Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties (DVSCP) was awarded $10,000 from The Exchange Club of Carlisle. This is the second year DVSCP was selected as the recipient of this generous donation. The Exchange Club chose DVSCP to assist with its child abuse prevention efforts throughout Cumberland and Perry Counties.
The Exchange Club of Carlisle was formed […]
Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties (DVSCP) was awarded a $9,000 grant from the Betty and Leo Balzereit Foundation. Balzereit’s mission is to help alleviate the pain, neglect, and isolation that abused women and children as well as the homeless face. This grant will support DVSCP’s emergency shelter, which serves women, children, and men […]
October 10, 2018.
Written by: DVSCP Founding Mother and first Executive Director Bonnie Fowler.
For more than 30 years, the bold, beautiful colors of October have been linked with the deep, rich purple of ribbons that symbolize the observance of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Every October, in communities throughout the United States, purple DVAM ribbons are […]
Carlisle, PA – July 3, 2018: DVSCP was recently recognized for our transparency with a 2018 Gold Seal on our GuideStar Nonprofit Profile! GuideStar is the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. More than 8 million visitors per year and
a network of 200+ partners use GuideStar data […]
Carlisle, PA – July 2, 2018: Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties (DVSCP) was awarded a $10,000 grant from The Diocese of Harrisburg through its Matthew 25 Collection for food, clothing, and shelter. The grant will support DVSCP’s emergency shelter, which serves women, children, and men who […]
Carlisle, PA – June 21, 2018: Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties (DVSCP) is pl
eased to announce it received a $3,500 grant from The Kids Trust. The grant was awarded to support DVSCP’s children and youth programs and advocacy services.
The Kids Trust was created by, and in memory […]
Carlisle, PA – June 11, 2018: Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties (DVSCP) was chosen to receive one of IBM’s Community Grants worth $2,000. Brenda Valek, an IBM employee and long-time DVSCP volunteer, submitted the grant application on behalf of the agency. Brenda has submitted an application each year since 2015; this is the […]
Carlisle, PA –June 04, 2018: Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Cou
nties (DVSCP) was chosen as the recipient of a $10,000 donation from The Exchange Club of Carlisle. The Exchange Club chose DVSCP to assist the agency with its child abuse prevention efforts throughout Cumberland and Perry Counties.
The Exchange Club of […]
April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Sexual assault if defined as any sexual, physical, verbal or visual act that forces a person to engage in sexual contact against their will or without their affirmative consent. Similar to domestic violence, sexual assault can affect anyone, directly or indirectly, regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, religion, education or […]
According to the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV), approximately 1.5 million high school students experience physical abuse from a dating partner every year. Teen dating violence (TDV) is often defined as physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological violence that occurs within the dating relationship (CDC, 2017). These abusive behaviors may occur in person or electronically […]