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January 2012 marks a new commitment by TESSA to bring you consistent, timely communications about our work and about issues of sexual and domestic violence. The short e-newsletters are easy to read but packed with useful information. You can sign up below to receive each monthly issue of Be the Change directly via email, or you can read each issue here:
TESSA will be featured at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival! Read our press release.
October 31:
KOAA Video on Stalking Awareness featuring TESSA Executive Director Connie Brachtenbach
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CONTACT:
Aimee Sutherlin
TESSA of Colorado Springs
(719) 633-1462
435 Gold Pass Heights
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Amanda Watkins of TESSA Awarded 2011 Purple Ribbon Award for Excellence in Direct Service by Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Colorado Springs, CO, June 26, 2011 –
Amanda Watkins, Safehouse Residential Overnight Staff, was awarded the 2011 Purple Ribbon Award for Excellence in Direct Service, given by the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence. This award recognizes “a person who demonstrates exceptional compassion, dedication, commitment and skill in providing direct, supportive, advocacy services, which may include education or systems change work, on behalf of victims of domestic violence and their children.”
Watkins has worked at TESSA’s Safehouse for several years, and has extensive experience working with survivors of domestic violence. In nominating Watkins for this award, TESSA’s Department of Human Services caseworker Amanda McDermith noted that Watkins “is very knowledgeable about Colorado Springs services and helps the clients with their safety.” McDermith also cited Watkins’s constant efforts to maintain a welcoming, inclusive environment at the Safehouse, including particular efforts to reach out to the LGBT community and other traditionally marginalized populations. Watkins “is always ready to challenge those who still carry attitudes towards Domestic Violence that are harmful to the victim” and “does not sit idly by when anyone is quick to blame a victim or doesn’t understand” the barriers and obstacles faced by survivors of domestic violence in Colorado Springs. Coworkers and clients at TESSA praise Watkins for her hard work and dedication, working long hours all week long, and taking particular care to ensure that the Safehouse is clean and organized and that every resident feels safe and secure.
The Purple Ribbon Award is given each year by the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence at the organization’s annual conference. This year, the award ceremony will take place on Monday, June 27th, at the conference in Vail, Colorado. The ceremony is open to the public and to press.
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