News & Events
Save the Date!
[image description: purple and white flyer with a drawing of a flowery tea pot pouring tea into a cup. Photos are shown of Sami Thuahnai (flashing an ILY sign at the camera), Emcee; Drago Renteria (wearing a fedora and glasses), 2015 Trailblazer, and Elena Ruiz-Williams (hair short, wearing glasses), speaker. Text reads DeafHope Tea Party, Oct 4 12-4p $75, Wedgewood Banquet 10051 Doolittle Dr. Oakland CA. www.deaf-hope.org A seed for change!]
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Anniversary of our New Logo
This summer DeafHope celebrated the one year anniversary of our new logo. Find out more about the history and development of the DeafHope logo:
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DeafHope receives Funding from the Blue Shield of California Foundation
We are excited to announce that DeafHope has received another year of funding from the Blue Shield of California Foundation. So honored to have their support in ending violence in the Deaf community! This grant of $15,000 will pay for direct advocacy services for Deaf survivors including peer counseling, systems support and exploring community-based alternatives to safety.
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Don’t miss out on DeafHope trainings and events
We sometimes get feedback from people that they haven’t heard about our events or trainings. We don’t want you to miss out! We post information on our website, Facebook and Twitter accounts. The front page of our website has links to follow us. The best way to stay in touch with the news and events at DeafHope is to subscribe to updates from our website. Check out this video to learn more:
[description: Opening title “How to subscribe to DeafHope email updates” Video opens with Ken Arcia sitting in front of a brown background. He is wearing glasses. He explains the purpose of this video, to learn how to subscribe to DeafHope email updates. Then he shows a short tutorial with computer screen images guiding people through the DeafHope website to subscribe.]
DeafHope Board Meeting Today @ 6:30p
Our monthly Board meeting will be held at On the Border restaurant in Dublin at 6:30p.
Let us know if we should save you a seat – deafhope@deaf-hope.org.
DeafHope DVSV Training
We hosted another DVSV training this past weekend with a fabulous group of community members. Thank you all for your commitment to ending violence! Check out our training announcement here if you are interested in joining the next one. Stay tuned for our 2016 calendar of trainings to be released soon by subscribing to our updates.
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July Updates from DeafHope!
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Community News from Disability Rights California
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A Message from Sherrie, New Board Member
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Celebrating 10 years at FJC
This week the Alameda County Family Justice Center celebrated 10 years – DeafHope is proud to be a partner. Here’s to ending DVSV within the next 10.
[image description: FJC open house BBQ party in the parking lot. top photo – announcement with text reading Alameda County Family Justice Center is celebrating 10 years. Join us for an open house honoring ten years of helping victims of violence and creating brighter, safer futures for families. Middle right photo – long white butcher paper along the side of a building showing the FJC timeline over the past years. Middle left photo – bright red yellow and blue bouncy house, Tara and Aracelia are discussing it. Bottom photo – Amber Hodson, Tara Holcomb and Aracelia Aguilar standing together, smiling at the camera in front of the celebration.]