When survivors come to DVIS, they may be facing many endings – to their relationship, their home, their financial stability, and even their dream for the future. But every end is a new beginning, and your donation to DVIS will …
Read MoreOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) is held every October as a way to bring advocates across the nation together to end domestic violence. Advocacy organizations and communities across the country connect and unite through events, information sharing, and service opportunities …
Read MoreDVIS Community Talks:
CONVERSATIONS TO CONFRONT VIOLENCE Responding to a drastic uptick in domestic violence in Oklahoma during and following the COVID pandemic, Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc. (DVIS) launched a new series called DVIS Community Talks: Conversations to Confront Violence. According to …
Read MoreDVIS renames holiday assistance program, seeks sponsors
To better align with its client-centric focus, Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc. (DVIS) is renaming its nearly two-decade-old holiday assistance program this season. Previously known as “Adopt-A-Family,” the program matches community members and groups looking to give back with DVIS …
Read MoreProviding refuge for those in need
Monarch butterflies have long been close to our hearts at DVIS. We were devastated to learn that this stunning example of beauty and resilience was recently reclassified as endangered. The parallels between a Monarch’s lifecycle and the journeys of trauma survivors …
Read MoreA message in response to the Dobbs decision
It is with heavy hearts and a deep concern for survivors of domestic and sexual violence that Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc. (DVIS) issues the following in response to the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. …
Read More50 at 50: Title IX Edition
Title IX, the federal law that prevents discrimination based on sex by any education program receiving federal funds, turns 50 today — Thursday, June 23, 2022. “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, …
Read More58 families provided gifts through DVIS’ Adopt-A-Family holiday assistance program
For the 17th year in a row, Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS) distributed gifts to families in need the week of December 13th. Sponsors, volunteers, and agency staff came together over the last couple of months to support fifty-eight local …
Read MoreDVIS Launches Monarch Evolved
In 2021, we will be fundraising to open an additional outdoor space for survivors to reflect and begin their journey to healing instead of having our traditional gala. It is our goal that this space would be a place where …
Read MoreDVIS and Goodwill Partner to Better Serve Clients
DVIS can no longer accept used clothing. As we do not have the space or personnel to sort/wash/store clothing in varying conditions, we have a wonderful partnership with Goodwill of Oklahoma. Goodwill provides vouchers for DVIS clients so that they can …
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