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SAVE THE DATE – September 17th, 2020 AVA Annual Meeting – 3:00pm – 4:30pm EST AVA’s Annual Meeting will take place this year, via webinar.   Please join us as we provide: Updates and opening remarks from AVA’s Board President A review of AVA’s FY19-20 budget with AVA’s Treasurer An update from AVA’s Executive Director on […]

Thank you to NCJA for the following detail about the COVID-19 Stimulus Bill.  Read carefully as there are internal links to the Emergency Supplemental Funding Program allocations by state, city, and county allocations, as well as a link to the full 335 pages of stimulus bill text. There is also a link to a 56-page […]

Happy Friday Everyone! The AVA Board just met today and we have decided to postpone the March 24, 2020 annual meeting. We are not ready to set a firm reschedule date because we think that you, like us, may have other things more critical, that you need to attend to at this time. While our annual […]

SAVE THE DATE – March 24th, 2020 AVA Annual Meeting – 2:00pm – 3:30pm EST   AVA’s Annual Meeting will take place this year, via webinar.   Please join us as we provide: Updates and opening remarks from AVA Board President A review of AVA’s FY19-20 budget with AVA’s Treasurer An update from the AVA Executive […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A new state law will have beauty industry professionals on the front lines of domestic violence and sexual assault prevention. Lawmakers said beauty professionals are in a unique position to identify and support survivors. They will now get specialized training to help victims in dangerous situations by providing them with the […]

Good afternoon to each of you.  I hope that your new year has started off well. We are considering conducting a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) meeting that is solely focused on Implementation Plans.  This P2P is designed for STOP Administrators and staff only. Some of you have expressed interest because you are a new administrator and others of […]

At Home Rape Kits Removed from Shelves  

Save the Date AVA and NAVAA are excited to announce our first-ever joint Peer-to-Peer (P2P) mentoring opportunity!! Please mark your calendars for the following dates and location. AVA/NAVAA Peer-to-Peer Regional Meeting   When: October 9th, 2019            8:30am – 4:30pm October 10th, 2019          8:30am – 2:00pm   Where:        Charleston, South Carolina   This meeting is open to both […]

2019 AVA Election Questionnaire

  AVA ANNUAL MEETING   When:  April 30th, 2019 during lunch break Where: Albuquerque Marriott Hotel on the 1stfloor in the Pecos Room   Many of you are registered to attend the 2019 STOP Administrator’s Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 28-May 3, 2019.    We want to share some information with you about the date and […]