The Domestic Violence Intervention Program is hosting our annual Giving Tuesday Celebration: A Mother's Journey to Safety at the Brown Street Inn. We hope you can join us for an intimate evening featuring a mother's story of survival and hope, hor d'oeuvres, wine, and conversation. Doors open at 5:30 and the event begins at 6:15. Tickets […]

Purchase tickets at: DVIP "Souper Bowl" Tickets 23rd Annual DVIP "Souper Bowl"–our biggest community fundraising event of the year!  Held each year, we invite guests to join us for an all-you-care-to-eat soup supper, featuring over 40 soups, donated from area restaurants. The “Souper Bowl” was created by our Executive Director, Kristie Fortmann-Doser, to challenge the […]

DVIP invites the community to join them in raising funds for those most vulnerable. Enjoy soup donated from Keokuk restaurants, non-alcoholic drinks, and dessert for $7.00! DVIP advocates have assisted over 150 individuals in the past year by providing them with free and confidential safety planning, medical and legal advocacy, support groups, housing assistance, 24-hour crisis […]

  Join us and Muddy Feet Yoga for a virtual, relaxing, and fun-filled yoga session on Saturday May 9th, 2020 from 2pm to 3pm! The suggested donation for the event is $20 and you can donate before, during, or after the event by clicking here. Click here on the day of the yoga session to […]

THIS WEEKEND ONLY EMAIL YOUR PET PICTURES TO JESSICAD@DVIPIOWA.ORG From August 8th and 9th to help us raise money for our pet shelter: Cooper's House! For $5, our kids at shelter will make a portrait of your pet! DVIP has renovated a room in our emergency shelter, that has access to our backyard, to include […]

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month! For over 40 years, DVIP has been dedicated to creating safe spaces for victims/survivors through support groups, emergency housing, and permanent housing. On October 3rd and 4th, 2020, we want to see your best safe spaces. Share a picture of your coolest and coziest fort with us on social […]

October is Domestic Violence Awareness! Learn about intimate partner violence and DVIP while entering our Around Town Scavenger Hunt. Are you up for the challenge!?!? On October 10th and 11th, DVIP will be asking you to find at least 5 DVIP posters around Iowa City, Corallville, and North Liberty businesses. Once you've taken a picture […]

Supporting survivors never looked so good! You can support survivors this Domestic Violence Awareness Month by buying one of our "Believe Survivors" masks. They are only on sale until October 15th so get yours quickly. You can find them for $10 here: https://pogo.undergroundshirts.com/collections/dvip-masks/products/dvip-3-ply-face-mask?fbclid=IwAR3BIU3NlMHPyh0QOIp9M-q0Zv9wtq3tF8RuZ2TsEObiUKSQKY4DMZDGwxQ

DVIP operates a 24/7 shelter for individuals and families fleeing intimate partner violence - this Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we are asking for your help in stocking up our shelter during our annual Shop-For-Shelter Campaign! Last year, we received over 2,500 items in Johnson County alone for our shelter that lasted us until March of […]