I have been posting about working toward getting a support group for male victims of domestic/intimate partner violence (DIPV) set up locally. Last time, I had an offer from Justin Trottier of CAFE to start my own branch of CCMF (which runs Canada's only domestic violence shelter for male victims) as a support group but he required a second, dedicated volunteer. I don't have friends, ya'll, I am a hermit af. I tried to ask my cousin who I thought would be a good fit but they flaked on me.

So, when I ran into a community outreach person for a local counseling organization at my local farmers market I asked her if they would be willing to do this, and she referred me to her supervisor/the co-founder of the organization. I emailed her asking to help set up a support group for male victims of DIPV and LOOK WHAT SHE SAID

We are currently in the process of setting up our Fall programs and we are ALWAYS looking for ideas. I like this a lot. I just got into the office after some time off so give me a couple days to wrap my head around it and then perhaps we can have a meeting or Zoom to discuss?

I am so excited! Things might actually happen!