OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The Outreach and Community Engagement department at the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK) aims to build meaningful connections within the Asian Pacific Islander Community to spread awareness and educate around the important topics of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and family violence. We aim to provide accessible resources to those in need or who may be seeking help.
ATASK seeks to engage our communities in preventing domestic violence by working with systems, providers, community members and families. We work towards ATASK’s mission of eliminating barriers for survivors in need through intentional outreach and engagement work. We hope to alter the current desensitization to violence and oppression in our communities. We believe that change cannot come from educating one community or group of people. We must engage everyone.
The Outreach and Community Engagement department provides the following services:
- Conducts ATASK training sessions educating the public about what our organization does
- Conducts training on the topic of Domestic Violence in the API Community to Asian/Asian American, non-Asian communities and professionals working with victims of violence and trauma
- Hosts, sponsors, and facilitates outreach events to create and raise awareness of domestic violence in our communities and the resources available
- Advocates with policymakers for the needs of Asian families affected by domestic violence
- Participates in coalition building around the topics that inform ATASK’s mission and goals
To learn more about our work, contact:
Codi Bierce
Outreach & Community Engagement Manager
codi@atask.org
Sophia Sar
Outreach & Community Engagement Specialist
Sophia@atask.org
Leela Rajeev
Outreach and Community Engagement Specialist
Leela@atask.org
Our Programs
Outreach and Community Engagement
Our team provides continuous outreach to Asian/Asian American communities across the state of Massachusetts and throughout New England with a focus on Greater Boston and Greater Lowell. Our staff distributes information about domestic violence, helpline information, and other necessary resources at community events, cultural festivals, community centers, places of worship, local restaurants, super-markets, and Asian/Asian American owned businesses to ensure that domestic violence awareness can be accessed where members of the Asian/Asian American community gather.
Education and Training
The Outreach and Community Engagement Team provides informational sessions on ATASK Program and Services in addition to trainings on the topic of Domestic Violence in the Asian Pacific Islander community. These trainings can be tailored to professionals, partnering organizations, university students, healthcare workers, and more.
If you are interested in requesting a presentation, please use this link to submit your request. A staff member will be in contact with you following your submission.
For questions regarding training opportunities, please contact:
Codi Bierce
Outreach & Community Engagement Manager
codi@atask.org