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Bar News - October 5, 2001 Bar's DOVE Project Cited as National Model THE NH BAR’S Domestic Violence Emergency (DOVE) Project was among four domestic violence prevention and assistance programs nationwide profiled in a Guide to Community Outreach Programs produced by the American Bar Association’s Division for Public Education. The guide will be published as part of a major public information effort on domestic violence to be launched this month (October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month) by the ABA, in conjunction with the nationwide broadcast on Public Broadcasting System (PBS) of a one-hour documentary on domestic violence titled "Breaking the Silence – Journeys of Hope." Locally, channel 11 will air the documentary on Oct. 29 at 10 p.m. The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation and Mary Kay, Inc. have underwritten the documentary. The ABA Community Outreach guide is designed to provide legal organizations and courts around the country with information on best practices for developing programs to aid victims of domestic violence. It also provides materials for distribution to the public. The guide contains pamphlets and brochures for victims of domestic violence on their legal rights, safety tips for adults and children and a fact sheet on the issue, particularly as it affects children. The materials were developed by the ABA and supported by the Mary Kay Ash Foundation. In addition to the NH Bar’s DOVE Project, the publication features programs supported by the Arizona Bar Foundation, Colorado Bar Association and the Iowa State Bar Association. Initiated in 1992 as a project of the NHBA Pro Bono Referral Program, DOVE is the oldest program profiled. Coordinated for the past two years by Pamela Dodge, the project is overseen by Director of Legal Services Virginia Martin and supported by funding from the NH Bar Foundation’s IOLTA Program, the federal Violence Against Women Act and United Ways in Manchester, Lebanon, Portsmouth and Keene. "There are many people who have contributed to the success of DOVE in making a difference for victims of domestic violence — from dedicated volunteer attorneys and legal services lawyers to crisis center advocates throughout the state," said Martin. "And from its inception, DOVE has been sustained and strengthened by the work of committed Pro Bono staff." "These programs represent the impact the organized bar can make in addressing this national problem at the local level, particularly through collaborations with the many other organizations and professions that deal with the victims of domestic violence," the ABA said in its introduction to profiles of the four programs in the Community Outreach Guide. Additional information on resources, programs and materials available in the fight against domestic violence can be found on the Web pages of the American Bar Association’s Division for Public Education (www.abanet.org/publiced/domviol.html) and Commission on Domestic Violence (www.abanet.org/domviol).
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