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  • UPCOMING EVENTS

Benefit Show

Saturday, Mar 27th, 7:00pm, at the Parlour on 2628 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR.
Featuring Dasha & the Bear, A. King, Julia Lucille, Oakland Birds, The Terrible Dogfish.
Singer-songstresses extraordinaire! Jazzy-folk crooning and multi-instrumented orchestration of indie sing-songs. And 100% of cover ($5-$10) benefits our program.

40-Hour Training Now Open to the Public

This five-day, forty hour training covers the State of Oregon mandated information needed for staff, volunteers and community members to serve survivors of domestic violence.  Learn more here.

Safeway Classic Tickets Now Available

West Coast Bank and the Safeway Classic are proud to partner with the Domestic Violence Resource Center in creating a better future for Oregon. Come and enjoy the best in women’s golf at the internationally renowned Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, August 16-22, 2010—100% of the proceeds of ticket sales sold by our organization benefit us!  Weekly grounds tickets are $25, or 10 for $200.  Download the form here or contact (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at 503-640-5352 x 308 for more information.  You can also buy tickets online here, but please don’t forget to designate us as your “charity choice”!  Thank you for your support.

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Myths about Stalking

MYTH: Only celebrities are stalked.
FACT: The vast majority of the 1.4 million people who are stalked each year are ordinary citizens.

MYTH: If you ignore stalking, it will go away.
FACT: Stalkers seldom “just stop.” Victims should seek help from law enforcement to stop the stalking.

MYTH: Stalking is annoying but not illegal.
FACT: Stalking is a crime in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

MYTH: You can’t be stalked by someone you’re dating.
FACT: If your “friend” tracks your every move in a way that causes you fear, that is stalking.

MYTH: Technology is too expensive and confusing for most stalkers to use.
FACT: Stalkers can buy easy-to-use surveillance equipment for as little as $30.

MYTH: If you confront the stalker, he or she will go away.
FACT: Confronting or trying to reason with a stalker can be dangerous. Get help (contact us!).

Do you think you are a victim of stalking?  Not sure?  Come talk to us!  Since February 2007 the Domestic Violence Resource Center’s Protective Order Advocacy Program has offered advocacy to victims of stalking and harassment.  Starting in late January/early February of 2009 individuals in Washington County may also apply for a stalking order at the courthouse through the Protective Order Advocacy Program.  For more information please call our Protective Order Advocacy Program at 503.846.3022.