We are a group of community members, survivors, and representatives from local and county agencies that have been at work preventing and ending intimate partner violence since 2000! We meet monthly from September through June every year and in between Task Force meetings to work on community-led and community-driven efforts to end domestic violence.

We are committed to honoring the uniqueness of each individual in our community. We believe that economic status, religion, language, race, ethnicity, ability, education level, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation should not be barriers to getting help in our community or to joining our Task Force. We strive to be an inclusive community group and welcome input into how to improve our efforts at promoting inclusion, honoring diversity, and advancing equity in everything we do. We work on a variety of prevention, outreach, training, service, and service coordination efforts. Come to a meeting to find out more!

Task Force Members

The Task Force is comprised of community residents as well as representatives from the following organizations and agencies:

Alianza DV Services
Baystate Palmer Wing Hospital
​Community Legal aid 
​Northwestern District Attorney's Office
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Trinity Episcopal Church, Ware
Tri-County Community Church, Hardwick.
United Church of Ware
BHN DV Services at VHS, Ware
Ware Adult Learning Center
Ware Planning & Community Development Department
Ware Police Department
Ware Public Health
Ware Public Schools

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The Ware River Valley Domestic Violence Task Force is funded by a grant awarded to the Town of Ware by the Department of Housing and Urban Development through the MA Department of Housing and Community Development CDBG Program. In 2010, we also received a grant to continue our advocacy work from the Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce.