Public Awareness

New York State is Shining the Light on Domestic Violence!


“Partners in Purple”

 

Throughout New York State, public and private, elected officials, non-profit service providers, large and small, state and local government, all are united in the “Shine the Light on Domestic Violence”  campaign to turn New York State purple by lighting landmarks, holding special awareness days and posting web banners. Below is a list of partners:


  1. Adirondack Museum, Hamilton County
  2. Albany Law School, Albany County
  3. Alternatives for Battered Women, Monroe County
  4. Boston Properties
  5. Brighter Tomorrows, Suffolk County
  6. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., Bronx County
  7. Bronx Chamber of Commerce, Bronx County
  8. Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz, Kings County
  9. Buffalo State, Erie County
  10. Cathedral Community Cares, Manhattan
  11. Catholic Charities of Schoharie County
  12. Child & Family Services Haven House, Erie County
  13. Christian Memorial Church, Albany County
  14. Classique Magazine, Albany
  15. Cobleskill Police Department, Schoharie County
  16. Community Action of Greene County, Greene County
  17. Community Maternity Services, Schoharie County
  18. Con Edison, New York City
  19. Creative Stage Lighting, Warren County
  20. Crime Victims Assistance Center, Broome County
  21. CUNY, Baruch College, Manhattan
  22. Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), New York City
  23. Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York
  24. Empire State Building
  25. Empire State Development
  26. Mayor of Endicott, John Bertoni, Broome County
  27. Family Domestic Violence Services, Ulster County
  28. FerryAds.com
  29. Family Justice Center of Erie County (FJC)
  30. First Columbia/Hedley Park Place, Troy, Rensselaer County 
  31. General Federation of Women’s Club, Century Club, Montgomery County
  32. Genesee County Courts Facility, Batavia
  33. Genesee County Manager’s Office, Jay A. Gsell and Frank V. Ciaccia
  34. City of Gloversville, Common Council, Fulton County
  35. Hamilton County Domestic Violence Services, Hamilton County
  36. Heart of Catskill Association, Greene County
  37. Howe Caverns, Schoharie County
  38. Hutchinson Metro Center and Joe Simone, Bronx County
  39. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Manhattan
  40. Iskalo Development, Buffalo
  41. JC Penney at the Manhattan Mall, Manhattan
  42. Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes
  43. King of Kings Solutions, Inc., Queens
  44. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, New York County
  45. Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, New York City
  46. A New Hope Center, Owego
  47. New York Legal Assistance Group
  48. New York Power Authority
  49. New York State Bridge Authority
  50. New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

  51. New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault

  52. New York State Consumer Protection Board
  53. New York State Department of Correctional Services
  54. New York State Department of Labor
  55. New York State Department of Taxation & Finance
  56. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
  57. New York State Division of Human Rights
  58. New York State Governor’s Office of Employee Relations
  59. New York State Higher Education Services Corporation
  60. New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
  61. New York State Office of the Attorney General
  62. New York State Office of Children and Family Services
  63. New York State Office of General Services
  64. New York State Office of Mental Health
  65. New York State Police
  66. Olympic Regional Development Association
  67. On A Dime Installations, Orchard Park
  68. Open Arms Center Rainbow of Hope, Richmond County
  69. Orange County Executive, Edward A. Diana, Orange County
  70. The Peace Bridge Authority, Erie County
  71. Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, Queens County
  72. The Retreat, Suffolk County
  73. City of Rochester, Monroe County
  74. Rochester Psychiatric Center, Monroe County
  75. Rockland County Community College, Rockland County
  76. Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef, Rockland County
  77. Rockland Family Shelter, Rockland County
  78. Safe Homes of Orange County, Orange County
  79. Schenectady Access Cable Council, Inc, Channel 16, Schenectady County
  80. Schenectady County Probation Department, Schenectady County
  81. Schoharie County Chairman and Board of Supervisors
  82. Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce and all members
  83. Schoharie County Department of Social Services
  84. Schoharie County Department of Transportation
  85. Schoharie County Public Transportation Department, Schoharie County
  86. Schoharie County Town Supervisors and Officials, Schoharie County
  87. Seneca Falls Business Association, Seneca County
  88. Schoharie County Sheriff’s Department
  89. Silverstein Properties
  90. SOS Shelter, Binghamton, Broome County
  91. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Owego
  92. State University of New York, College at Brockport, Monroe County
  93. State University of New York, College at New Paltz, Ulster County
  94. State University of New York, Stonybrook, Suffolk County
  95. State University of New York, Cobleskill Wellness Center, Schoharie County
  96. Staten Island Ferry/NYC Department of Transportation
  97. Steuben County Department of Public Works, Steuben County
  98. Steuben County Legislature, Steuben County
  99. Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany County
  100. Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Suffolk County
  101. Suffolk County Executive’s Task Force on the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Suffolk County
  102. Suffolk County Parks Department, Suffolk County
  103. Suffolk County Police Department, Suffolk County
  104. Syracuse University, Onondaga County
  105. Ulster County Executive, Mike Hein, Ulster County
  106. Ulster County Interagency Domestic Violence Council, Ulster County
  107. Unity House, Troy, Rensselaer County
  108. Van Wagner Communications
  109. Vera House, Inc., Onondaga County
  110. Verizon Foundation
  111. Verizon Wireless
  112. Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk County, Suffolk County
  113. Vornado Realty Trust
  114. Watervliet Housing Authority, Albany County
  115. WSDE AM 1190, Cobleskill, Schoharie County
  116. YWCA of Cortland, Cortland County
  117. YWCA of Genesee Domestic Violence Program, Batavia
  118. World For Life

 

From employees dressing in purple to organizations hosting full-fledged awareness events, people across the state are raising awareness of domestic violence, one partner at a time. We honor you!


Please post a web banner on your site during October. It links back to the OPDV website where your visitors can find a large variety of helpful information. Download the web banner

Show Us Your Purple!


We want to acknowledge all participating people and organizations. Tell us how you plan to Shine the Light on Domestic Violence.

If you have photos to share, please note any required credits and send them to OPDV’s public information officer at: opdvpublicinfo@opdv.state.ny.us