Irving, Texas – In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Irving Family Advocacy Center will host Illuminate Irving, a free event designed for the entire community that will offer a night of hope and healing for victims of domestic violence. Illuminate Irving will honor those who have been victimized, as well as friends and families of those touched by this pervasive crime. The goal for the event is dual purposed: awareness and education for the community, and support and healing for victims.
The event will take place on Tuesday October 18, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at 200 E. Las Colinas Blvd., along Irving’s Mandalay Canal. Victims and their families will launch lanterns on the canal’s waters each bearing the name of a person whose life has been impacted by domestic violence. “We are asking the entire Irving community to attend this event to learn more about the dynamic behind domestic violence,” said Chief of Police Larry Boyd. “We want victims, their friends and families, and our entire community to know there is help available and that help leads to hope.”
The Irving Family Advocacy Center brings together a wide variety of free resources for Irving residents who need help, including counseling services for victims of domestic violence and their family members. Group counseling and education classes are offered for parenting, anger management, and domestic violence. Play therapy is provided for children victimized by abuse or witness to domestic violence. Irving, Texas, October 11, 2016 – In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Irving Family Advocacy Center will host Illuminate Irving, a free event designed for the entire community that will offer a night of hope and healing for victims of domestic violence. Illuminate Irving will honor those who have been victimized, as well as friends and families of those touched by this pervasive crime. The goal for the event is dual purposed: awareness and education for the community, and support and healing for victims.
The Irving Family Advocacy Center brings together a wide variety of free resources for Irving residents who need help, including counseling services for victims of domestic violence and their family members. Group counseling and education classes are offered for parenting, anger management, and domestic violence. Play therapy is provided for children victimized by abuse or witness to domestic violence. Irving, Texas, October 11, 2016 – In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Irving Family Advocacy Center will host Illuminate Irving, a free event designed for the entire community that will offer a night of hope and healing for victims of domestic violence. Illuminate Irving will honor those who have been victimized, as well as friends and families of those touched by this pervasive crime. The goal for the event is dual purposed: awareness and education for the community, and support and healing for victims.
