Jersey Battered Women's Service Inc. in Morris County, NJ is a full-service domestic violence and domestic abuse prevention agency with volunteer opportunities. The services include a 24-hour hotline; counseling; safe house; transitional living; children's services; life skills education; vocational counseling; batterers' intervention; legal assistance; teen dating violence services; and professional training, education and youth prevention programs.
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Become a Volunteer!
Registration for Spring training is now open.
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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Approximately 1 in 3 adolescent girls is a victim of abuse from a dating partner. The seriousness of this issue prompted New Jersey lawmakers to pass recent legislation (P.L. 2011, Chapter 64) that requires dating violence education (grades 7-12) and a policy and guidelines for incidents involving dating violence.
Learn the Facts and What Resources Are Available
Is Your Relationship on the Right Road?
How Can You Raise Awareness in Your School?
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Generation Text: Helping youth develop healthy relationships (online and off) presented by JBWS' Juli Harpell-Elam on Feb. 15, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. at the Chatham Middle School Auditorium. See flyer.
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4th Annual Coffee House Set for Saturday, March 24th, at the Whippany Ukrainian Cultural Center. Learn more.
Donate now, it may help save a life. JBWS is a non-profit tax exempt 501 c 3 organization. Your donation is tax-deductible.