Boise State Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Boise State's Student Connections and Support Center held an October awareness event alongside local domestic violence organizations.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Philanthropy
In October, Boise State's Student Connections and Support Center held a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event outside Albertsons Library with local domestic violence organizations. Free baked goods, handouts, goodie bags and contact information for outside resources were offered to students.
Why it matters
The event aimed to educate students about available resources and to make them understand they are not alone. It reflects campus-based efforts to connect students experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking with support in Boise and Ada County.
The Women's and Children's Alliance runs the only safe shelter for domestic abuse in Ada County and operates a 24-hour hotline at (208) 343-7025. The Ada County Victim Services Center offers 24-hour, free counseling and medical services, but attendance at the campus event was not reported.
The players
Boise State Student Connections and Support Center
The campus office on the second floor of the Student Union Building provides free counseling and support services for students affected by domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
Women's and Children's Alliance
The Boise-area nonprofit provides counseling and case management and runs the only safe shelter for domestic abuse in Ada County.
Ada County Victim Services Center
The county-based clinic offers free 24-hour counseling and medical services to victims and can help them file legal reports or Title IX complaints.
The details
The event was held outside Albertsons Library and was organized with the university's multicultural board, panhellenic council and interfraternity council. Attendees received baked goods, free handouts with pins and goodie bags containing contact information for outside resources.
Timeline
October 2026: Boise State holds its Domestic Violence Awareness Month event at Albertsons Library.
Philanthropy Landscape
Campus-based awareness events like this one are often run in partnership with local nonprofits such as the Women's and Children's Alliance, which relies on community support to operate Ada County's only safe shelter for domestic abuse. Such partnerships channel university resources and student engagement toward the regional service providers that shelter and counseling programs depend on.
Students who need help can call the Women's and Children's Alliance 24-hour hotline at (208) 343-7025 or the Ada County Victim Services Center at (208) 577-4400. The Boise State Student Connections and Support Center offers free counseling for students in the Student Union Building.
The takeaway
Knowing where to get help before a crisis arises makes it easier to act quickly. Save the Women's and Children's Alliance hotline and campus counseling contacts so they are available when needed.
Further reading
Explore more Boise philanthropy coverage to see how local nonprofits are funded.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Arbiter.
