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Yuma County BIWP Task Force

About

The Yuma County BIWP Task Force is combined with the Yuma County Domestic Violence Task Force, and meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1:00-2:00 PM at Yuma Police Department (always the same day/time/place).

April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).  If you are a part of the criminal justice response system you may want to check out the Start By Believing Campaign to learn more about how your response can make a significant impact on victims who reach out for help. 

For information about how to promote or participate in SAAM visit the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s SAAM Page. 

Contact

Maria Vasquez
Amberly's Place
1350 W Colorado St.
Yuma, AZ 85364
mvasquez@amberlysplace.com
928-373-0849-  24/7 line

Member Agencies

  • Mexican Consulate of Yuma
  • Community Legal Services
  • Safe House
  • Catholic Community Services
  • San Luis Police Department
  • Yuma Police Department
  • Somerton Police Department
  • Arizona Western College Violence Prevention Program
  • Quechan Victim Services
  • Sunset Community Health Center
  • Campesinos Sin Fronteras
  • Family Advocacy Program (FAP) - Marine Base

 

Quick Links

  • Community Tool Kit: Protocol for a Coordinated Response
  • Rural PATHS Project
  • Upcoming Training Opportunities

Local Taskforces

  • Cochise County (Rural PATHS)
  • Graham/Greenlee Counties (Rural PATHS)
  • Pima County
  • Pinal County
  • Santa Cruz County (Rural PATHS)
  • Yuma County

BIWP Contacts

D. Jean McClelland
Program Director for Community Based Health Information Resources Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
520-626-8228
jmcc@email.arizona.edu

Maia Ingram
Program Director for Community Based Evaluation Projects Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
520-626-2267
maiai@email.arizona.edu

Montserrat Caballero
pimataskforce@yahoo.com

John Raeder
Southern Arizona Battered Immigrant Women Program Administrator, Governor Brewer's Office for Children, Youth and Families Division for Women
602-542-1705
jraeder@az.gov


The Southern Arizona Battered Immigrant Women Project (BIWP) and the Rural PATHS (Partners in Transformation for Health and Safety) – Southern Arizona Rural VAWA Project was supported by Grant No. 2008-WR-AX-0036 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

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