JOIN THE ANTI-VIOLENCE MOVEMENT

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Register here for our Spring 2024 Community Advocate Training!

Please note that registration will close on Monday, April 22nd

Training Schedule:

Wednesday 4/24: 6- 9 pm at our office (location will be provided)

Saturday 4/27: 10 am- 4 pm at Fletcher Free Library in the Fletcher room. Lunch is provided.

Sunday 4/28: 12- 6 pm at Fletcher Free Library in the Fletcher room. Lunch is provided.

This comprehensive training will provide foundational knowledge about intimate partner violence, anti-violence work, and Steps to End Domestic Violence’s programs and services. It will give you practical tools to support those experiencing domestic violence in your life and community. During the training, we will explore different elements of power and control-based violence and we will offer discussion and education on the intersections of domestic violence, racism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, xenophobia, and poverty.

This 20-hour training consists of a few hours of self-paced pre-work, followed by 3 in-person sessions. 

Training will include:

- Domestic Violence 101 

- The empowerment model: what it is and how to apply it when working with survivors

- Tools and resources to support community members experiencing domestic violence 

- The 6 Core Principles of Social Change Advocacy 

-Steps to End Domestic Violence agency and program overviews

At the end of this training, you will feel more prepared to stand up against gender-based violence and can apply what you know to help those you love who might be suffering in silence. You will also gain Vermont’s statewide Victim Crisis Worker Privilege.

About Steps to End Domestic Violence:

  • Last year we fielded nearly 4,000 hotline calls

  • We provided free, confidential service to more than 1,800 people in Chittenden County

  • We’re seeing a paradigm shift where violence isn’t tolerated and survivors are believed

  • We need YOU to help move things forward

For information about the training, including financial assistance, email steps@stepsvt.org or call (802) 658-3131 x 1067.