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🧡 Wear Orange Day | Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month 🧡 Today we’re wearing orange to stand with teens and young people and to raise awareness about healthy relationships, consent, and safety. Teen dating violence is real—and it’s preventable. By showing up, speaking out, and supporting survivor-centered programs, we help create safer futures for young people across Maryland. 📸 Tag @MNADV so we can share your post to our stories and spotlight the incredible community standing up for teens today! #TDVAM #WearOrangeDay #TeenDatingViolenceAwareness #HealthyRelationships #EndDatingViolence #MNADVCommunity

Happening Tomorrow! In recognition of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, MNADV presents "Teen Dating Violence: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know," a 90-minute webinar designed for service providers and allied professionals working with youth. This training will explore: • Current data and trends in teen dating violence • The emotional and psychological impact of abuse on young people • How to identify red flags and abusive behaviors • Trauma-informed approaches to supporting youth survivors • Resources for survivors and professionals By the end of the webinar, participants will be better equipped to understand power and control in teen dating relationships and to support youth experiencing dating violence with confidence and care. 📷 Register now to secure your spot and earn CEUs! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth #TDVAM #MNADV #TraumaInformedCare #YouthAdvocacy #EndDatingViolence us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

💜 February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month 💜 Teen dating violence is more common than many people realize — and it often goes unnoticed, unrecognized, or dismissed as “normal” behavior. This month, we’re shining a light on the importance of education, prevention, and early intervention to help young people build healthy, respectful relationships. Everyone has a role to play — parents, caregivers, educators, advocates, and peers — in recognizing warning signs, starting conversations, and supporting teens who may be experiencing dating violence. Together, we can empower young people with the tools, language, and support they need to stay safe and thrive. #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth #TDVAM #HealthyRelationships #PreventionMatters #MNADV #YouthSafety

🎉 Help us congratulate Meredith Varsanyi! 🎉 Please join us in celebrating Meredith Varsanyi, our incredible Technical Assistance and Training Specialist at MNADV! Meredith brings deep knowledge, compassion, and a survivor-centered lens to everything she does. Her dedication to supporting programs, strengthening systems, and advancing meaningful, trauma-informed training across Maryland makes a real difference for advocates and survivors alike. We are so grateful for Meredith’s commitment, expertise, and the care she brings to this work every day. 👇 Drop your congratulations, appreciation, or kind words for Meredith in the comments below! #MNADV #TeamMNADV #Grateful #CommunityCare #SurvivorCentered

📣 Stay Connected. Stay Informed. Sign up for MNADV’s Policy List-Serve to receive: ✔️ Timely legislative updates ✔️ Critical action alerts ✔️ Key policy information impacting domestic violence advocacy in Maryland Your voice matters—stay engaged and help shape survivor-centered policy. Sign up here: mnadv.kartra.com/page/PolicySig… #MNADV #AdvocacyInAction #PolicyMatters #MarylandPolicy #SurvivorCentered #LegislativeUpdates

🌈 MNADV Member Programs: 2SLGBTQIA+ Affinity Group 🌈 The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence is launching a 2SLGBTQIA+ Affinity Group for professionals within MNADV member programs and allied organizations. 📅 Meets the first Tuesday of each month 🕙 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM 🗓 Beginning February 24, 2026 This affinity group will provide a dedicated, intentional space for 2SLGBTQIA+ professionals in the anti-violence movement to connect, reflect, and engage in collective problem-solving with peers who share lived experiences and identities. ✨ This space will: • Foster connection and solidarity among 2SLGBTQIA+ professionals • Hold space for honest conversations about the complexities of doing this work • Center collective problem-solving to better support 2SLGBTQIA+ survivors • Affirm our value in the field and amplify the needs of our communities • Create room for hope, joy, and vision for survivor-centered work While this is not a support group, it is a space rooted in respect, reflection, and shared purpose—recognizing the power of our collective experiences to strengthen our work and the movement as a whole. 📩 Interested in attending or unsure if this group is a good fit? Contact Angel Campbell at acampbell@mnadv.org Or Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #MNADV #AffinityGroup #2SLGBTQIA #LGBTQProfessionals #SurvivorCentered

