I:MIG, LLC - My Brothers and Sisters House

Circles of Strength

Coming together for one purpose -- Standing strong against violence

• Our Vision:

• A community free of violence through strong partnerships and leadership

• Our Mission:

• To assist program to provide accessible domestic violence awareness, education, advocacy, referrals and community/state partnership

• Our Goals

• Partner with community programs to build a strong domestic violence infrastructure

• Develop and share data and statistics

• Foster and develop partnerships

• Maximize resources, educate individuals and empower the community through education

• Advocate for those who need a voice

• Continue to remember the victims and celebrate the survivors

• Have all 11 districts hold Domestic Violence Vigil in the month of October

• Educate the next generation that we have a choice to live a non-violent lifestyle

Are you being abused?

• Physical abuse

• Shove, hit, slap bite, choke, kick cut or burn you?

• Endangers you or your children with reckless driving?

• Throws objects or restrains you?

• Abandon you or lock you out of the house?

• Emotional Abuse

• Says you’re stupid, filthy, lazy, nasty, silly, etc., Makes you cry on purpose

• Withholds affection to punish you?

• Ask who would want you besides him/her?

• Threatens to kill you, or self if you leave

• Controls all the money

• Sexual Abuse

• Forces you to have sex when you do not want to

• Criticizes your sexual performance

• Threatens to have sex with someone else if you do not perform a sexual act you do not want to

• Degrades you by making fun of your body

• Destructive Acts

• Breaks furniture, ransacks, or dumps garbage in your home. Slash tires, breaks windows, steals, tampers with car parts, or disables it in someway

• Kills or hurts pets to punish or frighten you

• How are we involved?

• Identifying Resources

• Collaborating with existing agencies and programs such as police department, hospitals, religious groups in the communities

• Supporting all events that create awareness by volunteering, identifying needs in the communities

• Develop relationships between programs, agencies and first responders and communities

We Value All Life

• The people we serve - A life free of violence for all people

• Children

• Young Adults

• Women

• Elders

• Men

• Gays

• Lesbians

• Bi-sexuals

• Animals

• The Environment

• Culturally sensitive services

Lighting the way…

• One district at a time…

• One person at a time…

• One day at a time…

Partners

• T.O. Police Department

• Indian Health Services

• T.O. Justice Center

• Behavioral Health Services

• Southwestern Center for Law & Policy

• Sacred Circle

• Community Health

• Senior Services

• Adult Protective Services

• Department of Justice Center

• “Stop Violence Against Women”

• San Jose Mission

• Wingspan

• South Western Indigenous Women’s Coalition

• Boys’ & Girls’ Club

• T.O. Domestic Violence Services

• Kom Ckud Ki:

• Brewster Center

• Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault

“All phone calls are confidential, you do not have to give your name, if you just want to ask questions about services”