Advocacy Days
Advocacy Days
Every March, ODVN’s member programs gather at the Statehouse to advocate for our state line-item funding and important legislation that impacts domestic violence survivors. Advocacy Day is open to the staff at our member programs, including directors and board members, and invited guests. We encourage programs to invite survivors who want to speak from their lived experience.
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March 2025
March 2024
More than 130 advocates including staff from at least 45 member programs gathered at the Riffe Center Wednesday for ODVN’s 2024 Advocacy Day. Advocates learned about pending bills and ways to communicate effectively with legislators. After the training they attended 65 meetings with legislators to discuss priority bills and thank them for including $20 million in the state budget for DV programs. Advocacy Day was made possible with support from the Longaberger Family Foundation.
March 2023
More than 70 advocates gathered at the Riffe Center for Advocacy Day on March 23, 2023. Gov. DeWine included $20 million for domestic violence services in his proposed budget, but the legislature has the final say. Advocates met with 40 legislators to urge them to keep the funding in the budget, after hearing remarks from six of our legislative champions as well as Christa Hullaby, a survivor who told the crowd how Artemis Center in Dayton helped her escape her abuse.
March 2021
ODVN’s Spring Advocacy Day event included remarks from six of ODVN legislative champions and three program directors.
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