Offering Help & Hope for Women & Families
TESSA’s mission is to help women and their children achieve safety and well-being while challenging communities to end sexual and family violence.
We do three things:
1. Provide immediate safety for women, children and other victims escaping abuse.
2. Empower survivors through programs and support such as advocacy and counseling.
3. Create a safer future through education and outreach to schools, businesses, and other organizations.
It’s Your Business:
What Your Organization Needs to Know about Domestic Violence
Last month, a Florida man walked in to the restaurant where his wife was working and shot seven women, killing his wife and three of her co-workers before committing suicide. Read the whole story.
Domestic violence and sexual assault are not an easy topics to address, but with 1 in 6 households affected by domestic violence, and 1 in 4 women in Colorado becoming victims of sexual assault, it is a prevalent social ill that our friends, neighbors, and coworkers face every day.
TESSA provides 45-minute brown-bag appropriate training sessions for businesses, churches, and other organizations. Participants gain a deeper understanding about the prevalence of domestic violence, its impact on the workplace and on the community as a whole. Topics include how to recognize and respond to domestic violence, domestic violence laws and definitions, how to craft a workplace policy inclusive of employee safety from such violence. For more information, contact Emily Periard via email, or phone 785-6812.
Could violence be part of your teen’s
social life or dating relationship?
1 in 4 high-school age girls in the U.S. are victims of sexual or physical violence from their dating partners. It is critical that we talk to our daughters AND sons about healthy relationships. Click here to download information about how to start the conversation with your kids about teen dating violence.
Want to Volunteer for TESSA?
Click here to find out how
Thank you for your support of
TESSA's 18th Annual
Pasta in the Park celebration.
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Check out TESSA's upcoming events
| Be the difference for victims of sexual and domestic violence and VOLUNTEER!! TESSA’s next training for volunteers and interns is October 2010. You can support a safer community by giving your time or expertise. Click here for more details! |
