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Katha Blackwell, President & CEO of Partnership Against Domestic Violence

January 24, 2025 by Amanda Pearch

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Katha Blackwell, President & CEO of Partnership Against Domestic Violence

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Katha Blackwell/ President & CEO Of Partnership Against Domestic Violence

In order to understand who Partnership Against Domestic Violence is, you must first understand what domestic violence means.

Domestic violence is a complex topic and an even more complex experience. It can affect every facet of a person’s life, including their mental state, emotional well-being, physical safety and financial stability. Explore this website to learn more about the dynamics of abuse and PADV as an agency that works to stop the violence.

Whether you’re looking to get involved in the fight against domestic violence or stop the abuse in your own family, you’ve come to the right place. PADV works around the clock each day to end the crime of Domestic violence and empower its survivors.

Additionally, PAVD provides an array of services within the community in addition to shelter and supportive housing, we also provide legal advocacy, DV-coordinated entry, support groups and educational trainings.

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Katha Blackwell chats with Amanda Pearch

January 7, 2025 by Amanda Pearch

Chat with AP

Katha Blackwell chats with Amanda Pearch

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Katha Blackwell & Amanda Pearch

Chat with AP is the candid, bite-size podcast that offers a glimpse into the professional and personal worlds of really cool people. If you’re seeking connection, community and collaboration you are in the right place! Enjoy this inspiring episode.

This chat includes:

Story of RESILLIANCE, Katha Blackwell
Thriving at Thrive Co-Working
Relationship RED FLAGS, Domestic Violence Prevention
meeting people- where they are, literally
Pepe’s Queso Dip
HIS Call

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Partnership Against Domestic Violence on Nonprofit Nation

January 7, 2025 by Amanda Pearch

Chat with AP

Partnership Against Domestic Violence on Nonprofit Nation

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This is Nonprofit Nation — where we bring the efforts shaping our community into focus! This podcast series highlights the meaningful work nonprofits are doing to strengthen our community. Each episode, we speak with Nonprofit leaders, volunteers, and advocates addressing real challenges and creating impactful solutions. Join us as we explore their stories, the obstacles they face, and the measurable change they bring to the people and causes they serve.

This episode:

Meet the CEO & President
Resources and Information
RED FLAGS in relationships / prevention
50-year Anniversary
The call to serve

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Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

January 13, 2022 by Mike

Giving Back To Gwinnett

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

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Lindsay Ferreira, Katha Blackwell and Heather Loveridge

Did you know that every nine seconds a woman is beaten in the United States? Or that people between the ages of 12 and 24 are at higher risk for sexual assault and rape? Do you know how to recognize the signs of domestic violence? And what do to help someone who’s been a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence?

Katha Blackwell/CEO, Partnership Against Domestic Violence

The mission of Partnership Against Domestic Violence is to end the crime of intimate partner violence and empower its survivors. Their vision is a community free of domestic violence.

To that end, they work to educate the public on the dynamics of intimate partner violence; promote healthy dating relationships among adolescents and teens to prevent future violence; offer safety and shelter for battered women and their children; restore power, self-sufficiency, and control to survivors; and create an effective and coordinated community response to intimate partner violence.

Lindsay Ferreira/Managing Director, Mosaic Georgia

Founded in 1986 as the Gwinnett Rape Crisis to provide support to victims through a crisis line and accompaniment through forensic medical exams (aka, “rape kit” exam), Mosaic Georgia is a “dual services” center with specialized services for children, teens, and adults. They provide free, confidential support and services to victims and survivors of rape, sexual assault, and child sexual molestation and abuse. They work with survivors of all genders regardless of when the violence occurred and whether they choose to report. Support to children and their non-offending caregivers are offered with care.

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LIVE REMOTE: “Tee It Up To End Domestic Violence” Golf Tournament

June 14, 2021 by Mike

Partnership Against Domestic Violence hosted it’s 1st Annual “Tee It Up To End Domestic Violence” Golf Tournament on June 11, 2021 at Bear’s Best Atlanta.

Since 1977, PADV has worked passionately and tirelessly to end the crime of intimate partner violence and empower its survivors. The charity golf outing featured an 18-hole scramble and a beginner’s clinic. This special day allowed the community to take a visible stance against abuse and help end the crime of intimate partner violence. Golfers of every skill level competed for prizes and bragging rights.

Gwinnett Business RadioX dedicated a special Community Spotlight podcast promoting the event a month earlier, and then was on-site at Bear’s Best Atlanta on the day of the tournament broadcasting live remotes during the afternoon to interview organizers, sponsors and golfers. The live broadcasts were proudly presented by Buffington Burns Electric.

Nancy Friauf (PADV President & CEO) and Sue Wyatt (Tournament Co-Chair)

Carey Herron (PADV Board of Directors)

Brian Shia and Randy Redner (Tournament Sponsors and Golfers)

Dr. Yamma Brown (PADV Board of Directors)

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: “Tee It Up To End Domestic Violence” Golf Tournament

May 28, 2021 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: "Tee It Up To End Domestic Violence" Golf Tournament

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One out of every four women will experience domestic violence. Since 1977, Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV) has worked passionately and tirelessly to end the crime of intimate partner violence and empower its survivors. Join them as they continue to work to combat and educate about abuse, or let them know how they can serve you as you seek safety. Call the PADV crisis line to get or give help at (404) 873-1766 (outside Georgia, call 800-799-SAFE).

The “Tee It Up To End Domestic Violence” charity golf outing will feature an 18-hole scramble and a beginner’s clinic. Whether as a company, family or individual, take a visible stance against abuse by teeing up to end domestic violence. Golfers of every skill level are invited to compete for prizes and bragging rights. They are extremely grateful for everyone who sponsors, donates, plays, and volunteers. Your compassion and support of this tournament will save and change the lives of your neighbors and friends!

June 11, 2021 @ Bear’s Best – Atlanta
Golf Registration @ 9:00 am
Shotgun Start @ 10:00 am
Beginners Clinic Registration @ 10:45 am
Beginners Clinic Start @ 11:00 am
REGISTER OR DONATE HERE

Hollie Mann and Jeff Skorput with Gainesville Physical Therapy, Tiffany Hill with Just the Right Place, Daphne Walker with Partnership Against Domestic Violence and John Miles with Law Offices of John M. Miles

March 19, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Hollie Mann and Jeff Skorput with Gainesville Physical Therapy, Tiffany Hill with Just the Right Place, Daphne Walker with Partnership Against Domestic Violence and John Miles with Law Offices of John M. Miles

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Mike Sammond, Hollie Mann, Jeff Skorput, Tiffany Hill, Daphne Walker, John Miles, Steven Julian

Hollie Mann & Jeff Skorput/Gainesville Physical Therapy

Gainesville Physical Therapy is not your typical physical therapy clinic. Here, every patient receives personalized attention during each visit with a hands-on treatment program that has been carefully tailored to their specific needs and physical condition. Recovery from injury or surgery can be a difficult and trying process. They believe that the supportive relationship they establish with their patients, combined with their expertise in the treatment of physical ailments and pain relief, is responsible for the extraordinary outcomes that they routinely see. Their facility is fully equipped to provide a comprehensive spectrum of treatment modalities for all orthopedic conditions to improve mobility, strength, balance and pain relief.

Tiffany Hill/Just the Right Place

Just the Right Place offers organizing and productivity solutions for busy lives. They work with clients in business and residential settings. Tiffany Hill, Professional Organizer and Owner, improves lives by bringing a desire for helping others and a passion for organizing into her work. As a member of NAPO, she follows the Code of Ethics and values the relationships with her clients. She currently serves on the Executive Board as Treasurer for the Georgia Chapter. Offering customized solutions for every space, Just the Right Place helps people save time, save money and reduce stress!

Daphne Walker/Partnership Against Domestic Violence

For 40 years, Partnership Against Domestic Violence, the largest nonprofit domestic violence organization in Georgia, has provided professional, compassionate and empowering support to battered women and their children in Metro Atlanta.

PADV began as an all-volunteer agency in 1975 and incorporated in 1977. Today the agency has 40 full and part time staff with an administrative office and two 24-hour emergency shelters in Fulton and Gwinnett counties. PADV also provides education to the community about domestic violence awareness and prevention, and teen dating violence. (Georgia is number one in teen dating violence in the country.)

PADV’s mission is to end the crime of intimate partner violence and empower it’s survivors. PADV’s roster of services includes a 24-hour crisis line; two 24-hour emergency shelters with 96 beds; legal advocacy; supportive housing; a teen dating violence prevention program; outreach and prevention programs for battered women and children, a domestic violence in the workplace annual conference that equips companies to respond when domestic violence enters the workplace; and community education and training efforts. Annually they serve 19,000 women and children throughout Metro Atlanta. They are the largest domestic violence agency in the state of Georgia.

John Miles/Law Offices of John M. Miles

The Law Offices of John M. Miles is a full-service law firm located in Suwanee, GA, John Miles has been in solo practice since 1976. Over the years, his practice has evolved as Gwinnett grew and his clients’ needs changed. John says that he practices preventive law, providing his clients with protection from legal entanglements. Since John is one person and there are quite an assortment of legal practice areas, he cannot be all things to all clients, but he can help point you in the right direction.