Lane County Violence Prevention Coalition

Vision

The Lane County Violence Prevention Coalition is committed to creating a collaborative culture of safety, respect, empathy, awareness, and inclusion through coordination of primary prevention efforts to eliminate domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and identity-based violence throughout Lane County.

Our understanding of violence prevention: Forms of oppression such as sexism, racism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, ageism, and more have significant impacts on the perpetuation of violence, abuse, and neglect. When a community accepts harmful norms about race, class, gender, etc., people who experience marginalization because of these norms have less power; thus, violence toward them is normalized, and is not only excused but socially accepted.

Mission

Develop and implement a community-based violence prevention plan for Lane County that will foster collaborations, address root causes, promote positive social norms, strengthen resources and funding for prevention programs, measure and evaluate prevention strategies. Lane County Violence Prevention Coalition will serve as the hub to collate information and solutions gathered from people who have experienced violence and connect community partners in their efforts to prevent violence.