Materials

RESOURCES FOR YOUTH
The Close to Home Youth Team is an active group of youth organizers committed to reaching out to the local community on issues of domestic and teen dating violence.  Visit the For Youth section of this website for information specific to youth.  Also, click on the links below for youth related materials.

Safe Love Brochure: Tips on how to reach out to peers you think may be hurting in their relationships.

Teen Life: A Newsletter written by youth, for youth on raising awareness about domestic and teen dating violence. See the most current issue.

2006 Public Awareness Campaign: Provides additional information on local resources and ways to reach out to and help your family, friends, and neighbors.

Informational Websites:
• See It and Stop It, www.seeitandstopit.org
• The Red Flag Campaign, www.knowtheredflags.com
• Love is Not Abuse, www.loveisnotabuse.com
• Choose Respect, www.chooserespect.org

RESOURCES FOR RESIDENTS
The work of community residents involved with Close to Home is making a difference everyday in our community by working to keep others safe.  For more information on our work with residents, visit the For Residents section of our website.  Also, click on the links below for additional materials.

Close to Home News: A quarterly newsletter raising awareness about domestic violence, sharing stories about our work, and providing updates. Issues: Fall 2005 • Winter 2005

Tips Brochure: A brochure developed by resident volunteers with Close to Home on how to start a conversation and reach out to those you care about who may be hurting in their relationships.

2006 Public Awareness Campaign: Provides additional information on local resources and ways to reach out to and help your family, friends, and neighbors.

Informational Websites:
Jane Doe, Inc- Voices for Change (the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence), www.janedoe.org
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, www.atask.org
The Family Violence Prevention Fund, www.endabuse.org
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, www.ncadv.org

RESOURCES FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Collaborations with other community leaders and organizations is essential to the work of Close to Home.  We believe that making change on the issue of domestic violence requires working with a community’s residents, and also a community’s institutions. To prevent domestic violence and transform social norms, ALL areas of a community need to be engaged.  By partnering with local community organizations, we are ensuring that domestic violence remains on the public agenda and information on the issue reaches the maximum number of community members.  For information on our local partnerships and community collaborations, please visit the For Community Based Organizations and Leaders section of our website.  Additional materials are provided below.

Close to Home News:A quarterly newsletter raising awareness about domestic violence, sharing stories about our work, and providing updates.

Tips Brochure: A brochure developed by resident volunteers with Close to Home on how to start a conversation and reach out to those you care about who may be hurting in their relationships. This brochure can be used by organization leaders as a guide to reach out to their own constituents or family, friends, and neighbors.

2006 Public Awareness Campaign: Provides additional information on local resources and ways to reach out to and help your family, friends, and neighbors.

Informational Websites:
Jane Doe, Inc- Voices for Change (the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence), www.janedoe.org
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, www.atask.org
The Family Violence Prevention Fund, www.endabuse.org
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, www.ncadv.org
Employers Against Domestic Violence, www.safeatworkcoalition.org