Browsing: Domestic violence

While the shelter, which can house between 20 and 40 people at one time, has fluctuated it’s numbers in years past, during the COVID-19 pandemic the shelter has been consistently full, according to Erin Timmins, advocacy and prevention supervisor at the YWCA. 

This October, Domestic Violence Intervention (DVI) of Lebanon County is partnering with the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV), and other state and territorial coalitions across the nation to start a coordinated national conversation about domestic violence and how we can all contribute to changing the narrative on this overshadowed, but fundamental topic.