Code #22, What is the Oregon Charitable Checkoff?

Code #22 - What is the Oregon Charitable Checkoff? And How Can It Benefit CARDV?

Through Oregon's Charitable Checkoff campaign, individual taxpayers have an opportunity to donate a portion of their state income tax refund to the OCADSV's member programs that provide direct services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.  As a member agency, CARDV will receive a portion of the refund donations.

Please take the time while filing your personal state income tax include the code #22 for Domestic and Sexual Violence on the Charitable Checkoff portion of your tax form. If tax professionals prepare your Oregon tax forms, inform them that you would like a portion of your refund to go to domestic and sexual violence services, code #22.

How do I donate?

In order to donate a portion of your refund to the domestic and sexual violence services, simply locate the "other charity" option of your tax form (Long form, line 69 and Short form, line 39). Then enter code # 22 for domestic and sexual violence services.  That's it! You're done. The Oregon Department of Revenue takes care of the rest.

If you have any questions about the Charitable Checkoff campaign, you can call the Oregon Department of Revenue at 503-378-4988 or contact Debbie Fox at OCADSV at 503-230-1951 x 4 or via email at debbie (at) ocadsv (dot) org.

Information adapted from Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (OCADSV), http://www.ocadsv.org/.

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

February is nationally recognized as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAPM). During the month, people around the nation participate in activities that promote education and awareness about teen dating abuse. It is vital to talk openly with teens about healthy and unhealthy relationships, warning signs and what we can do to lessen the frequency of dating abuse.

According to the CDC, one in four teens experiences dating abuse each year. Education, awareness and intervention are keys to stopping dating abuse.

If the signs of dating abuse are known it may be easier to recognize it when someone we know may be experiencing dating abuse. If we feel comfortable talking about healthy relationships, then we will be empowered to be respectful partners and speak out when things aren’t right. If we know what resources are available, then we can guide a friend or even ourselves to help if and when we need it.

Warning Signs of an Abusive Relationship--Does the boyfriend/girlfriend of someone you care about...

• Call them names and put them down in front of others?
• Act extremely jealous of others who pay attention to them?
• Think or tell them that you, his/her parent(s), don't like them?
• Control his/her behavior, check up constantly, call or text, and demand to know who he/she has been with?

If you or someone you know has experienced abuse, we are here to listen and support you.  Please call CARDV's 24-hour hotline (541) 754-0110 or (800) 927-0197. Confidential. 24/7. Local.

Why does CARDV spend a whole month talking about teen dating abuse?
Teens may not have very much dating experience and so they base their ideas of dating norms on examples from pop-culture which are rarely good examples. Most teens attend the same school or live in the same area as their abusive partner which means that it is difficult for them to avoid seeing them. It is also difficult for teens to speak out about abusive relationships because they may feel reluctant or embarrassed. For most teens, the first people they will turn to when they are being abused are their friends.

　
Who participates in Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month?
Anyone! Students, teachers, community members, business owners, local, state and even national government officials can all do their part to end dating abuse.

• Speak Up! Characteristics of Healthy Relationship.
• Sexting and Texting--learn what is inappropriate and what to do about it.
• Practice and Promote Good Communication (even if you are upset).
• Am I a Good Partner? Take the quiz.
• Take Action in Your Community.
• Download Your Digital Toolkit.

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Information from CARDV, Love Is Respect, Let Your Heart Rule, Respect Works, That's Not Cool, and Love is Not Abuse.

CARDV mourns the loss of Ellen Pence-Mother of Domestic Violence Intervention

In Memory of Ellen Pence 

by Family Violence Coordinating Council, Multnomah County

Ellen Pence, co-founder of Duluth's (Minnesota) world-renowned Domestic Abuse Intervention Project and considered the "mother" of domestic violence intervention, passed away January 6, 2012, in her home surrounded by loved ones and the company of close family and friends.

She has had an immeasurable impact on the anti-violence movement. Her contributions will be felt for many generations. She was the co-creator of the Power and Control Wheel, founded Praxis International in 1998, and was the chief author and architect of the Praxis Institutional Audit, a method of identifying, analyzing and correcting institutional failures to protect people drawn into legal and human service systems because of violence and poverty.

Ellen dedicated her life to ending violence against women. She led, supported and enlisted so many of us in that struggle. We will miss so much her confident guidance, her keen wit, and her relentless vision that such violence could and will be ended.

To learn more about Ellen Pence and her contributions to the domestic violence movement, visit Praxis International.