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August 10th - 16th 2008: Tri-Valley Haven & Curves of Livermore Community Giving Week!

Visit the Livermore Curves Website!

We need YOUR help to support anti-violence programs in the Tri-Valley. Please make a tax deductible donation at Curves of Livermore, Granada Shopping Center, 1129 Catalina Drive, to help local survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and homelessness! All donations will go directly to Tri-Valley Haven.

Some Useful Donations:

Gift Cards-many women and children leave with just the clothes on their backs. Gift cards are very useful.
Target, Lucky's, Payless Shoes, Ross, Safeway, Local Livermore stores...

Cash-A wonderful way to donate, and put where it will help the most!

Items-These items are always put to good use.
Backpacks, School Supplies, Deodorant, Diaper rash ointment, wipes, baby shampoo, & baby lotion, Razors & shaving cream, Maxi-Pads, New pillows and twin sheets, Full size bottles of shampoo and conditioner.

For more information, call Christine: (925) 449-5845

Wednesday, August 13th, 8 PM - 9:30 PM - Join Tri-Valley Haven staff for a fun, Personal Safety Workshop at Curves of Livermore! Space is limited. Please RSVP to Curves: (925) 960-9199.

It is critical for us to continue to provide our current level of service and also meet other emerging needs in the community, such as enhanced services for children, drug and alcohol addiction, and mental illness. We need your donation to help us cover our infrastructure cost while we meet these emerging needs.

Last year alone, our operational costs were $94,000, the majority being costs for electricity used to heat and cool the shelters and to run the freezers in the food pantry, as well as telephone charges for crisis line coverage. Grants and government support rarely cover even a portion of these expenditures which are required to meet our basic operational needs.

We are inviting Tri-Valley Haven supporters to become a Partner in Peace by pledging to donate $30 a month to commemorate our 30th year of community service. In honor of your pledge of $30 a month or more you will receive a Partner in Peace 30th Anniversary Aluminum Water Bottle and an invitation to an exclusive donor reception. For a little less than $1 per day your support as a Partner in Peace could:

- Pay the phone bill to cover 4 days of crisis line coverage
- Provide utilities to both shelters for 4 days
- Keep the refrigerator at the food pantry operating for a month

Ongoing memberships provide TVH with a steady source of income to provide continuous services to the community. Please support us by donating online!

Together we build a world without violence.

Rabbi Laura Novak Winer RJE
President, Tri-Valley Haven Board of Directors

We would like to thank Select Imaging for their generous assistance in supporting the Tri-Valley Haven and this campaign!

Tri-Valley Haven's Winter 2008 Newsletter is available online. Come read about all the latest events and happenings at the Haven. Click here to be taken to our Newsletter page for the latest newsletter and previous issues.

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Choices, the Tri-Valley Haven's newsletter, is available in .PDF format on our website. Please click here for our newsletter page, or select "Home & Info" and then "Choices" from the drop-down menu options above.

Sexual Assault Quiz!

If you don't go out at night, are you safe from sexual assault? How often does someone make a false report about sexual assault to the police? Test your knowledge about the myths and realities of sexual assault! Knowing the facts can help you stay safer! Click here!

Located in Livermore, California, the Tri-Valley Haven has provided shelter and counseling for battered women and their children since 1977.  Counseling for survivors sexual assault, molestation, and domestic abuse is also provided at our Community Building.  The Haven operates a 24-hour crisis phone line for domestic violence and is the region's only rape crisis center.  Additionally, the Haven operates Sojourner House, a shelter for homeless families, a restraining order clinic,a food pantry for needy families, and community education and violence prevention programs.