VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The following is a news release from Valley City Green Dot.

“Valley City Green Dot is helping our community “Carve Out a Safe Space” all fall. October was National Domestic Violence Awareness Month but the awareness and work did not end there. Valley City Green Dot is preparing to bring you our bystander training via a virtual format so that you can develop these crucial bystander skills safely despite the difficult times we face.

Domestic violence affects millions, men, women, people of every gender, every race, religion, culture and status. It’s not just punches and black eyes — it’s yelling, humiliation, stalking, manipulation, coercion, threats and isolation. It’s stealing a paycheck, keeping tabs online, non-stop texting, constant use of the silent treatment, or calling someone stupid so often they believe it.

You can help us Carve Out a Safe Space in our community by participating in a free virtual bystander training or booking a free virtual training for your workplace or organization and learning simple bystander skills that everyone can do to help end violence in our communities. Join Valley City businesses and organizations for our next training: Wednesday, November 11, from 10-11:30 a.m. via Zoom. Please email us at vcgreendot@gmail.com to register for this training or to book your own with your group or organization.

And keep an eye out this month when you go into awesome community partners like City Lights, the Eagles, Alley Beans, and Brockopp Brewery for more information about ending violence in Valley City.

Thanks to great community partners like them for helping to Carve out a Safe Space and joining us in the work to #EndViolenceInVC.

For more information about Valley City Green Dot, follow us on social media @VCGreenDot, visit our website at www.vcgreendot.com, email us at vcgreendot@gmail.com, or give us a call at 701-840-8547.”