which we can all work together to promote safety and eliminate domestic violence where we live and work. For information about how you can help your local domestic violence program, please contact Linda Connell at The Open Line, 215.679.4112.
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| Pictured Above: Members of the U.P. Domestic Violence Task Force present at the Awareness Ceremony on Oct. 7th. | Pictured Above: An information table is set up at the UPV Library for the entire month of October. |
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| Pictured Above (listed left to right): Speakers at the Domestic Violence Awareness Ceremony included Vincent O’Domski, MBA (Director of Community Outreach for Congressman Dent), Bill Bushnell (District Chief of Staff for Representative Bob Mensch), Catherine Hummel-Fried (Magisterial District Judge), Vicki Lightcap (Mayor of Pennsburg), and Pastor Charles Romanowski (of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Pennsburg). | |
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