Family Homelessness Education
Community Education for Individuals and Groups
Community Education is a vital component of Doorways’ mission, fulfilling two important functions: to increase awareness about Doorways and the services we provide as well as to foster a community that recognizes the signs of unhealthy relationships, domestic and dating violence, family homelessness, and understands the impacts on adults, children and the community. We offer a variety of trainings and outreach tools to the community such as presentations on homelessness and domestic violence. Fees for programs and trainings are based on the presentation requested, the amount of time allotted and the topic.
By educating the community and ourselves about these important issues, we can create a community that does not tolerate domestic violence or family homelessness and provides supportive services for our most vulnerable citizens.
View presentations and fee schedule.
Community Wide Events
Homelessness Awareness
Doorways promotes homelessness awareness year round by:
- Participating in Fannie Mae’s Help the Homeless Walkathon during homelessness awareness month in November
- Hosting agency information booths at local events (County Fair and street festivals)
- Speaking at local public hearings on behalf of client needs
Community Advocacy
Doorways is a strong advocate for the rights and needs of survivors and victims of family violence and homelessness and for the ultimate elimination of both. In order to be effective, Doorways must advocate for those experiencing them on multiple levels as individuals, as a community and institutionally through public policy and systems advocacy.
Public policy includes federal, state, and local laws that impact victims and survivors of family violence and homelessness and address prevention strategies, the agencies and systems that respond to and prevent violence and homelessness, policies and protocols, and funding for the provision of services. Systems advocacy is the tool that advocates and other professionals use to ensure the rights and needs of victims of violence as they negotiate systems on their journey toward healing and also to ensure that the prevention of family violence and homeless is addressed.
Two ways in which Doorways actively works with the Arlington community to address the issues of domestic violence and homelessness are Project PEACE and the Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness.
