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Voluntarios

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Womanspace cuenta con voluntarios para muchos proyectos que ayudan a nuestros programas y llevan nuestra misión a la comunidad. Por favor vea nuestras necesidades actuales de voluntariado en los enlaces directos. Para obtener más información, comuníquese al 609-394-0136.

Oportunidades de voluntariado

Oficina administrativa – para asistir con las funciones generales de la oficina administrativa. Horarios disponibles de lunes a viernes durante el día.

Educador Comunitario – para ayudar con las solicitudes de presentaciones orales de las asociaciones cívicas, organizaciones comunitarias y religiosas, empresas, escuelas y otras personas interesadas en comprender el abuso y la violencia interpersonal. Usted se haría parte de los voluntarios de la respuesta comunitaria coordinada para apoyar a las víctimas y responsabilizar a los abusadores por sus acciones. Proporcionamos capacitación específica.

Voluntario de eventos – Presentar/exponer información en eventos comunitarios que se llevan a cabo alrededor del condado de Mercer, Nueva Jersey, esto pueden incluir escuelas y universidades, organizaciones cívicas, de servicios social y religiosas, eventos comunitarios y ferias de salud.

Servicios Legales – Abogados bilingües en derecho de familia para asistir con la clínica legal de Womanspace.

Los miembros del comité de recaudación de fondos desarrollan e implementan planes para recaudar dinero en beneficio de Womanspace.

Conviértase en voluntario de DVVRT & SASS

Equipos de respuesta para víctimas de violencia doméstica

El Equipo de Apoyo para Víctimas de Violencia Doméstica DVVRT (por sus siglas en inglés) es una colaboración/asociación de Womanspace, agencias de aplicación de la ley del condado de Mercer, Nueva Jersey y miembros de la comunidad. Los voluntarios de DVVRT están capacitados para reunirse con víctimas de violencia doméstica en las estaciones de policía para proporcionarles información y apoyo en el momento de un incidente denunciado o cuando son solicitados.

Intercesores de Servicios de Apoyo sobre el Abuso Sexual

Los intercesores de servicios de apoyo sobre el abuso sexual son voluntarios que trabajan para mejorar/aumentar el enfoque centrado en la víctima que ahora es la norma para proporcionar/prestar servicios a las víctimas de abuso sexual. Ellos ofrecen acompañamiento a los hospitales cuando reciben llamadas de crisis de nuestra línea directa, la policía local o por la oficina del fiscal. Los intercesores ofrecen intervención en situaciones de crisis, apoyo emocional, información y referidos a las víctimas/sobrevivientes de abuso sexual y a sus seres queridos. También se les puede pedir que apoyen a un/a sobreviviente a través del seguimiento de atención médica y con los procedimientos legales/ trámites judiciales

Cualificaciones generales para los voluntarios de apoyo:

  • Deben tener o ser mayores de 18 años
  • Tratar a las víctimas/sobrevivientes con sensibilidad
  • Capacidad para comunicarse bien y ser un buen oyente
  • Mantener confidencialidad
  • Licencia válida para conducir
  • Acceso a transportación
  • El proceso de solicitud incluye verificación de antecedentes y huellas dactilares
  • Completar el entrenamiento inicial de más de 80 horas y capacitación continua
  • Los voluntarios de DVVRT y los intercesores de apoyo sobre el abuso sexual deben de estar “de turno” al menos dos turnos de 12 horas por mes
  • ¡Se les invita encarecidamente a las personas bilingües, especialmente los que son fluyentes en español, polaco y el lenguaje de señas americano

 

 

 

Annual Meeting

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Please join us for our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 16 from 12-2 PM at the Muslim Center of Greater Princeton (2030 Old Trenton Road Princeton Junction, NJ 08550). The Annual Meeting is your opportunity to exercise your membership rights. The meeting includes the annual report on the state of the agency, and recognition of Womanspace staff. This year we will also be recognizing Board Members who have served Womanspace for over 20 years. Advance registration is required and the cost is $35 per person. Please call 609-394-0136 to RSVP or register below. 

 

Princeton Theological Seminary

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  • Please come support the Princeton Theological Seminary Women’s Center on March 20 & 21 (Friday & Saturday) as they present: A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer (V-Day celebration).
  • The show will take place at  7:00 in the Gambrell Room at Scheide Hall.Directed by Katherine Scot
  • Tickets can be purchased at the door.
  • All proceeds benefit Womanspace with a suggested donation of $5.

The Vagina Monologues: Princeton University

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Princeton University Presents:
The Vagina Monologues

  • Madeleine Planeix-Crocker’s Senior Theater Thesis Presentation
  • This is a dance adaptation of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues
  • February 13 & February 14, 8 pm
  • New South Acting Studio located in the New South Bldg., Princeton University– Across from the lower end of McCarter Theater (behind WaWa)
  • Free and open to the public– Limited Seating
  • All proceeds will benefit Womanspace non-profit organization
  • Email mpcthesis@gmail.com for reservations

Deaf Advocacy Project

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It is estimated that one in every 4 women is beaten and one in every 5 women is sexually assaulted in her lifetime. For the deaf and hard of hearing, that ratio is even higher. Isolation and systems that can’t communicate or don’t understand the culture of the deaf communities make getting help even more difficult.

Mary Elizabeth was held captive by her abuser for months. She couldn’t scream for help and had no means of communication. Her life line (her cell phone) was taken away, and she was systematically beaten and abused. Because she had already alienated her friends and family, none of them were in regular touch and no one was looking for her. When she finally broke free in a state of panic and found her way to the police department, she couldn’t communicate. She waited long hours for law enforcement to locate a signing interpreter. Isolated, alone and petrified, she waited.

This is NOT how it should be. Womanspace has begun a Deaf Advocacy Project that trains deaf volunteers to respond to victims immediately. We are working in partnership with the NJ Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the NJ Coalition for Battered Women and the NJ Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Everyone is volunteering time to make this project become a reality. The NJ Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing has been a wonderful support in providing American Sign Language interpreters, but the ability to continue this is limited. Other associated costs for 80 hours of training, ongoing supervision, travel expenses and amenitites like food and clothing are unmet needs.

Newly trained deaf advocates will have the ability to accompany the deaf victim to the police station, court, hospital or wherever the victim needs support to help her/him feel safe. We want to ensure no one should be alone during such a traumatic time.

This project is being piloted in Mercer County, New Jersey, but will be available throughout the state within two years. We need your help to make this a reality. Please help us in providing this critical support that is life-sustaining, life-saving and life supporting for deaf and hard-of-hearing victims.

Try to imagine your life without a voice…and then dig deep to help us provide a voice for the hundreds of victims who can benefit from your generosity.

To donate to the Deaf Advocacy Project, please click here.

Purchase your Luminaries!!

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Buy a Womanspace’s Luminary for $10!

You now have the choice to purchase a luminary kit to light outside your home or business; or you can purchase a virtual luminary! Virtual luminaries and help us spread awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault through your Facebook status, your Twitter feed or by sending an email to your friends. Sending a message of hope and support can make all the difference. If you would like to purchase an actual luminary kit to light outside your home or business, you can pick them up at Womanspace’s administrative office at 1530 Brunswick Ave, Lawrenceville, NJ.

Click here to purchase your luminary. 

When you purchase a $10 virtual luminary, you will receive an email of the virtual luminary to download or cut and paste. Make sure to share it with all of your contacts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and send out an email blast to spread the awareness across Mercer County and beyond! We hope to “light” up everyone’s social media pages and emails and we encourage you to share your virtual luminaries from now until the lighting date on December 7th.

The lighting of luminaries throughout the county is our unique way of increasing local awareness of both the ongoing presence of domestic and sexual violence in our community and the Womanspace mission to serve its victims at the moment of crisis and throughout their journey of healing. Let’s make Mercer County shine brightly as we remember those who may be suffering in silence.

Technology Update Needed

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Computers and their technology have tremendous significance in today’s complex professional environments. With a click of the mouse, we can update and analyze our many databases, access statistical records and balance accounts. Computers save us valuable time which translates into the savings of thousands of dollars. Computers also improve our ability to communicate in real time, share critical information with our partners and improve the quality and delivery of our services.

The professional staff at Womanspace has been working on antiquated computers for a number of years; they lack sufficient speed and memory for our purposes. Because of the sophisticated software we utilize to track our donor database, maintain statistical information for critical reporting, design training and promotional materials, and preserve valuable documents, it is of utmost importance that our systems be completely reliable. On more than one occasion, the hard drive on these  computers has crashed and required extensive and expensive re-programming. The fear is that important data could be lost on the next crash. New computer technology will eliminate bottlenecks and allow us to use our advanced software fully.

Click here to help us raise money to update our technology.

