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“I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm
learning to sail my ship."
Louisa
May Alcott
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CONNECT,
formerly Women's Support Services, is Martha's Vineyard's
domestic and sexual violence center providing direct services to
survivors and significant others such as individual and group support,
legal and medical advocacy, and providing 24 hour a day crisis response.
CONNECT
uses a new and innovative approach to violence prevention
that makes interpersonal violence a public civic issue instead
of a private and secretive one. We strive to involve the broader
community in the prevention of violence. Through community organizing,
coalition building, education, and development of leadership,
we are taking action to prevent violence on Martha's Vineyard.
Abuse
is never ok.
If it happens to you,
we can help.
Services are
FREE & CONFIDENTIAL
Types of Abuse:
Emotional
Financial
Physical
Psychological
Verbal
Types of Sexual Abuse:
Childhood
Marital
Date
Stranger
Incest
Sexual Harassment
CONNECT
services are:
For
Women and Men
For Teens
Culturally Sensitive
GLBT Friendly
Accessible to People with Disabilities
Outreach and Prevention Education
Resources and Referrals
Available
24 Hours a Day
365 Days a Year
Crisis: 508-696-SAFE (7233)
Monday-Friday
Office hours
9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
508-693-7900 x221
Interpreter Services Available
CONNECT
Funders:
This program is partially supported by MOVA through a 1984 VOCA
grant from OVC, OJP, and the USDOJ, the Mass Department of Social
Services, Mass Bar Foundation, the Mass Department of Public Health,
and fundraising.
CONNECT Volunteer Opportunities:
Become part of a community of people who are working to help end
violence against women and children through hotline and safehome
work, special programs, and outreach to the Island community.
Call CONNECT at 508-693-7900-x221 for more information.
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