Stories for a Safer Wakefield - a community-wide reading event - now scheduled for May 2010. Visit our Current Projects page for more information or Click here to view our 'Stories for a Safer Wakefield' brochure.
Do You Need Help Now? If you are a woman who is being abused or threatened, and are looking for immediate help contact HAWC (Help for Abused Women and their Children) at 1-800-547-1649, 24-hour hotline. http://www.helpabusedwomen.org/
If you are someone who wants to end controlling and abusive behavior, contact Emerge at 617-547-9879, http://www.emergedv.com/, for information on abuser education programs.
Addressing the Problem of Violence in Our Community Wakefield Alliance Against Violence, or WAAV, encourages and supports education about problems of violence, and works with interested community agencies and institutions to reduce instances of violence. WAAV provides links to resources that offer direct service and interventions to both victims and perpetrators of violent behavior.
Youth Violence
WAAV helps schools, parents, and the community understand and respond to violence among youth such as bullying, cyber bullying, and teen dating violence.
Domestic Violence
WAAV provides definitions and descriptions of domestic violence occurring between family members, spouses, and dating partners including physical, sexual, and emotional violence, as well as controlling and abusive behaviors.
WAAV is a Community Based, Volunteer Organization WAAV was started in 2007 as an initiative of the Wakefield Rotary Club in response to a community need identified by the Wakefield Police Department. WAAV is governed by a Board of Directors, and operates as a private, tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization. As a private charity, registered in Massachusetts, financial contributions to WAAV are deductible to the extent allowed by law.