BBS Photo Gallery

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2014 Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Reception























Sexual Assault Awareness Month 5k Walk/Run

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Join Team Womanspace
by participating in NJ CASA’s walk
Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 9 am
Veteran’s Park, Hamilton, NJ

Click here to register!

Why Walk?

  • 1 in 5 females and 1 in 71 males have been raped at some time in their lives. National Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Survey 2010 Summary Report
  • More than 80% of survivors know their perpetrators.  National Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Survey 2010 Summary Report
  • 3 out of 4 of female survivors were first raped before the age of 25. National Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Survey 2010 Summary Report
  • More than 1/4 of male victims of rape experienced their first rape when they were 10 years of age or younger. National Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Survey 2010 Summary Report

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month! Let’s take this opportunity to raise awareness and funds for an important cause. Sexual violence is a major public health, human rights, and social justice issue. Put on your walking shoes and join us in making a difference.

Womanspace will receive 50% of the money raised by our team.

Download the printer-friendly flyer here!

Questions? Call 609-394-0136

2014 BBS Honoree: Joe Torre

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Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations
Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball

Joe Torre serves as Major League Baseball’s Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, overseeing

Torre is the Chairman of the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation, which he and his wife, Ali, launched in 2002. The Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation’s mission is to develop educational programs that will end the cycle of domestic violence and save lives.  Since its inception, the Foundation has educated thousands of students, parents, teachers and school faculty about the devastating effects of domestic violence.  Currently reaching children in nine schools and two community centers in New York and New Jersey, Margaret’s Place, a tribute to Joe’s mother, Margaret, provides middle and high school students with a “safe room,” in which to talk to each other and to a professional counselor trained in domestic violence intervention and prevention about violence-related issues.  In 2010, Torre was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women. areasthat include Major League Operations, On-Field Operations, On-Field Discipline and Umpiring.  Appointed to his role by Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig on February 26, 2011, Torre is the Office of the Commissioner’s primary liaison to the general managers and field managers of the 30 Major League Clubs regarding all baseball and on-field matters.  Since December 2009, he has served on Commissioner Selig’s Special Committee for On-Field Matters.

On December 9, 2013, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that its Expansion Era Committee had unanimously elected Torre to be a part of its Class of 2014 inductees.  Hall of Fame Weekend 2014 will be held July 25-28 in Cooperstown, NY, with the Induction Ceremony slated for Sunday, July 27, 2014.  Fellow managers Bobby Cox and Tony La Russa are among Torre’s fellow inductees.

In the fall of 2010, Torre concluded his third and final season as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, whom he led to the National League Championship Series in 2008 and 2009.  Previously, he spent 12 seasons as manager of the New York Yankees (1996-2007), guiding them to the Postseason every year, including six World Series appearances and four World Championships (1996, 1998-2000).

Torre made his managerial debut with the New York Mets on May 31, 1977, becoming the first player-manager in the majors since 1959.  He managed the Mets until 1981 and the Atlanta Braves from  1982-84.  After spending nearly six seasons as a television broadcaster for the California Angels, Torre managed the St. Louis Cardinals from 1990-95.  He also led Team USA?in the 2013 World Baseball?Classic.

Torre ranks fifth all-time in managerial wins with 2,326.  In 1982 and 1998, he was named Manager of the Year by the Associated Press.  In 1996 and 1998, the Baseball Writers Association of America named him American League Manager of the Year and, in 1996, The Sporting News named him Sportsman of the Year.  He won ESPN’s ESPY Award for Best Manager/Coach of the Year in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001.

During his 17-year playing career (first/third baseman, catcher) with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cardinals and Mets, Torre compiled a lifetime .297 batting average, had 2,342 hits, 252 home runs and 1,185 RBI, and hit over .300 five times.  He was a nine-time All-Star and the National League’s 1971 Most Valuable Player, batting .363 with 230 hits, 24 home runs and a league-leading 137 RBI.

In April 2011, Torre was honored at the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards, which celebrate exemplary Ellis Island/Port of New York immigrants or their descendants who have made a major contribution to the American experience.  Joe’s mother, Margaret, emigrated from Salerno, Italy through Ellis Island in 1911.

Torre is the co-author of three books: The Yankee Years (Doubleday 2009); Joe Torre’s Ground Rules for Winners: 12 Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks and Success (Hyperion 1999); and Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series (Bantam 1997, 1998).

Torre was born on July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York.  He, Ali and their daughter, Andrea, live in Beverly Hills, California.  His three adult children are Michael, Cristina and Lauren.

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