Each October, AVDA, Daya and the Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council present a free training seminar for faith leaders from across Greater Houston. As first responders to abuse survivors, faith leaders need the necessary tools to recognize and respond to domestic abuse.
For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Interfaith Advisory Council hosts An Evening of Remembrance, Caring and Hope, a vigil to honor domestic violence victims, survivors, and their families. In recognition of Houston’s religious diversity, tolerance, and acceptance, faith leaders from most of Houston’s major religions (the Baha’i Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism) take part in the vigil. They read the names of those who lost their lives to domestic violence since the prior October.