🕯️ Join us for MNADV’s 38th Annual Memorial🕯️ Each year, the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence holds a memorial service to honor and remember individuals in Maryland who have lost their lives to intimate partner violence. Now in its 38th year, this memorial creates space for collective remembrance, reflection, and acknowledgment of the profound impact intimate partner violence has on families, loved ones, and communities across our state. 📅 February 23, 2026 🕓 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM 💻 Register Here or Use LINK IN BIO: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… We invite advocates, survivors, families, partners, and community members to join us as we come together in remembrance and solidarity. #MNADV #AnnualMemorial #RememberingLives #EndDomesticViolence

📣 MNADV is Recruiting New Board Members! We’re seeking up to three passionate leaders to join the MNADV Board of Directors beginning October 2026. Board members help guide our mission, strengthen our impact, and support survivors across Maryland. Interested or want to learn more? 📧 Contact Jennifer Pollitt Hill, Executive Director: jphill@mnadv.org #mnadvboard #board #mnadv #maryland #leadership

🎉 Happy Work Anniversary, Lina! 🎉 MNADV is so grateful to have you. Your passion, leadership, and heart for this work shine through in everything you do as our Maryland LAP Project Lead. The care and dedication you bring to survivor safety and partnership-building across Maryland truly make a difference. Thank you for all you do—and for being such an incredible part of the MNADV family!

🕯️ Save the Date 🕯️ 38th Annual Memorial Service The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence invites community members from across the state to gather in remembrance of Marylanders—both adults and children—who lost their lives to domestic violence. This memorial service will include: • Reading aloud the names of those we’ve lost • An overview of this year’s intimate partner homicide data • Space for collective mourning, reflection, and healing Together, we honor lives taken too soon, acknowledge the ongoing impact of domestic violence, and recommit to prevention, healing, and building safer communities for all. 🗓 Monday, February 23rd ⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM More details coming soon.

GIVING TUESDAY 💜 Behind every effort to educate communities, strengthen statewide advocacy, and amplify the voices of survivors is the MNADV Communications Team — the storytellers, strategists, and connectors who ensure Maryland hears the truth and takes action. Our Communications Team works every day to: 📣 Amplify survivor voices and lived experience 📢 Elevate and amplify the messaging of domestic violence programs across the state 🤝 Strengthen visibility for partners, sponsors, and advocates doing life-saving work 🌐 Connect DV programs with resources, collaboration, and real-time statewide updates 📊 Share data, impact, and stories that drive policy and systems change 💜 Build awareness that breaks stigma and inspires collective action Because when we change the narrative, we change the outcome for survivors. ✨ Your Giving Tuesday donation fuels outreach, public education, statewide coordination, campaign messaging, and community engagement that strengthens Maryland’s response to domestic violence. Together, we can ensure every survivor is heard, believed, and supported. Donate today. Share hope. 💜 Donate today in any amount: mnadv.networkforgood.com/projects/17260… #GivingTuesday #SupportSurvivors #EndDV #MNADV #CommunicationsForChange #StrongerTogether #A

GIVING TUESDAY 💜 Behind every successful effort to prevent domestic violence homicides is a coordinated, trained response — and the MNADV Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) Team makes that possible statewide. Our LAP Team works every day to: 🚔 Strengthen partnerships between law enforcement & local DV programs 📞 Ensure survivors at the highest risk are immediately connected to help 🏥 Support hospitals & first responders in trauma-informed screening 📊 Reduce homicides through evidence-based intervention 🛟 Provide hope and a path to safety in the most dangerous moments When a survivor is at greatest risk — LAP is there to help save their life. ✨ Your Giving Tuesday donation supports the training, tools, and collaboration that ensure no survivor faces the most dangerous moment alone. Donate here: mnadv.networkforgood.com/projects/17260… #GivingTuesday #LAPSavesLives #SupportSurvivors #EndDV #MNADV #StrongerTogether

