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Mission of the Ripple Effect

 

 

Mission:

The mission of The Ripple Effect is to work toward the elimination of domestic violence using a community organizing approach through education, research, and advocacy.

 

Vision:

The Ripple Effect envisions a community that is educated on the issues of domestic violence; trained and prepared to deal with it sensitively and appropriately; does not excuse or ignore it; and holds abusers accountable.

 

Objectives:

1. To increase community awareness of the issue of and the appropriate responses to domestic violence.
2. To advance community collaboration of domestic violence services to avoid duplication and enhance coordination.
3. To provide specialized services to domestic violence agencies, city and county agencies, advocacy groups and businesses which provide direct services to those affected by domestic violence to enable these groups to better serve their clients.

 

 

 

 

“The Ripple Effect has given me an awareness I never had of the whole area of domestic abuse. It’s also given me a source for information I can share with others.”