Domestic Violence Awareness Event Nov. 12 in Hoffman Estates

State Rep. Michelle Mussman, the new chair of the Northwest Suburban Alliance on Domestic Violence, will host a Domestic Violence Awareness Night in Hoffman Estates on Thursday, Nov. 12.  from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Higgins Education Center, 1030 W. Higgins Road.
Mussman will be joined by survivors of domestic violence for a night focused on awareness and prevention efforts. Speakers will provide support information, as well as share personal stories and poetry on their experiences. For more information or to reserve a seat, contact  at (847) 923-9104.

Wendell Jones Awards Breakfast 2015 honorees Covered by the Daily Herald

The recipients of the Northwest Suburban Alliance on Domestic Violence awards all share similar feelings of modesty.

They aren't the heroes, they say. Rather, the victims they work to bring a voice to, and new lives to, are.  Read the full article online by visiting the Daily Herald's Web site.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20151016/news/151019076/

Wendell Jones Awards Breakfast 2015

Friday's  3rd Annual NWSADV, Wendell Jones Awards Breakfast is fast approaching, please reserve your tickets if you haven't already done so.

Friday, October 16, 2015 at 7:30am

Harper College Wojcik Conference Center

1200 W Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL. Reservations required. $30 per person

$175 for a table of 10. Checks payable to NWSADV/WINGS

For more information e-mail ggates@wingsprogram.com

Online registration 

Northwest Suburban Domestic Violence Awareness Event on Oct 7th

The Northwest Suburban Alliance on Domestic Violence the Human Services Programs of Harper College, Judson University, the HMS Club, and Harper College Office of Student Involvement are joining efforts to host a Domestic Violence awareness event in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. This community collaboration will spark conversation on the faceted issue of Domestic Violence.

The public is invited to join community leaders, students, practitioners and faculty for discussions on how Domestic Violence knows no boundaries.

Attendees will learn about how Domestic Violence is a leading cause of injury and or death for women. And take away a greater understanding of the variables that confront domestic violence survivors. The conversation will breakdown the barriers of many topics that coincide within Domestic Violence and how it isn’t specific to one gender, group or race.

The event is on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 from 4:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. at Harper College Wojcik Conference Center, located at 1200 W. Algonquin Rd. Palatine, IL 60067. Free Registration is available by visiting: http://nwsadvharperjudsonevents.eventbrite.com

This is the fifth year local colleges are joining in this public discussion. Each year the format has changed to provide a better understanding of the large scope of Domestic Violence.

The Clothesline Project, Blue Kids, Silent Witness’s and additional resources on community service providers will be available on site. Contact HMS@harpercollege.edu for more information.

Harper College to Host Human Services Conference

Serving Diverse Communities: Impacting Lives

Friday, April 10, 2015
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wojcik Conference Center
1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, Illinois

Join practitioners, educators, students and leaders for professional development on current human services and human rights issues, relevant resources, and best practices for serving our communities. 

Keynote Presentations:

• "Community Building" by Dr. Gilo Kwesi Logan; Diversity Consultant, Educator, Writer & Speaker; Logan Consulting Services, LLC; Faculty, Harper College and Northeastern University
• "Impacting Lives by Taking It Personally" by Lisa Gilmore, LCPC, M.Ed.; Principal & Founder, Illinois Accountability Initiative

Session Topics:

• Cultural Considerations for Children Impacted by Trauma
• Restoring our Youth: Restorative Justice Group Work In Action
• Homestretch: Film Screening and Discussion on Youth Homelessness
• Diversity Dialogues Matter
• Autism Speaks: Professional Strategies for Listening
• Working with Veterans with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and PTSD
• Navigating Mental Health and the Legal System
• From A Culture of Silence to Service: Current Issues and Interventions for Veterans
• Disability as a Diversity Issue
• Culturally Responsive Services for (Muslim, LGBT, Latina) Women Impacted by Intimate Partner Violence
• Still Taking It Personally: Intersections between Intimate Violence and the LGBT Community
• Caring for the Caregiver
• Honoring the Circle of Life: Myths and Realities of Hospice Care
• Social Justice, Social Media, So Now What?
• Got Experience: Experiential Activities from the Challenge Course to Your Group
• A Heartland Response: Northern Tier Anti-Trafficking Consortium
• Compassion Fatigue
• Displaced Persons: Advocacy and Activism with Immigrants and Refugees
• International Relief and Human Services: Human Rights in Action
• Clothesline Project
• Blue Kids

Conference Fee

• $79 for general public
• $39 for students

Register Now

General public:  Register now.

Third party billing: Call 847.925.6300.

Students: Call 847.925.6300 or register online through the MyHarper student portal using CRN 50397.

All participants receive a certificate for .6 CEs; CEUs for LCSW, LCPC and ICDVP are provided by the WINGS Program. Coordinated by the Human Services Program, Human Services Student Club and Continuing Education Business Solutions of Harper College.

Erin Merryn honored with first Wendell Jones Award for her Advocacy Work

As printed in the daily herald:

Merryn, a surivor turned advocate, is being honored by the Alliance on Domestic Violence for her work helping to pass Erin's Law, which requires Illinois public schools to teach sexual abuse prevention.

Illinois and seven other states have taken action to teach sexual abuse prevention in schools, and 15 more intend to do so during the next legislative cycle

Other Friends of the Alliance award recipients include:

• Michael Bischof, Cynthia L. Bischof Memorial Foundation.

• Rita Canning, chairman of the board of directors of Women In Need Growing Stronger (WINGS).

• Jim Huenink, executive director, Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

* Northwest Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County.

The Wendell Jones Awards Breakfast is named for the late state senator Wendell Jones of Palatine, who founded the Northwest Suburban Alliance on Domestic Violence more than 10 years ago. Jones was instrumental in securing funding for a Palatine-based domestic violence safe house for the WINGS Program and establishing the Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council for the 3rd Municipal Court District in Rolling Meadows.

Tickets for the breakfast are $20. Online reservations are available at wingsprogram.com/awardsbreakfast.html or at (847) 818-2528. For information, visit www.endallabuse.org.

Telling Amy’s Story Documentary Screening at Harper College on Oct 9

Telling Amy’s Story produced by Penn State Broadcasting and funded by the Verizon Foundation, tells the story of Amy Homan-McGee, 33 year-old, mother of two who was killed by her husband in 2001 when she decided to leave him after suffering years of abuse.
The victim’s parents and co-workers, law enforcement officers and court personnel share their perspectives on what happened to Amy in the weeks, months, and years leading up to her death.

The producers of the video hope that while they will never be able to change the ending to Amy’s story, that it’s telling can change the outcomes for the millions of victims, survivors, and loved ones affected by domestic violence every day.

The Northwest Suburban Alliance on Domestic Violence and Harper College’s Human Service Program are screening this video to create awareness during domestic violence awareness month in October.

The screening is open to the public and will be on Oct. 9, 2013 from 4:30pm to 6:30p.m. at Harper College located at 1200 W Algonquin, Palatine Illinois, in Theater J143. Tickets are free with online registration at http://nwsadvandharper.eventbrite.com