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  HELP VICTIMS

  Services that help victims get safe and stay safe

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  CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

  Helping those living with abuse & education in schools

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  NO EXCUSES

  To motivate and support men who want to stop using violence

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  TRAINING AND WORKPLACE

  Helping others respond safely and effectively

Light it Orange, 8-14 March 2020
25-Nov-2019 | Current Events
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Shine a light on domestic violence during Shine’s Light it Orange week in March.
You can help victims of domestic violence get safe and stay safe by signing up to Light it Orange
Create your own Light it Orange event to help raise funds. With your help, we can reach more victims with the support and resources they so desperately need. 
Many domestic violence victims Shine works with are in imminent danger of being seriously injured or killed. Shine advocates help get them and their children safe. 
Every $250 you raise can cover the cost of an advocate’s urgent callout to a family after an arrest. Funds raised in the regions will ensure more people learn about our vital free and confidential helpline so that they can get the help they need.
This year, you can find even more great resources to support your fundraising events, including digital infographics and content to share. Your Light it Orange fundraiser can be as simple as an orange-themed morning tea at your workplace, church or home or an orange mufti day at school for a gold coin donation. You can run a bingo or quiz night. For more fun and simple ways to fundraise, get inspired by these Light it Orange fundraising ideas. 
You can also join ‘Team Shine’ for Ports of Auckland Round the Bays 2020 on 8th March, which marks the start of Light it Orange week. If you are outside of Auckland, you can still join Team Shine by finding a local event you can get involved with.
Shine works with:
• victims and their children to get them safe and keep them safe
• people who use abuse to support changing their behaviour
• frontline professionals such as police and nursing staff to help them identify and support victims
• businesses who want to offer effective support to staff experiencing domestic abuse 
• secondary school children who want to understand the difference between healthy relationships and domestic abuse
You can support Shine's work and have fun with your colleagues, friends and family to help create safer homes in New Zealand and  sign up to fundraise.

GM Jane Drumm semi-retires
25-Nov-2019 | Shine News
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Shine’s General Manager Jane Drumm is semi-retiring and stepping back from her GM role on 6 December. After a well-earned break over Christmas and into the New Year, Jane will continue to work with Shine on a flexible basis doing specific projects and advisory work.
In 22 years under Jane’s leadership, Shine grew from four staff and a budget of $180,000 to a national organisation with more than thirty staff and a budget of more than $3 million. Jane undertook two major overseas study trips to look at what is working to stop domestic abuse in the United Kingdom, which was under a Winston Churchill Fellowship, and in North America. Using what she learned overseas, Jane initiated a number of Shine’s innovative and unique services. In 2018, Jane was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for services to victims of domestic violence.
Here are a few things that her colleagues have to say about her:
“I love working with Jane Drumm, who is a most extraordinary, creative, intelligent, kind, crazy, hilarious person. She has had a profound influence on the domestic violence field in New Zealand by reading widely, thinking deeply, applying her knowledge, developing ideas, and being determined to help people to live safer lives.” 
- Jill Proudfoot
“To me, Jane is a ‘visionary’. She is a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like. Even more important to me is that she has a big heart and really deeply cares about people at Shine and people we support in the community. On a personal level, over the nearly 20 years that I’ve worked with Jane at Shine, she has always been there for me when I needed her support and aroha.” 
 
- Holly Carrington
Shine’s more than 50 staff and volunteers will carry this critical work forward. Sally Ward, Senior Manager Education and Training, will be stepping up as the Interim General Manager of Shine.

The Duchess of Cornwall visits Shine
22-Nov-2019 | In The Media
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 Shine was delighted to host Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall and representatives from organisations working to end domestic violence and support victims last Tuesday. 
The Duchess of Cornwall is committed to highlighting the issue of domestic violence and lending her support to the work of domestic violence agencies, like Shine. The Duchess hoped her visit would shine a light in the media on domestic violence.
“It’s so important for voices to be heard. When I sat down and listened to some of these tales they were just shocking, shocking. Hopefully today we can up the ante.”
Representatives from the NZ Police and Te Roopu O Te Whanau Rangimarie O Tamaki Makaurau were present, as were Westpac and the Ministry of Justice, early adopters of Shine’s DVREE workplace training to support people experiencing domestic violence.
In a private meeting with the representatives at Shine, The Duchess heard about topics specific to New Zealand including recent changes to legislation, such as the new offence of strangulation and the increased workplace obligations, and culturally responsive services for Maori in responding to domestic violence.
Shine GM Jane Drumm spoke to Radio New Zealand prior to The Duchess of Cornwall's visit. Jane said The Duchess of Cornwall's visit represents a huge shift in attitudes towards family violence.
"[Twenty years ago] when I first started family violence was a secret, it was hidden. No one wanted to talk about it. And now we have got a member of the Royal Family, who is not only interested in the UK but actually has made a point of visiting two separate family violence organisations in New Zealand. And is wanting to talk about it and raise awareness as a member of the Royal Family but also as a woman. And I could not have imagined that twenty years ago or even ten years ago."
You can listen to the Radio New Zealand interview here.
A selection of other online media coverage of the Royal Visit:
Watch a video of the visit on The Herald Online.
Watch TVNZ 1News (Shine visit starts at 1:29)
Read nowtolove.co.nz article 

"From the bottom of my heart"
15-Nov-2019 | Shine News
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The guest books at Shine’s Auckland refuges are testament to the many lives you, our supporters, have helped save. We’ve selected three quotes from women happy to share their words with you:
“My time at Shine was amazing and I’m sad to be leaving to be honest. Staff here were very caring and interested in helping you through your situation as to why you are here. Being at Shine refuge made me realise my worth, how strong I am and they helped me when everyone had given up on me. I’m very thankful. 
“Also staying here I have made some lifelong friends that I’m grateful to have met, staff included.”
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“I just wanted to thank Shine for everything. Words cannot explain how much my children and I appreciate everything you did for us. Staying here gave me stress free (time) and I had times to have a good sleep. Kathi, thank you for standing by me and guiding me through this journey. I know it’s not over yet but I feel like my new beginning starts here. I can’t thank you enough. You are amazing!!! And from the bottom of my heart, Thank You. 
“We really have enjoyed our time here and have learned a lot.  Shine, Thank You.”
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“I am grateful to Karen for her warmth, experience, energy and professionalism in supporting me. I was able to get a protection order, self-represented and supported by Karen. The warmth and safety of the home and significant presence and mana of Karen in the home resonates when she has left for the day. She really did go above and beyond the call of duty driving me to the courts to get my applications in. Really appreciative for that. It really is the people and management of the place that made this a success for me moving forward.”
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