GIVING TUESDAY 💜 Behind every life-saving response to domestic violence is a trained advocate — someone who knows how to listen, support, and help survivors navigate crisis safely. At MNADV, our Training Team ensures advocates across Maryland have the skills, tools, and continuing education they need to support survivors with care, dignity, and cultural humility. ✨ Your Giving Tuesday donation directly supports this work — building safer communities by investing in the people who show up every day for survivors. Together, we can transform the response to domestic violence statewide. Donate today: mnadv.networkforgood.com/projects/17260… #GivingTuesday #EndDV #SupportAdvocates #MarylandStrong #MNADV

💜 Giving Tuesday is Almost Here! 💜 Mark your calendars — Giving Tuesday is right around the corner, and we’re gearing up for a powerful day of collective generosity and impact. This year, your support will help us continue our mission to: ✨ Strengthen life-saving services for survivors ✨ Support advocates and local programs across Maryland ✨ Expand training, resources, and coordinated responses ✨ Advance survivor-centered policies that protect families and save lives Every contribution — big or small — helps create a Maryland where every survivor is believed, supported, and safe. Donate Here: mnadv.networkforgood.com/projects/17260… Together, we rise. Together, we end domestic violence. #GivingTuesday #SupportSurvivors #EndDV #MNADV #CommunityDriven #GiveHope #GiveSafety #AdvocatesMatter #MarylandStrong

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Today — and every day — we stand with survivors. Violence against women is not inevitable. It is preventable. Ending gender-based violence requires all of us: communities, advocates, policymakers, and every person who believes in safety, dignity, and justice. At MNADV, we work alongside dedicated advocates and programs across Maryland to support survivors, strengthen coordinated community responses, and advance policies that save lives. 💜 1 in 3 women will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. 💜 Survivors deserve to be believed, protected, and supported. 💜 We are committed to creating a Maryland where every woman can live free from violence and fear. Join us in breaking the silence, challenging harmful norms, and uplifting the voices of survivors. 🔗 Learn more about how you can help: MNADV.org #EndVAW #IDEVAW2025 #SupportSurvivors #MDAgainstDV #EveryWomanSafe #MNADV #EliminateViolenceAgainstWomen #OrangeTheWorld #16Days

🕯️ Transgender Day of Remembrance 🕯️ Today, we honor and remember the transgender lives lost to anti-transgender violence. We stand in solidarity with survivors, advocates, and communities impacted by gender-based violence and discrimination. Every person deserves safety, dignity, and the freedom to live authentically without fear. At MNADV, we remain committed to supporting all survivors and advancing trauma-informed, inclusive services that protect the most marginalized among us. #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance #TDOR #SupportSurvivors #EndViolence #MNADV #HonorTheirNames

🌟 Thank You to Our Generous Donors! 🌟 This year, we are incredibly grateful to every person who made a donation to MNADV — especially those who gave in honor of community members, advocates, and loved ones impacted by domestic violence. Your support means more than words can express. As we head into Giving Tuesday, we are reminded that every contribution makes a powerful impact on the work we do to support advocates, survivors, and programs across Maryland. Your generosity helps strengthen safety, hope, and healing. Thank you for standing with us. Donate here: mnadv.networkforgood.com/projects/18227… #MNADV #GivingTuesday #SupportSurvivors #EndDV #StrongerTogether #ThankYou

Happy Birthday, Victoria! Please join us in celebrating Victoria, our incredible Technical Assistance & Training Specialist at MNADV. Thank you for your dedication, leadership, and commitment to supporting programs and advocates across Maryland. We’re grateful for everything you do to strengthen the movement and uplift survivor-centered work every day. We hope you have a wonderful birthday filled with joy and celebration! #mnadv #happybirthday #maryland