October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), and Courage Connection, a Champaign-based non-profit, is partnering with many other local organizations to raise awareness and let victims know that someone is there for them.
Courage Connection will be hosting Paint The Town Purple on October 7th, and a fundraiser dinner at V. Picasso on October 26th. For specifics on any and all events surrounding DVAM, click here.
From Courage Connection:
This year’s DVAM theme ‘Silence Kills’ is a reminder of the importance of speaking up about domestic violence,” said Isak Griffiths, Courage Connection Executive Director, “Too often, friends, family, and our community can be afraid to discuss domestic violence, which in turn sends a message to those who are suffering that they should keep silent as well. Courage Connection is here to listen, to help, and to educate.