The WSC is a full-service domestic violence center based in Yerevan, Armenia with services that include a 24-hour hotline, counseling, safe houses, legal assistance, professional training, and education and advocacy programs for women and girls. WSC mission is to combat and prevent domestic violence through the protection and empowerment of the victim; the rehabilitation of family members; advocacy regarding social and legal reform to prevent intimate partner and family violence; and awareness raising about domestic violence and its consequences.

The event will be held on March 16, from 7 pm to 9 p.m. at the Armenian American Social Club (Papken Suni Agoump) in Watertown, Mass.

All proceeds will go directly to the Women’s Support Center in Yerevan, and will help end the cycle of domestic violence in Armenia. The event is organized by the Friends of the Women’s Support Center.