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DELTA
Domestic
Violence Prevention Enhancement
and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA)
Community Participation
Domestic and dating violence can be prevented, but WCRI
cannot do it alone. We need people from every sector of
our community to strategize on how best to prevent intimate
partner violence in Providence’s communities. If we ban
together, we can counteract harmful circumstances before
they have a chance to produce violence.
To learn more, please contact Sheila
Johnson, DELTA Coordinator, at 401.861.2761 x125 or
at sjohnson@womenscenterri.org.
Join the Team!
Who can join
Many of our team members are from social service agencies,
schools, businesses, and local nonprofit organizations that
serve Providence or Rhode Island. We welcome Providence
residents who are active in their neighborhoods and community.
Youth over the age of fifteen can join us. Parents are encouraged
to join!
Time commitment
The committee meets once a month for approximately 60-90
minutes. We also communicate over email and phone a few
times a month. We ask members to make a one-year commitment.
(Meetings are typically held on a Thursday or Friday. Contact
Sheila
for a current schedule).
Member duties
Team members assist the DELTA conduct outreach. We ask every
member to represent the people they serve and help direct
the project. Some members may also want to research community
needs or reach out to recruit more team members.
Represent. You must
represent the people you serve at the planning table. It
is important to make sure that we consider everyone’s needs
as we develop projects.
Direct. You will help
determine which "at-risk" population our work
will focus on. You will also help determine what strategy
will work best with the chosen populations.
Research. You can help
research possible programs by contacting other states doing
prevention work. Making a few calls or even Googling some
projects would be helpful. We also need to conduct a needs
assessment on Providence. It would be great if you could
provide information on the population/communities you represent.
Outreach. Help us by
recruiting new team members and/or contacting organizations
to see if they would like to work with us. A good example
is contacting your child’s school to see if would be interested
in a dating violence awareness programming.
You do not need to be an expert in domestic violence. A
basic understanding is helpful but we can share our knowledge.
It’s more important to have people that are caring and passionate
about preventing intimate partner violence.
Current DELTA members:
Sandra Brunell
Women’s Center
of Rhode Island
Karen Gager
Big Sisters of Rhode
Island
Elizabeth Gilheeney
RI
Department Juvenile Justice
Amber Fearn
Girl
Scouts of Rhode Island
Sheila Johnson, DELTA coordinator
Women’s Center
of Rhode Island
James Lawrence
Men’s Initiative
Coordinator
Kris Lyons
Women’s Center
of Rhode Island
Fyzah Marshall
Federal Hill
House
Alyssa Metthe
The Institute
for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence
Beatriz Perez
Rhode Island Dept. of
Health
Pastor Mike Sokoll
Providence Baptist Church
Katyee Stewart
Feinstein
Institute for Public Service at Providence College
Elizabeth Walsh
English
for Action
Shanna Wells
RI Women’s Commission
Tracey Wilkinson
Pediatrician
To learn more, please contact Sheila
Johnson, DELTA Coordinator, at 401.861.2761 x125 or
at sjohnson@womenscenterri.org
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