DOVE

Coordinating Committee

The goal of DOVE is to increase public awareness surrounding violence in relationships and its management committee works to reduce gaps in services that may exist in the Delta area.

The Delta Opposes Violence Everywhere Committee (DOVE) is made up of members from community service agencies within Delta, whose focus is the prevention of relationship violence through education. 
 

Upcoming Public Service Events

The DOVE Committee

Presents with The BC Lions

BE MORE THAN A BYSTANDER PROGRAM

A ground breaking program that sees sports icons from the BC Lions using their status and public profile to create awareness and urge everyone to break the silence on violence and promote healthy relationships and healthy communities.

The program will be presented to high school students at

Seaquam high school Feb 21 and

Delview high school Feb 24th

For information about DOVE upcoming events, call Jill Colley 604.940.5019 for more information.

Resources

• Domestic Violence Helpline
• DOVE pamphlet (About DOVE, recognizing relationship violence and where to get help)
• Women’s Resource Card (English)
• Women’s Resource Card (Punjabi)
• Safety Plan 1 – When Leaving Abusive Situation
• Safety Plan 2 – When Staying in an Abusive Situation
• You Deserve a Healthy Relationship
• Tips When Suspecting Domestic Violence
• Tips for Leaving an Abusive Relationship
• Bullying
• Tips for Teens and Young Adults – How to Leave an Abusive Relationship
• Take a Stand Against Dating Violence (Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships)
• Youth Safety Plan
• Youth Resources (one-page support list)
• Teen Resources
• Anti-Bullying:
  
  • Take a Stand against Bullying: What is Bullying? What to do if are being bullied
  • Signs Of Bullying: If your child is being bullied; If your child is a bully
  • What Can Parents Do: If Your Child/ren is being bullied
• Seniors Safety Resources
• Working Together To Prevent Elder Abuse and Neglect
• Male Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
• Education/Public Awareness:
  
  • Annual participation in National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, December 6
  • Annual participation in World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
  • Annual participation in Anti-Bullying Day events in schools and community
  • Presentations in local temples
  • Displays in local libraries
  • Liaising and networking with other local resources and professionals in the field to ensure that there is public awareness about the impact of violence and where people can go to get the help they need. Emergency Care Kits: The DOVE Committee has undertaken a project which will provide the member agencies with emergency care kits to give to women or men who are leaving an abusive relationship. Kits will also include personal care items and activities for the children.

Donations may be made in the form of monetary funding (preferred) or products for care kits (see list). If you are interested in helping, please email DOVE.

Emergency Care Kits: The DOVE Committee has undertaken a project which will provide the member agencies with emergency care kits to give to women or men who are leaving an abusive relationship. Kits will also include personal care items and activities for the children.

DOVE Committee Members

• Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) North Delta/Surrey
• Deltassist Family and Community Services 
• Delta Seniors Planning Team: 604.596.2149 
• Delta Police Victim Services
• Stroh Health Care
• Diversecity Community Resources Society
• Options Community Services
• Delta/Surrey Community Corrections: 604.501.3292 
• Delta North: 604.592.3700
  Delta South: 604.948.7010
• Boys and Girls Club Community Services of Delta/Richmond: 604.591.9262
• Bowman Law Centre
• Moving forward Family Services Society
• Soroptimist International of Surrey/Delta-Linda Cunliffe, President
• Azure Place: 604.957.1556 – Delta Transition Home – Wings
• UFCW 247 - United Food and Commercial Workers Local 247

Many thanks to the following sponsors for their generous donations towards our projects (this list covers donors for the last three years only):

• My Tsawwassen Dentist
• Boundary Bay Quilters Guild
• Knitting Sisters
• BC Lions & Eva BC
• Superstore – Surrey
• UFCW 247 - United Food and Commercial Workers Local 247
• Van City Tsawwassen

If you have questions about DOVE, email: DOVE  at [email protected]

Janice Hamel, MSW, RSW

Manager of Counselling Services

Pronouns -  She/Her

Deltassist Family and Community Services Society

Cell: 604-723-9505   Fax: 604-594-3496