BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:220@unityhouseny.org DTSTART:20191005T110000Z DTEND:20191005T150000Z DTSTAMP:20190926T201131Z URL:https://www.unityhouseny.org/events/domestic-violence-awareness-block- party/ SUMMARY:Domestic Violence Awareness Community Block Party DESCRIPTION:October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month! Purple is the col or for #DVAwareness\n\nCommunity Block Party for DV Awareness will take pl ace from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm on Saturday\, October 5th on Union Street in T roy\, NY. Union Street is adjacent to the Unity House DV Services office a t 504 Broadway in downtown Troy. There will food vendors\, games\, and act ivities to bring the community together. There will also be resources avai lable for victims.\nWe are thrilled to honor Cynthia Urbach of Families in Need of Assistance with the Outstanding Volunteer Award for service\, adv ocacy\, and action and the Boys &\; Girls Club of the Capital Area with the Outstanding Community Partner Award for youth empowerment.\nAbout our Honorees\nCynthia Urbach is a champion of survivors of domestic violence. As someone who understands the needs of survivors and the challenges of e stablishing safety\, Ms. Urbach’s advocacy and action have been key in n ot only helping people directly\, but in creating greater awareness among institutional partners about the issue of DV and how to best meet the need s of survivors. In establishing Families in Need of Assistance (FINA)\, wh ere she serves as Executive Director\, she helped develop the first Zero T olerance Policy for Domestic Violence in the Albany Police Department and created domestic violence training for judges in the NY State Office of Co urt Administration. The work of FINA often provides services that are not available elsewhere. In this way\, FINA plays a vital role in addressing u nique needs. Unity House is proud to honor Cynthia Urbach with the 2019 Ou tstanding Volunteer Award for service\, advocacy\, and action.\n\n \;\ n\nThe Boys &\; Girls Club is a key collaborator with Unity House and o thers. The club provides services and programs to help young people make p ositive life choices. Staff work closely with Unity House’s Domestic Vio lence Services program to teach youth about healthy relationships\, where to get help\, and steps we can all take to work toward a culture without a buse. The club’s focus on empowering youth to develop self-confidence an d self-esteem has tremendous impact. In addition to their work on the issu e of Teen DV\, the Club\, along with their Albany counterpart\, is at the heart of many community partnerships that benefit children. Unity House is proud to honor the Boys &\; Girls Club of the Capital Area with the Ou tstanding Community Partner award. Accepting the award on behalf of the gr oup is Mr. Patrick Doyle\, Director of the club located in downtown Troy\, NY.\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.unityhouseny.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2016/08/UHDVRibbon.jpg CATEGORIES:Troy Happening END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR