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New Bunk Beds Provide Safety and Security Our emergency shelter in Iowa City has 40 beds. It is full every single night with victim/survivors of domestic violence. Half of those beds are full of children. A family that once resided in a home just like yours or mine are forced to move into one room […]
Two months ago DVIP suffered the loss of one of our former staff members, Peggy McKittrick. Peggy was one of those people who did a little bit of everything at DVIP. As a fierce advocate for our clients, she started as a volunteer but quickly moved on to work in shelter & support our rural […]
The following stories come from Iowa domestic violence victim service providers. Most narratives came from responses to an annual survey conducted by the National Network to End Domestic Violence asking providers to describe who they served on the day of the survey. Other stories came from interviews with program directors. The majority focus on positive […]
On April 12, 2017, the Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee proposed their SFY18 budget. Legislators proposed a 26% cut in funding for victim services: $5 million for victim assistance grants compared to previous years’ $6.7 million. Victim assistance grants provide crucial support and resources to survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse. “This type of cut is […]
There are so many ways to make your voice heard! Legislators want to know what is important to you, it helps them understand what their constituents want from them. Quick Tips: Call, email or send a letter: Just a quick note to your legislator to let them know funding for victim services is important to […]
We all know that domestic violence impacts youth when they witness violence in the home, but they don’t always have the opportunity to speak about that experience. Please check out this link to our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/VhzFmG31yhU Dillon shares his experience as a child, how his family got help and his hopes for his younger […]
We have learned that the Iowa Legislative Justice Systems Committee Budget Chairs are proposing a $1.7 million cut to victim services funding in next year’s 2018 budget. If enacted, this would be a 26% cut in funds that go to help survivors of sexual and domestic abuse across the state. Our legislators need to hear from […]
Imagine 400 of your closest friends—your neighbors, your co-workers, your elected officials, members of your community law enforcement teams—joining you for dinner to support victims of domestic violence. This has been happening for 20 years! In order to combat the myth that an uptick of domestic abuse occurs during the NFL Super Bowl, The Domestic […]
DVIP Announces 1st Annual Souper Bowl Event in Keokuk, Iowa The Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) is hosting its First Annual “Souper Bowl” fundraising event to be held Tuesday, February 7th, 5:30-7:30pm at the First Christian Church in Keokuk, Iowa. This event is to support crisis intervention and advocacy services for victims of domestic violence, dating […]
Many victims of domestic abuse will blame themselves for the way they are being treated by their partners. When you are in an emotionally vulnerable position, it is easy to make excuses for a domestically violent spouse: they didn’t mean to do it, they only hit me when they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, […]