Annual Report 2015–2016
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Annual Report 2015–2016 1404-510 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1L8 Canada Telephone: (604) 633-2506 Fax: (604) 633-2507 www.endingviolence.org [email protected] Table of Contents Meet EVA BC ....................................................................................................... 4 Our Mission and Mandate ........................................................................................... 4 Our History ................................................................................................................... 4 Our People ................................................................................................................... 5 Our Partners ................................................................................................................ 6 Co-Chairs’ Report ............................................................................................... 9 Executive Director’s Report ............................................................................. 10 Member Support ........................................................................................................ 13 One-on-One Consultations ...................................................................................... 13 Surveys .................................................................................................................... 13 Joint Training Forum 2015 ....................................................................................... 14 Newsletter ................................................................................................................ 14 Research & Publications .......................................................................................... 15 Website .................................................................................................................... 16 Social Media ............................................................................................................ 17 Listservs and E-mail Groups .................................................................................... 18 Database of Clinical Supervisors ............................................................................. 18 Programs and Initiatives ........................................................................................... 18 Community Coordination for Women’s Safety (CCWS) .......................................... 18 Safe Choices LGBT2SQ Support and Education Program ..................................... 28 BC Lions Football Club ............................................................................................ 29 BC Missing Women Response Network .................................................................. 32 Improving Western Canada’s Response to Sexual Assault Initiative ..................... 32 Indigenous Communities Safety Project .................................................................. 32 Melissa Chatham Memorial Fund ............................................................................ 33 Volunteer and Student Learning Centre .................................................................. 33 Collaboration ............................................................................................................. 33 BC Dental Hygienists’ Association (BCDHA) ........................................................... 33 Canadian Chiefs of Police ....................................................................................... 33 Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative for Vulnerable Populations (CDHPIVP) .............................................................................................................. 34 Community Vitality Index (CVI) ............................................................................... 34 Ending Violence Association of Canada (EVA CAN) ............................................... 34 MOSAIC ................................................................................................................... 34 National Victim Policy Centre’s Advisory Committee ............................................... 35 Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime .......................................... 35 Raising the Roof ...................................................................................................... 35 Resource Sector Training Film ................................................................................ 35 Program Representation and Assistance to Government .................................... 35 BC Ministry of Advanced Education ......................................................................... 35 Ministry of Children and Family Development ......................................................... 36 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General ........................................................ 36 Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation ............................................ 36 Provincial Office of Domestic Violence .................................................................... 36 Public Awareness ...................................................................................................... 36 EVA BC In the News ................................................................................................ 36 Ghomeshi Response ............................................................................................... 37 2015–2016 Annual Report Bikers Against Child Abuse ..................................................................................... 37 Vancouver Leadership Council ................................................................................ 37 Integrated Disaster Council of BC ........................................................................... 37 PeaceGeeks ............................................................................................................ 37 Training ...................................................................................................................... 37 BC Council for Families ........................................................................................... 37 BC Institute of Technology ....................................................................................... 38 Indigenous Be More Than a Bystander Presentations ............................................ 38 Sexual Assault Disclosure Response Training ........................................................ 38 Sexual Assault Response Worker Training ............................................................. 38 Vancouver Transit Police ......................................................................................... 39 Westcoast Family Centres ....................................................................................... 39 Winnipeg Blue Bombers .......................................................................................... 39 Appendix A: Member Programs ..................................................................... 40 Appendix B: Audited Financial Statements .................................................... 49 3 2015–2016 Annual Report Meet EVA BC Our Mission and Mandate The Ending Violence Association of British Columbia (EVA BC) works to coordinate and support the work of victim-serving and other anti-violence programs in British Columbia through the provision of issue-based consultation and analysis, resource development, training, research and education. Our work is guided by respect for difference, human dignity and equality. More specifically, our mandate includes: • Providing support and training • Undertaking research • Developing and distributing resources and tools • Educating the public and government bodies on the needs of victims of violence • Developing and maintaining service standards • Fostering cross-sectoral coordination and collaboration Our History Prior to the creation of EVA BC (formerly the BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs) in 1992, the province’s sexual assault centres and other specialized victim assistance programs struggled in isolation to resolve the same issues. At the time, sexual assault centres received provincial funding to meet and exchange ideas annually. Hoping to improve coordination and information sharing, reduce duplication of effort and encourage networking, the centres began examining the possibility of forming a provincial association similar to those already in place for police-based victim assistance programs, women’s centres and transition houses. A Secretary of State grant enabled centre representatives and their specialized victim assistance program counterparts to conduct a formal feasibility assessment. In March 1992, the BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs was established. Membership was extended to Stopping the Violence (STV) counselling programs in 1994 and to STV outreach programs in 2008. In January 2009, the BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs changed its name to the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia (EVA BC). Today, EVA BC works with more than 240 victim-serving and other anti-violence programs across the province. 4 2015–2016 Annual Report Our People EVA BC Board Members Region 1: North Vancouver Island Gloria Jackson Region 2: South Vancouver Island Vacant Region 3: Lower Mainland Carol Martin Region 4: Fraser Valley Vacant Region 5: Interior Jan Seelinger