Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence

 

Important Notice

 

Tax-Exemption Status 

According to National Public Radio and the IRS, more than 200,000 charities and nonprofits could lose their tax-exempt status if they fail to submit the 990-N form by Monday, May 17, 2010. While many agencies have submitted and secured their tax-exemptions, NCASV wants to be sure our member programs, affiliated agencies and partners are aware. To read NPR’s news alert, click here . Click the link below to connect directly to the IRS website and Automatic Revocation Notice.

Thank you for your attention.

A BIG thank you to all who participated in the Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event in Reno on Saturday, April 24, 2010!
The men and women who took to stilettos to take a stand against gender violence have our eternal gratitude!
Thank you for being courageous enough to walk that mile!

For a quick news clip from Channel 2 News in Reno, beginning with a shot of NCASV supporter,
Kevin Kaiser’s,homemade heels, click here.

Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence thanks Jennifer Harp, Sparks Police Department’s Victim Advocate for all her work with victims of sexual violence and other crimes! For an article describing Jen and some of the work she continues to do, please click this link:  The Sparks Tribune-Jennifer Harp.

Historical Trauma Event

Community Advocates Against Sexual Assault (CAASA) in Winnemucca will be bringing awareness to sexual assault and Child Abuse Awareness Month in April!

CAASA is celebrating Denim Day on April 21st.  If you and/or your organization would like to participate in Denim Day, CAASA is providing denim ribbons, free of charge. Of course, donations are happily accepted!  Just email or call CAASA with how many ribbons you would like and they can deliver the ribbons to you. humboldtcaasa@sbcglobal.net  or call 623-2328

April is also Child Abuse Awareness Month.  CAASA is working with the Nevada Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Association to bring this excellent program to Humboldt County.

CASA programs throughout the United States now serve over 240,000 abused and neglected children through more than 900 programs nationwide.

Every day, child in Nevada are victimized through abuse, neglect, and abandonment. Often these children are removed from their home and placed into our juvenile court system.  In 2009, Humboldt County had 199 reports of child abuse and neglect. Our goal is to provide a CASA volunteer for every abused and neglected child in the court system. We are going to be working with local Scentsy Consultant, Sharon Krupicka, to help us raise the money needed to implement a CASA in Humboldt County.

Over the entire month of April, CAASA will be selling Scentsy Candles. If anyone would like to purchase Scensty for this wonderful cause, (and some excellent products!), please contact us via our site, www.humboldrcaasa.com , email humboldtcaasa@sbcglobal.net  or call 623-2328, 623-2312, 775-247-2395.

Hi There! 

Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence is so impressed with the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs’ Be The Solution Campaign that we’re going to help them spread the message! We hope you will, too! 

Here’s what you need to do:

1.  Watch the slideshow (in the link above)

2. Download the anti sexual violence flag form, or other anti flag form of your choice

3. Decide and write your “pro”

4. Email the picture to: outreach@ncasv.org!

5. Encourage others in your life to Be The Solution and send us their pictures, too!

 We’ll post them and celebrate you for your support in ending sexual violence! Then, you post them on your social networking sites, in your office, classrooms, homes, cars, newsletters, etc. and spread the anti violence message! 

I thought I’d share a couple of my “Pro” pictures with you! Took me about 15 seconds to create and download! Now, it’s your turn! Email them to me at outreach@ncasv.org! 

Now let’s see the power of the “pros”!

Until the “pro” messages stifle the violence,

Kari Ramos,
Director of Outreach at NCASV

Nevada Urban Indians 

is beginning this 10-week course of accredited curriculum April 6th! Register Now!

Many thanks to SAFE House for joining the state of Nevada in acknowledging Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2010!

SAFE House is working with three high school libraries to promote Denim Day and Teen Dating Violence in Henderson.  They also plan on writing an article for the local newspaper, Henderson Home News, discussing SAAM.

We are grateful to the University of Nevada, Reno for taking part in the state of Nevada’s acknowledgement of Sexual Assault Awareness Month!

The following is a list of their scheduled events! Way to go, Guarded By The Pack!

• April 1^st – Gender and Sexual Assault (Speaker)
• April 3^rd – Men Can Stop Rape training
• April 6^th – Healthy Relationships Faire
• April 8^th – Masculinity and Sexual Assault (Speaker)
• April 12^th – 16^th – Donation Drive for Safe Embrace
• April 15^th – Alcohol and Sexual Assault (Speaker)
• April 20^th – Stand up Against Sexual Assault Faire
• April 21^st – Denim Day
• April 24^th – Walk a Mile in Her Shoes (Hosted by Crisis Call Center’s Sexual Assault Support Services, Amendment 21 and the Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence)