Programs

  • Get Safe Housing Support

    GET SAFE FUNDMANY VICTIMS HAVE A HARD TIME DECIDING THAT LEAVING AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP IS THE BEST DECISION. IF THEY DO LEAVE, THEY ARE SOMETIMES FACED WITH BECOMING HOMELESS IN THE HOURS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY DO SINCE DV SHELTERS ARE OFTEN FULL STATEWIDE. WHEN WE ARE REFERRED A VICTIM SEEKING TO 'GET SAFE' WHO HAS EXHAUSTED DV SHELTER RESOURCES WE HAVE PROVIDED TO FIND IMMEDIATE HOUSING, WE PAY FOR THEM TO STAY AT A LOCAL HOTEL FOR UP TO 2 TO 3 NIGHTS, SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE PHONE CALLS TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR SHELTER, TAKE A SHOWER, SLEEP, ETC. THE FUND ALSO HELPS WITH RELATED EXPENSES LIKE LAWYER FEES, GIFT-CARDS FOR FOOD/CLOTHING/TRANSPORTATION/BEDDING (MOST LEAVE WITH JUST THE CLOTHES ON THEIR BACKS), ETC., HELPING TO GIVE A LEG UP TO THOSE WHO NEED IT. EIGHTYONE SURVIVORS RECEIVED SUPPORT.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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  • White Ribbon Night Gala

    A FORMAL EVENT -THE WHITE RIBBON NIGHT GALA- WAS HELD TO GAUGE 'MALE AWARENESS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TO EDUCATE MEN ON HOW THEY CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION IN ENDING THE EPIDEMIC BY COORDINATING A SERIES OF SPEAKERS WHO SHARE FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVES HOW THEY HAVE BEEN A PART IN HELPING. THE MALE SPEAKERS RANGE FROM MALE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES TO PROMINENT MALE FIGURES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE NATIONWIDE WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN BEGAIN AS A WAY TO URGE MEN TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. THIS GALA IS A VENUE TO EDUCATE MEN ABOUT THE WAYS THEY CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION IN ENDING THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, SPREAD AWARENESS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS WELL AS A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO A LOCAL DV AGENCY. LOVE LIFE NOW PROVIDES LITERARY RESOURCES FOR ATTENDEES TO TAKE AWAY, SO AWARENESS CONTINUES AMONGST PEERS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. A HEEL-A-THON FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WALK AND A DOWN AND DERBY EVENT WERE ALSO HELD TO PROMOTE YEAR-ROUND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND TO RAISE MONEY TO ASSIST VICTIMS FLEEING ABUSIVE SITUATIONS WITH DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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