32nd Annual Bowl-to-Benefit The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services

Saturday, March 7th, 2020 at AMF Circle Lanes/ 525 Main St, East Haven, CT 06512/ 10:30AM-8PM

Our event is over but we are still taking online donations!

Thank you to the community, our sponsors and donors, our tireless volunteers and the amazing bowlers who came to stand up against domestic violence. #endDV

We're Bowling BACK-2-the-80s!

In 1988, we held our first Bowl-2-Benefit event. 32 years later, BHcare's Bowl-2-Benefit the UCDVS is the largest event of its kind in the area! Year after year, we continue to raise awareness and funds for domestic violence services.

And in 2020, we Bowl BACK-2-the-80s! That means we're bowling to only the best 80s tunes and ballads, and encourage you to come dressed in your awesomely 80s attire.

In 2019, there were 14 domestic violence confirmed homicides last year in Connecticut.

Each year, nearly 40,000 victims seek help in CT. Your participation allows The Umbrella Center to provide a 24/7 crisis hotline, walk-in centers, safe shelters, court support, education, counseling and so much more. Last year, the UCDVS helped nearly 7,700 victims of domestic violence find support and live safely.

Join more than 1,200 community members to show your support for victims of domestic violence and their children.

Saturday, March 7, 2020

10:30AM-8PM

Choose from one of our 5 sessions!

Check out the details at the Event Information tab!

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Thank you to our amazing 2020 Sponsors!

The Statistics Are Staggering

  • Approximately 1 in 4 women (23.2%) and 1 in 7 men (13.9%) have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
  • Approximately 1 in 10 women (9.7%) and 1 in 43 men (2.3%) have experienced stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
  • Approximately 1 in 6 women (16.4%) and 1 in 14 men (7%) have experienced contact sexual violence* by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
  • Approximately 1 in 2 women (47.1%) and 1 in 2 men (47.3%) have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
  • Approximately 1 in 3 women (39.7%) and 1 in 2 men (41.1%) have experienced coercive control by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

Smith, S.G., et al. 2017. "The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2010 – 2012 State Report." National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. P. 117-118. Downloaded December 27, 2017 from https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/NISVS-StateReportBook.pdf