From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, staff, board members and volunteers from the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and Rape Victim Advocacy Program (DVIP & RVAP) will be at Johnson County Hy-Vees and Fareways to collect donated goods from shoppers during the 21st annual Shop for Shelter. “The goods collected at this […]
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Souper Bowl XXVIII will feature stock from 28 local restaurants to support DVIP & RVAP
Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 Souper Bowl, the annual event that lets you do good by enjoying good soup. Over the last 28 years, the Souper Bowl has grown into the biggest annual fundraiser for the Domestic Violence Intervention Program — now the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and Rape Victim Advocacy Program […]
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‘Tis the season to donate toys and other gift items to help DVIP & RVAP make the holidays merry for families
With Christmas just six weeks away, the gift drive for the annual Holiday Store that brightens the season for families being helped by the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and Rape Victim Advocacy Program (DVIP & RVAP) is now underway. “The toys collected during the drive will provide free holiday gifts for any family receiving shelter […]
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Two holiday traditions, Holiday Tubas and the DVIP Holiday Store, return
Holiday Tubas, a 50-year-old Iowa City tradition, returns to the steps of the Old Capitol on Friday. Since 1973, tuba, sousaphone (the wrap-around tuba for marching) and euphonium (think tuba, but smaller) players have gathered to play holiday tunes in what Robert Yeats, a University of Iowa music professor in the ’70s and founder of […]
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Letters to the editor: How you can support DVIP’s plans to build a new emergency shelter in Iowa City
By Jillian Nagle, Iowa City I am excited to share with you that Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) of Iowa has announced they are planning to build a new emergency shelter to better serve the victims and survivors in our Southeastern Iowa Communities. My name is Jill Nagle, I have been an Iowa City resident […]
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It’s Souper time! Tickets are on sale for DVIP’s tastiest and most lucrative fundraiser of the year
Tickets are now on sale for the Domestic Violence Intervention Program’s 2023 Souper Bowl. Since it started 26 years ago, the Souper Bowl has grown into the nonprofit’s biggest annual fundraising event, helping to ensure DVIP can continue its mission of advocating and providing support services for survivors of intimate partner violence, human trafficking, stalking […]
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Holiday Tubas return to Iowa City to oompah in the holidays
Holiday celebrations in December may have become a bit more homogenous since the advertising department of Coca-Cola helped standardize the image of Santa Claus in America’s public imagination starting in the early 1930s, and the advertising department of Montgomery Ward invented Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at the end of that decade. But there are still […]
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Grocery shop and (possibly) mosh to support the Domestic Violence Intervention Program
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this month, Hy-Vee and Fareway shoppers in Iowa City and Coralville will be able to provide necessary supplies to the Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP), as Shop for Shelter returns for its 16th year. From 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, DVIP staff, board members […]
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Tomato mint and Tuscan tomato soup face off in DVIP’s 25th Souper Bowl
This year’s Super Bowl, pitting the Los Angeles Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals, will come down to field goals and who has the best kicker, according to Alta Medea-Peters, director of community engagement for the Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP). Or at least, that’s her gut feeling. “I think the Bengals are going to win. […]
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Donate toys and other gift items to help the Domestic Violence Intervention Program brighten the holiday season for kids
All year round the Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) provides support and advocacy services for victims and survivors of domestic violence, and each year at this time, it also helps brighten the season for children with its Holiday Store. “The holidays can be a stressful time for families experiencing trauma and upheaval,” Alta Medea-Peters, DVIP’s […]
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Go grocery shopping on Saturday and support DVIP as it helps survivors of domestic violence
From 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, grocery shoppers at all the Hy-Vees in Iowa City and Coralville, as well as the Fareway off Highway 6 (near Scott Boulevard), will have a chance to help the Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) in its mission to provide necessary services for survivors of domestic violence. Saturday […]
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The Domestic Violence Intervention Program cooks up a new recipe for their biggest annual fundraiser
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) chose to reference the Super Bowl for their biggest annual fundraiser in an effort to set the record straight. “We wanted to debunk the myth that domestic abuse gets worse during the Super Bowl,” said Alta Medea-Peters, director of community engagement for DVIP. That myth, based on a number […]
