By Dian Ver Valen
| The Times
New Victims’ Advocate Carries on YWCA’s Work
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December 4, 2014
Ann Passmore enjoys congratulations and well wishes (along with cake!) from her dozens of friends, family, colleagues and supporters at her retirement party at the United Methodist Church in Dayton on November19.
DAYTON – An advocate is someone who offers public support for someone else, and victims often need this support more than most people.
Victims of domestic violence and sexual assault (both male and female) face the additional burdens of sometimes humiliating medical procedures, bewildering and painful court proceedings, and an uncertain future.
So in 2003, the Walla Walla YWCA, an organization founded on advocacy, opened an office in Columbia County and brought to Dayton a local victims’ advocate – Ann Passmore.
Developing the Program
For 11 years, Passmore has served the community by...
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