CPAF in the community

Included in this newsletter:

  • CPAF Joins FVPSA's 40th Anniversary Celebration

  • Thank You to our Ongoing Community Partners

  • CPAF’s Holiday Shopping Guide is Back! 

CPAF Joins FVPSA's 40th Anniversary Celebration

 

CPAF’s Executive Director, Patima Komolamit, attended the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) anniversary event in Washington D.C. The event celebrated 40 years of offering critical support to domestic violence survivors and their families. CPAF is honored to have been awarded the FVPSA grant through the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the first time, recognizing CPAF's culturally specific work to prevent family violence at a federal and national level. As a FVPSA grant recipient, CPAF had the opportunity to engage with federal and local partners dedicated to supporting survivors, learn more about the innovative and culturally specific services that are shaping the future of domestic violence prevention, and hear powerful stories from survivors about the impact FVPSA is making in their communities.  

 

Thank You to our Ongoing Community Partners 

 

CPAF was invited by the National Charity League (NCL), Inc. through our longtime community partner Present Now, to be a part of a panel discussion in November. Staff shared information on the different types of abuse, what a client’s journey looks like while at CPAF, and our work in the shelters. NCL, Inc. is a group of mothers and daughters who have come together in commitment to community service. The event was attended by roughly 100 people and was held at the Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades. Many were curious about how they can volunteer and help. Attendees came away with added knowledge, including ways to support someone who they may know in an abusive relationship and mothers wanting to speak to their daughters about safety planning.

 
 

In our continued partnership with San Gabriel High School (SGHS), CPAF co-planned and helped to create a green space at the high school. During the community project, CPAF provided breakfast, while also helping to clear out brush and trash, pour soil and mulch, and plant a garden.  

 

CPAF’s Holiday Shopping Guide is Back! 

 

The holidays are around the corner.  Are you looking to buy one-of-a-kind gifts, while also wanting to support small businesses? Then, you are in luck! CPAF has an updated Holiday Shopping Guide this year with staff recommended businesses supporting and uplifting AANHPI, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA2S+ communities.

If you are into crafts, wellness, books, chocolate, baked goods, plants, journals, and trying new types of cuisines and restaurants, then you definitely don’t want to miss out! Check out our 2024 CPAF Holiday Shopping Guide now.

 
Rucha Tadwalkar