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Benefit Show
Saturday, Mar 27th, 7:00pm, at the Parlour on 2628 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR.
Featuring Dasha & the Bear, A. King, Julia Lucille, Oakland Birds, The Terrible Dogfish.
Singer-songstresses extraordinaire! Jazzy-folk crooning and multi-instrumented orchestration of indie sing-songs. And 100% of cover ($5-$10) benefits our program.
40-Hour Training Now Open to the Public
This five-day, forty hour training covers the State of Oregon mandated information needed for staff, volunteers and community members to serve survivors of domestic violence. Learn more here.
Safeway Classic Tickets Now Available
West Coast Bank and the Safeway Classic are proud to partner with the Domestic Violence Resource Center in creating a better future for Oregon. Come and enjoy the best in women’s golf at the internationally renowned Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, August 16-22, 2010—100% of the proceeds of ticket sales sold by our organization benefit us! Weekly grounds tickets are $25, or 10 for $200. Download the form here or contact (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at 503-640-5352 x 308 for more information. You can also buy tickets online here, but please don’t forget to designate us as your “charity choice”! Thank you for your support.
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February 3
Thank you to all of our amazing donors for stepping up this holiday season. Read about their support, and learn about our upcoming 40-hour training in February’s Champion eNewsletter.
January 26
Guest Article by Aaron Crawford, friend of Sheena Mendoza, “Losing One of Our Own”
January 11
Read our January 2010 eNewsletter to learn more about the Sheena Mendoza Memorial Tournament and to see our update on our annual appeal and other holiday support.
January 7
This just in! Make-your-own puppet kits put together by survivors at Monika’s House Shelter to help people nurture their relationships with their children & raise money for the Survivor Empowerment Fund.
December 17
Head out to Grandma Leeth’s, a local family-friendly restaurant, this Sunday, Dec. 20th, and just mention us and we’ll receive a portion of the proceeds from your meal! They’re located at the intersection of Hwy 26 & 217.
December 16
Our December Champion eNewsletter is online now! Read more for proof that Santa Claus exists.
December 10
Lori & Martin Rausch are featured in the Oregonian for their generous donation of a refurbished home to the Domestic Violence Resource Center! Executive Director, “Burgess said the center is excited for this opportunity to reach out to victims of domestic violence in a new way and provide transitional housing that is often hard to come by.”
December 4
The Hillsboro Argus draws attention to the greater need for community dialogue about domestic violence: “We have to lift this veil of secrecy,” Burgess said. “Let them know they have the human right to have a safe and healthy relationship.” The Argus also profiles a survivor who won back her life: “It took almost a decade for her to do the almost impossible, to escape - unlike the women who have dominated recent headlines when they lost their lives.” An inspiring and courageous story.
Oregon legislature bans defining domestic violence as a pre-existing condition
Oregon House & Senate take a stand for survivors of domestic & sexual violence
As the health care reform debate rages on the national stage, the practice of some insurance companies defining domestic violence as a pre-existing condition has come to light.
The practice is not happening in Oregon currently, said VanOrman, but she wants to make sure it will never happen here.
She sponsored House Bill 3631, which prevents a company from denying or reducing coverage based on “physical or mental injuries sustained as a result of domestic violence or sexual violence or treatment received for such injuries” as a pre-existing condition in the State of Oregon.
This bill is a pro-active step by our local government so that domestic and sexual violence victims can’t be discriminated against. We are proud to be Oregonians!
An informal survey by the House Judiciary Committee in 1994 found that half of the 16 largest insurers in the country considered domestic violence in deciding whether to approve health coverage. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department reported a year or so later that nearly one out of four insurance companies factored in domestic violence when deciding whether to issue or renew policies.
Currently, eight states and the District of Columbia don’t have laws that specifically bar insurance companies from using domestic violence as a pre-existing condition to deny health coverage, according to a study from the National Women’s Law Center.
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