Tessa - TESSA

Your Impact

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:19:48 GMT

Click here to view the 2008 Impact Report and how your investment empowers victims to become survivors.

TESSA

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:01:36 GMT

See how your support of TESSA makes a difference. Click here to view the 2009 Spring Impact report

Upcoming Events

Pasta in the Park
August 15, 2009
Myron Stratton Campus
2525 S. Hwy 115/S. Nevada
Pasta Sauce Cook-off Competition begins
at 5:30pm

Enjoy the cook-off competition with wine tasting, dinner catered by the Picnic Basket, and great items to bid on during the silent and live auctions.
Make sure you stick around after the program to party with Phat Daddy & the Phat Horn Doctors!

Purchase your tickets online beginning July 1st!
For more information, please call 719-785-6808.

3rd Annual Wild Card Bike Run and Party
with Frankies and FrankiesToo
to beneift TESSA

Sunday, July 19th
beginning at 8am, first bike out at 9:30am
$15 for one hand/$20 for two
For more information,
call Renee or Jennifer 495-8707

Click here to print the event flyer and get more information.

TESSA welcomes a new Executive Director

After a long and thoughtful search process that included interviews with executives from other states, we found the right person to be TESSA's leader, right here in our own back yard. We needed a dynamic results-oriented and community minded leader and we found her…Connie Brachtenbach.

click here for more details

YOU can empower survivors.

With your support, victims of domestic violence and sexual assault become survivors. Click on the 2008 Fall Impact Report at right to learn more about TESSA help to women and children in the Pikes Peak Region.

Find out how to donate to TESSA

Upcoming Events

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:35:45 GMT

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Please check back soon for DVAM activities.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:33:50 GMT

Thank you to all of the people, bars and restaurants that participated in Sexual Assault Awareness Month Activities.

Special thanks to:

The Thirsty Parrot
The Ritz
Southside Johnny’s
SODO
Jose Muldoons
Jack Quinns
and
98.9 Magic FM

for being a part of TESSA's first NO MEANS KNOW campaign.

2007 Year in Review

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:39:57 GMT

2007 Year in Review

Thank You!

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:49:06 GMT

Thank you for supporting TESSA!

You will not receive any paper tickets.
You will receive confirmation of your purchase shortly.

We look forward to seeing you on August 16, 2008 at the Myron Stratton Home!

2525 S. State Highway 115/Nevada Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Click Here for a map to the event

Evening's Menu...

5:30 pm
Cocktails & "TESSA-tinis", Pasta Sauce Cook-off
Wine Tasting by Vintage's
Silent Auction

7:00 pm
Seasonal Cuisine by Picnic Basket/Cravings

8:00 pm
Program & Live Auction
Chocolate Fondue by The Melting Pot

9:00 pm
Entertainment by Phat Daddy and the Phat Horn Doctors

2008 Pasta in the Park

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:27:34 GMT

Pasta in the Park will once again be held on the Myron Stratton Campus on August 16 2008 beginning at 5:30pm. The program light event offers a fun and casual atmosphere so you can spend time with your guests. Many have told us that it’s the only fundraiser that they actually look forward to attending. Many of our female guests have said that it’s the only fundraiser their husbands like to attend because they can actually wear (nice) shorts.

If you are interested in donating an item for our silent or live auction, please contact Staci Woods at swoods@tessacs.org or 719-785-6808.

Click here to purchase tickets through PayPal:

Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team (DVERT)

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:51:31 GMT

The mission of the Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team (DVERT) is to create a community free from domestic violence by providing an effective collaborative, multi-agency response through intervention and education focused on safety and accountability.
We believe that DVERT represents a model of inter-agency collaboration. Through the collaborative process, DVERT has made possible several forms of intervention with domestic violence victims and offenders. DVERT's primary service is providing a multidisciplinary response to families throughout El Paso and Teller Counties in Colorado. Cases enter DVERT through referrals, outreach, and requests for immediate response to a domestic violence crisis. Referred cases are reviewed by law enforcement, victim advocacy, and child welfare/child advocacy professionals. DVERT only serves cases with active elements of domestic violence. Cases that do no seem appropriate for DVERT may receive no follow-up. When no follow-up is to occur, the referring party will be notified and given the opportunity to present addtional information that may be brought back to DVERT for further consideration. Cases that are accepted by DVERT are managed on the Intensive caseload. Cases assigned to this caseload receive a response including full team contact with the victim, child, and offender. During this process assessment for additional charges, enhancement of charges, or other legal interventions are explored. The victim will have the opportunity to receive confidential advocacy and safety planning from a community based victim advocate and referral to services. Department of Human Service caseworkers will assess the safety and welfare of the children and make referrals and recommendations to assist the non-offending parent and child. The non-systems child advocate is involved in safety planning and referrals to services such as supervised exchange and parenting time and advocacy for children in Dependency and Neglect court proceedings.
DVERT is nationally recognized for its innovations in addressing domestic violence. To more comprehensively address the issue of domestic violence in the Pikes Peak Region, DVERT has developed several programs outside of the traditional, multidisciplinary response.

