Volume IV | November 2020
Monthly News & Updates
Lighting the way to safe futures
Purple Monday Inititative
Our Purple Monday Initiative is an advocacy campaign to bring awareness to Domestic Violence. Our goal is to change the belief that this is a private “Home Issue”, to the truth that Domestic Violence is a Community Issue that affects homes of all social status, ethnicity, age and/or sexual orientation.
STRONG HOMES
build a
STRONGER COMMUNITY!
Let’s make home the safest place for families by raising awareness and TALKING ABOUT this crime happening behind closed doors in our community.
NO MORE SILENCE! IT’S TIME!
 Let’s talk about it! 



A BIG Thank you!!!
Rev. Melissa Frantz of Daytona Beach Drive-In Christian Church visited our administrative office and met with our CEO Angie Pye and Program Manager Jessica Moore to discuss the services provided by Beacon Center and partnership projects in the future. Afterwards Rev. Frantz presented Beacon Center with a generous donation! Sending a big Beacon Center thank you to the members of Daytona Beach Drive-In Christian Church!! We look forward to partnering with you in the future!


Purple Night Out at the Jack
The turnout was great, the food was yummy, and the games were a blast! Special thanks to the judges of our costume contests: Sheriff Chitwood-Volusia Sheriff’s Office, Kris Riggs, 95.7 WHOG, and Mark Dunn, Beacon Center's Board President.
 
Click below to see more pictures from the evening and mark your calendars for next year!
 
Jessica Rivers, Administrative Assistant, poses with Shelldon, Tortugas mascot. 


Breaking Ground on the Playground!

The playground construction is underway! We are super excited and cannot wait to see it completed! Stay tuned for more information on our playground dedication.
Prevention Advocate Emma
Trunk or Treat
On Saturday October 24 Beacon Center’s Outreach Prevention Advocate Emma Sanders had so much fun at NSB Housing Authority’s Trunk or Treat!


Leaders Discussing
 Community Issues.
Beacon Center's CEO Angie Pye, sat down to chat with Volusia Sheriff, Mike Chitwood during October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, to educate community members about the services available for survivors of intimate partner violence in Volusia County. Thanks Sheriff Chitwood, for striving to ensure perpetrator accountability in this most personal crime. 
Make Sure to Visit our NEW Store!!!

Yard signs & mask sale going on NOW!!
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October Service Stats
  • Hotline calls - 129
  • Bed night stays - 829
  • Referrals given by hotline- 132
  • Safety plans created - 372
  • Shelter Intakes - 16
  • Individual Counseling - 203
  • Basic Needs Assessments - 388
  • Crisis Counseling - 242
  • Goal Settings/Service Plans - 358
Meet our Board of Directors

Carmen is the Vice President of FASTSIGNS of Daytona Beach her background is in Marketing, Design and Visual Communications. Carmen is a domestic violence survivor who has rebuilt her life through family, friends, commitment to community and her business. In her spare time you can find her snuggled up with her emotional support dogs Colt & Bersa. Carmen’s wish for survivors of domestic violence is, “that we can change the stereotype that surrounds the issue of domestic violence so that survivors no longer have to cry or recover from abuse in silence.”

Survivor quote of the month: "Thank you so much for having me! This place and all of you are a blessing "