October is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month

“All the more reason to engage the public and provide information about healthy relationships, signs of abuse and how to access resources including emergency shelter”, Adele Pincock, outreach and development director, said.

“The people who come through our doors, they’re told where to go”.

The idea behind purple Thursday is simple: On Thursdays throughout October, people can share their purple domestic violence awareness commitment with a photo or promise to act at #PurpleThursdayICT.

So think of this as your yearly reminder to be a good community member. This is just the start of a few unbelievable events that will happen in the county.

It takes a coordinated effort by the community, including law enforcement, advocates, community groups and schools to combat domestic violence.

“The Leon County Commission has provided the Refuge House, a safe place for victims”, Inzer said.

The Mitchell community is encouraged to wear purple on October. 23 to help generate discussion and awareness of domestic violence and dating abuse.

“There’s opportunity”, Hein said.

“To be quite frank, it’s hard to imagine that’s enough”.

This year in Saugerties alone, police have responded to 680 domestic violence calls, compared to 280 in 2014, Sinagra said.

Our organization is asking people from the community to donate infant and children’s shoes for a large-scale art installation during the rally.

He recalled the September 26, 2007 incident in which Anthony Passaro Jr. of West Saugerties used a high-powered rifle to gun down his wife, Tracey, in the presence of their 9-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter. “It’s not going to stop because we turn our faces and ignore the ugliness that’s happening downstairs, next door and across the street. We need to keep the message alive”. “The prevalence of domestic violence means we all are touched by it”. An opportunity to escape the dangers of domestic violence. “The month highlights how we should all be aware and involved”.

A former Buffalo police officer has been sentenced to six months in prison for falsely claiming an on-duty injury and collecting pay while working another job.

The new purple vehicle in their fleet is an even greater step in that direction, Wright said. They also offer help in getting restraining orders.

“For me, it was luck”.