OVM, Inc.
ovmks.bsky.social
OVM, Inc.
@ovmks.bsky.social
Justice services addressing community harm
www.ovmks.org
Peter gave of himself in every community where he lived throughout his life.
Family will greet friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Whitestone Mennonite Church, Hesston. Memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday at the church. The family invites contributions to OVM in Peter's memory.
September 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
But our truancy intervention program offers opportunities for parents and school staff to identify areas they may have overlooked, need to take responsibility, or offer additional support for deficits where the student is unable to overcome a struggle. Families & schools both give positive feedback.
September 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
And, according to a study by Washburn University, the Kansas prison population’s instance of not having a high school diploma is four times greater than that of the state’s general population.
September 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"...I always thought that I had been able to take accountability for my actions, but in this class, I learned the actual meaning and more in depth of taking accountability in the future." -OVM BIP Graduate
September 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
...continued: "On a wider scale, batterer intervention seeks to create social norms that reject, rather than affirm or ignore, battering within intimate partner and household relationships."
The Kansas Attorney General's Office certifies our BIP. This is from their standards book.
September 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"You stand with the belligerent, the surly, and the badly behaved until bad behavior is recognized for the language it is:
the vocabulary of the deeply wounded and of those whose burdens are more than they can bear.” Father Greg Boyle
September 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM