• 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; Quarterly Forums, annual community Summit,and the annual picnic. Fundraising is also part of this committee's activities.

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 Tom Stokes at (360) 286-8109.

• 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 Monica's Bakery (upstairs), 3472 NW Byron St., Silverdale, Wa.

  RESPECT ...our 2011 PSA contest! Click herefor details. Click here for contest rules.

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

  Click here for Mission and Goals statement. For information contact: Barbara Saur.

• TREATMENT PROVIDERS/ PROBATION COALITION...meets meets on 2nd Wednesday-- noon to 1:00 PM 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.

• 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. We meet the third Wednesday --at 1:00 PM. The meetings are brown-bag, and we are meeting at different agencies in Kitsap County. Contact Barbara Chandler-Youngor by phone at (206) 780-2931 or (360) 551-3140 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.