News & Events

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What’s New
Events
Awards
In the News (Media Coverage – Articles, Letters to the Editor)
Support Groups
LEVI Campaigns

What’s New

Domestic Violence Children’s Book - NOW AVAILABLE
The MUCH-ANTICIPATED children's book addressing domestic violence, written by Longmont Police Detective Sara Pierce, is being published. We are currently taking orders. Reserve your copy NOW! Click here for more information.

Events

December 2, 2009 - Book Launch Party: 4:00 - 6:30 pm at the Longmont Public Library (409 4th Avenue). Please join us to celebrate the release of the new children's book "On a Dark, Dark Night". Meet the author and illustrator, enjoy light refreshments and celebrate this accomplishment with us! Click here for more information about the book, or click here to view and print the flyer.

Awards

• In November 2007, Longmont Police Officer Greg Malsam, an active LEVI member, was awarded the 2007 Health-Care Hero Community Service Award by the Boulder County Business Report for his work in training health care providers and first responders to identify injuries caused by domestic violence and how to report the incidences.
• In October 2007, Police Chief Mike Butler received a Beth Haynes Special Recognition Award for his commendable work during the LEVI White Ribbon Campaign.
• Shelley Mann, Children's Advocate for Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley and LEVI member, was awarded the CCADV Community Impact Award, a state honor, in October 2007.
• In May of 2007, LEVI was honored for dedication, commitment and contributions to victim services by the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office during their Victims’ Right Celebration.
• In October 2006, Longmont Police Officer Sara Pierce, an active LEVI member, was awarded the Beth Haynes Award for her outstanding work with victims of domestic violence.
• The LEVI Coordinator received a Longmont Police Department Community Policing Award for proactive work on a high profile domestic violence stalking case in 2005.
• LEVI received an IQ Award from the Boulder County Business Report in 2005 for innovative programming. LEVI was the only non-profit providing services in Boulder County which was recognized; the other two provided international services.
• The LEVI Coordinator received a Beth Haynes Special Recognition Award in 2005.
• In 2005, LEVI was awarded a Boulder County District Attorney’s Victim Advocate Award for exemplary services to victims of crime and a special recognition from the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office for service in working with domestic violence in Boulder County.
• Recognizing brilliance and innovation in nonprofit programs and projects, LEVI received a NOVA Civic Award from the Community Foundation Serving Boulder County in 2003. NOVA awards are designed to recognize and honor some of the outstanding nonprofit organizations in Boulder County.

In the News (Media Coverage – Articles, Letters to the Editor)

Media Coverage

• "Officer Pens Kids' Book About Domestic Violence" - Longmont Ledger - Sunday, November 29, 2009
• "Longmont Police Detective Publishes Book about Domestic Violence" - Longmont Times-Call - Sunday, November 29, 2009
• "On a Dark, Dark Night" - Longmont Times-Call - Friday, November 27, 2009
• "From a Kid's Perspective" - Longmont Times-Call - Thursday, November 26, 2009
• "New Children's Book Deals with Domestic Violence" - Boulder Weekly - Wednesday, November 25, 2009
• "Signs of Domestic Violence" - Emergency Nurses Association "ENA Connection" - October 2009 (written by LEVI member Carrie Norman)
• " Firehouse Shines a Light on Domestic Violence" - Longmont Ledger - Sunday, October 25, 2009
• LEVI radio interview - KGNU - October 16, 2009
• "Experts: Domestic violence harms children physically, emotionally" - Longmont Times-Call - Friday, October 16, 2009
• "Elmarr gets life" - Longmont Times-Call - Tuesday, October 6, 2009
• "Domestic Violence: You can help. We all can." - LongmontLife - September/October 2009
• "Protect Your Elders: Advocates hope to lower incidence rate of abuse" - Longmont Times-Call - Thursday, June 11, 2009
• "Violent City? Longmont has high reports of domestic violence; police credit citizen vigilance" - Longmont Times-Call - Sunday, May 31, 2009
• "City of Longmont's LEVI Program Offers Free Training on Domestic Violence" - Longmont Chamber of Commerce Business Advocate - April, 2009
• "LEVI Offers Free Training on Domestic Violence in the Workplace" - Longmont Chamber of Commerce Business Advocate - March, 2009

* To see articles and editorials from 2007 and 2008, click here to access our news archive.

Editorials / Letters to the Editor

• "All of Us Should Help End Domestic Violence" - Cheryl Swanson - Longmont Times-Call - Saturday, October 10, 2009
• "Community Must Not Stand for Domestic Violence, Abuse" - Longmont Times-Call - Thursday, October 8, 2009
• "Domestic violence" - TC Line - Longmont Times-Call - Wednesday, October 7, 2009
• "Charity Organizer Helped LEVI" - Kim Heard - Longmont Times-Call - Thursday, June 11, 2009
• "Are You Celebrating a Healthy Relationship on Valentine's Day?" - Cheryl Swanson - Longmont Times-Call - Saturday, February 14, 2009
• "Help Put an End to Teen Dating Violence" - Cheryl Swanson - Longmont Times-Call - Thursday, February 5, 2009

* To see articles and editorials from 2007 and 2008, click here to access our news archive.

Support Groups

Our community has a variety of different support groups for survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, sexual assault, and some for friends and family of survivors of abuse. To download a list of support groups, click here.

LEVI Campaigns

To view recent and current campaigns, click here.