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DCADV’s supporters and sponsors sustain our important work to prevent and end domestic violence in Delaware. Federal, state, and local governments; foundations; corporations; and local businesses fund and support various aspects of our work.

DCADV Supporters

DE Criminal Justice Council - Family Violence and Prevention Services

DE Division of Health and Human Services - RPE

DE Dept. of Public Health - HealthyWomen Healthy Babies

US Department of Health and Human Services - FVPSA & DELTA AHEAD

US Department of Justice - VAWA 2023 & VAWA 2024

Community Health Worker Program Supporters

ChristianaCare Community Investment Fund

Highmark BluePrints for the Community

Longwood Foundation

The Laffey-McHugh Foundation

2024 Purple Ribbon Event Sponsors

Amanecer 

AmeriHealth Caritas DE 

Bank of America 

Barbacane Thornton & Company 

CHASE

Child, Inc. DE 

ChristianaCare 

CLASI 

Delaware Alliance Against Sexual Violence

Delaware Center for Justice

Delaware State University School of Graduate, Adult & Extended Studies

Del-One Federal Credit Union 

DVLS 

Frank Burns, Democratic Candidate

Mara Gorman, Democratic Candidate

Monica Beard, Democratic Candidate

People's Place 

Rep. Cyndie Romer

Rep. Krista Griffith

Rep. Sophie Phillips

Sourcepass

The Chahalis Ward Group at UBS 

The Ryan Family

 UD Dept. of Women & Gender Studies 

Ward Family Foundation

Wolfe & Associates

YWCA Delaware 

Last updated 4/4/2025

 

Our Member Organizations

  • Alert! Computer use can be monitored.

    Computer Safety

    WARNING!

    If you are being stalked or abused, take steps to keep your abuser from knowing you are looking for help. Please use a safer computer, or call 911, one of Delaware's local hotlines at 302-762-6110 for New Castle County or 302-422-8058 for Kent & Sussex Counties , or the U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 and TTY 1-800-787-3224.

    EMERGENCY "QUICK ESCAPE" BUTTON

    There is a red Quick Escape button in the lower right-hand corner of every page on this website.
    Click this button if your abuser enters the room while you are viewing this website. It will close this website and redirect your browser to a neutral page.

    Clean up Your Online Path

    Internet Safety

    Everything you do online is recorded. It is IMPOSSIBLE to clear your tracks completely. Your computer stores hundreds of bits of information about everything you do with your computer, including information about which websites you've visited, your passwords, and what your emails say. An abuser can easily track the websites you visit or read your email messages.

    If you suspect your activities are being monitored, they probably are. Abusers are often controlling and want to know your every move. You don’t need to be a computer programmer or have special skills to monitor someone’s computer activities – anyone can do it and there are many ways to monitor your activities - even without having direct access to your computer. Using a separate computer is best, but you can protect yourself at home by familiarizing yourself with processes like private browsing, deleting your browser history, clearing your cache and deleting cookies.

    You can be tracked

    Your abuser can track your online actions – there is nothing you can do to remove your tracks completely. If you try to erase your tracks, your abuser might become suspicious.
    If you think you might be in danger, use a computer at a public library, internet cafe or a trusted friend’s house. If your abuser sends you email, do not open it on those computers.

    If you need help now, call 911 or the
    New Castle County Domestic Violence Hotline: 302-762-6110
    Kent & Sussex County Domestic Violence Hotline: 302-422-8058
    Kent & Sussex County Bi-lingual Domestic Violence Hotline: 302-745-9874
    US National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233
    US National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-4673
    US National Teen Dating Violence Helpline 1-866-331-9474

    Email Safety

    Email is not a safe or confidential way to communicate.

    Sending email is like sending a postcard through the mail. Anyone along the path can read what it says. If you need to talk to someone about the danger or abuse in your life, if possible, please call a hotline instead.

    If you must use email to discuss your situation we suggest you use an account that your abuser doesn't know about. Set up a new account with a free email service like hotmail, yahoo, or gmail.

    Password Safety

    Be smart about passwords to keep your abuser out of your accounts.

    DO NOT use a name or password that contains any identifying information (no names, nicknames, initials, birthdates, zipcodes, etc.) Instead use a name and password that contains a random mix of letters, CAPITAL letters and numbers (for example, HJ3v67Tn) -

    Make sure you can remember the user name and password. If you must write it down somewhere, put it in a place your abuser is unlikely to find it.

    If the computer asks if you would like it to save your password or login information tell it NO.

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