2007 Pasta in the Park Recipes

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:28:37 GMT

2007 Pasta in the Park Winning Sauces

Best Overall — Melting Pot Maple Gorgonzola
The Melting Pot: Steve and Tracy Carlson

Best Presentation — GO! Gangplankers
from the Gazette Warren Epstein. Linda Navarro, and Andy Wineke

Tastiest Sauce — Al Verde Pasta Sauce
Southern Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce
Leslie Eldridge, Tabitha Kidd, Glenda O’Halloran, and Terry Zarsky

Click here to see all of the delicious recipes made at this years Pasta in the Park celebration. Thank you to all of the cook-off teams that participated in Pasta in the Park this year.

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Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:09:29 GMT

Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:27:49 GMT

Please support our
2008 Pasta in the Park
Sponsors...

Presenting Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

California Casualty Insurance
Checks Unlimited
El Pomar Foundation
Forest Ridge Community Church
Johnson & Cord, P.C.
La Plata Communities
New England Financial
University of Phoenix
U.S. Olympic Committee

...and our generous vendors

A Aa Rentals
Bristol Brewing
Colorado Vodka
Great Harvest Bread
JD Huffman/Studio Two
Pepsi/Lane Sales
The Phat Horn Doctors
Picnic Basket/Cravings
The Melting Pot
The Myron Stratton Home
Sno-White Linens
Super Bowl Portable Restrooms
Vintages Wine & Spirits

Thank You!

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:18:16 GMT

Thank you for supporting TESSA!

You will not receive any paper tickets. You will recieve confirmation of your purchase shortly.

We look forward to seeing you on August 11, 2007

at the Myron Stratton Home!

2525 S. State Highway 115/Nevada Ave

Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Click Here for a map to the event

Evening's Menu...

5:30 pm

Cocktails & "TESSA-tinis", Pasta Sauce Cook-off,

Wine Tasting by Vintage's, Silent Auction &

Marketplace

7:00 pm

Seasonal Cuisine by Picnic Basket/Cravings

8:00 pm

Program & Live Auction

Chocolate Fondue by The Melting Pot

9:00 pm

Entertainment by SOUL SCHOOL

TESSA Myron Stratton Home Naming Opportunities

Fri, 25 May 2007 18:05:24 GMT

As TESSA moves to our new home on the grounds of the beautiful Myron Stratton Home, we have several naming opportunities in the new building. Should you choose to sponsor a room or an area in the new building, a plaque will be installed recognizing your generous sponsorship. A consideration may be to sponsor a room as a memorial or in honor of someone special to you.

Naming opportunities are as follows:

$2,000      Children's Lobby, Play Therapy Room, Tween/Teen Room, Children's Bedrooms

$3,000      Children's Playroom

$4000       Dining Room, Children's TV & Play Den, Women's Bedrooms

$5,000      Main Lobby, Shelter Lobby

$6,000      Family Bedrooms

$7,000      Homework & Computer Workstations

$10,000   Classrooms

$20,000   Advocate / Therapy / Counseling offices, meeting areas

Please contact Patti Barton, TESSA's Director of Funds Development, at (719) 785-6807 about any of these opportunities.

Legal Resources

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:54:20 GMT

El Paso County Domestic Violence Legal Resource Guide (English)
El Paso County Domestic Violence Legal Resource Guide (Spanish)

Online Pro Se Divorce Clinic Video

Pro Se Divorce Clinic
Pro Se Clinic - Post Decree

On Line Pasta In The Park Tickets

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:48:45 GMT