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Appendix F: Timeline

One-Year Work Plan for the RCDVTF:


Months 1-3: Preparation Phase
Confirm relationships with local schools to ensure commitment to the No More Silence
Initiative. (All Staff)


Conduct formative and summative evaluations for the duration of the project. (Mrs.
Heckstall)


Meet with community agencies in each county (Bertie, Hertford, and Northampton)
explaining the goals of the Task Force, create a protocol for handling domestic violence
cases, and plan a larger meeting of the three counties. (Mrs. Heckstall)


Begin working to plan first community outreach activity in one of the three counties. (All
Staff)


Recruit, select, screen, and train volunteers and partners. (All Staff, Mrs. Heckstall)


Hire Project Coordinator (Mrs. Heckstall and Executive Board)


Facilitate Batterers Intervention Program -- Every Thursday and Saturday (County
Facilitators)


Finalize community agency response and protocols with each county. (Mrs. Heckstall)


Order DAIN and install on computer systems. (Mrs. Heckstall)


Create brochures to place in schools and hand out at community outreach. (Ms. Ronica
Watford and Ms. Alexandria Pearson - NELA interns)


Safe Dates Presentations (Roanoke Chowan Domestic Violence Task Force and Roanoke
Chowan SAFE)
o session 1: Defining Caring Relationships
o session 2: Defining Dating Abuse



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Months 4-6:
Hold first Multi-county meeting with National trainer. (All Staff, Mrs. Heckstall)


Facilitate Batterers Intervention Program -- Every Thursday and Saturday (County
Facilitators)


Continue recruiting and training volunteers. (County Staff)


Second community outreach activity. (All Staff)


Type, bind, and issue working protocol for each community agency. (All Staff)


Dealing with Domestic Violence in Schools training for public school guidance
counselors. (Task Force & Roanoke Chowan SAFE)


Safe Dates Presentations (Roanoke Chowan Domestic Violence Task Force and Roanoke
Chowan SAFE)
o session 3: Why Do People Abuse?
o session 4: How to Help Friends
o session 5: Helping Friends


Months 7-9:
Facilitate Batterers Intervention Program -- Every Thursday and Saturday (County
Facilitators)


Third community outreach activity. (All Staff)


Safe Dates Presentations (Roanoke Chowan Domestic Violence Task Force and Roanoke
Chowan SAFE)
o session 6: Overcoming Gender Stereotypes
o session 7: How We Feel, How We Deal
o session 8: Equal Power Through Communication


Months 10-12:
Facilitate Batterers Intervention Program -- Every Thursday and Saturday (County
Facilitators)


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Second, multi-county meeting with National Trainer (All Staff, Mrs. Heckstall)


Fourth community outreach activity. (All Staff)


Safe Dates Presentations (Roanoke Chowan Domestic Violence Task Force and Roanoke
Chowan SAFE)
o session 9: Preventing Dating Sexual Abuse
o session 10: Reviewing the Safe Dates Program


Hold multi-county meeting to evaluate the success of the program and to discuss Next
Steps.