• COMMUNITY OUTREACH/PROGRAM COMMITTEE--

  This committee coordinates the scheduling of speakers and trainers for the community on D.V. issues. It can provide very specific training (workplace violence, faith issues, law enforcement, social services issues, chemical dependency issues, youth) or very general (signs, symptoms, progression, community resources). To request a speaker or training, contact the Task Force. This committee also plans all the public and community events for the Task Force; monthly Network meetings, Quarterly Forums, annual community Summit, annual picnic and Community Awards event. Fundraising is also part of this committee's activities.

  The committee meets 3rd Tuesday--11:30 AM at the YWCA. Co-chairs are Jolene Culbertson & Sue Shultz.

Our Task Force Quarterly Newsletter and online website are also part of this committee's responsibility.

• TASK FORCE WORK GROUPS--

The Task Force has a number of committees and work groups that meet regularly and deal with specific community issues ie. faith, business, child protective services, youth, criminal justice, treatment. We need your help.


• FAITH COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP...serving as a resource for information and training to the local faith community on D.V. issues. If you are interested in this group please email the Task Force for meeting times & locations.

  Order "What Every Congregation Should Know about D.V." brochures online by clicking here.

  For Faith Group resources, including faith-based resource information, articles, reading list, and sermons, click here.

  For more information contact Joe Dudley or Sue King

• R.E.S.P.E.C.T. KITSAP YOUTH (Relationship Education Strengthens and Provides Empowering Choices for Today's Kitsap Youth)... addressing multi-disciplinary issues around youth, meets on 2nd Tuesday-- 9:00 A.M. at the Waterfront Cafe & Bakery (upstairs), 3472 NW Byron St., Silverdale, Wa.

  RESPECT has poster contest WINNERS !! Check them out ! Click here

  Order "What is Dating Violence?" brochures online by clicking here.

  Click here for Mission and Goals statement. For information contact co-chairs: Barbara Saur or Jennifer McKee.

• TREATMENT PROVIDERS/ PROBATION COALITION...meets meets on 3rd Thursday-- noon at the SAU Office, 705 Sidney Ave., Port Orchard to address issues of coordination and cooperation between the certified treatment providers in Kitsap County and the district, municipal and Department of Corrections probation officers. Bring your lunch. For more information, contact chairperson, Debbie Brockman

• D.V. MINORITY SERVICES MEETING--4nd Wednesday--at 8:30 A.M. at the Silverdale Community Center. For archived meeting minutes, click here. For more information, contact chairperson, Oudy Acosta Perez.

  Sept. 10, 2008--join us at our "Mesa Redonda de Kitsap"--Kitsap Round Table. Click here for more information.

• MEDICAL SERVICES MEETING-- Contact the D.V. Task Force for meeting times and location .

  Our goal is to provide education to the medical community about what domestic violence is, what "symptoms" may look like and what services are available to help these victims. We seek to improve these services for victims of domestic violence and in doing so, to close the existing gaps in the delivery of medical care for them. For more information, contact chair, Jolene Culbertson.

• TRIPLE PLAY COMMITTEE-- The committee goal is to bring together professionals from the fields of domestic violence, chemical dependency, and mental health, pooling our expertise in order to address the multiple problems our clients often experience. Contact Barbara Chandler-Young for more information on meeting times and locations.

• TASK FORCE ALUMNI-- For more information, contact chair Jolene Culbertson.

If you are interested in any of these standing committees, please contact the chair listed or the Task Force at 360.373.5392 or email info@kcdvtf.com for meeting dates & locations.