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Women’s Advocates’ April 2020 Newsletter
Click HERE to view our most recent newsletter! Highlights include: New Opportunities to Support Women’s Advocates Domestic Violence Distance Learning Options Urgent Supply Needs COVID-19 Specific Safety Resources New Blog Post: “Social Isolation May Put Additional Strain on Domestic Violence Victims”…
Social Isolation May Put Additional Strain on Domestic Violence Victims
Different members from Women’s Advocates’ Staff periodically write posts on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization. While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings, and conclusions or…
Women’s Advocates’ March 2020 Newsletter
Click HERE to view our most recent newsletter! Highlights include: Women’s Advocates’ Response to COVID-19 Seeking Safety During COVID-19: Safety resources related to COVID-19 Urgent Supply Needs “Home Isn’t a Safe Place for Everyone” – Jezebel article How YOU Can Help: #SafeTogether April 16-30…
Women’s Advocates’ response to COVID-19
Please read our update below. If you can support financially at this time, your donations will go directly to Women’s Advocates’ Aftercare program to support domestic violence survivor families and former Women’s Advocates’ residents with rent support. Donate HERE. Our response to COVID-19 developments…
Pride is About More Than Celebration, It’s About Education: Domestic Violence in the LGBTQIA+ Community
With the end of Pride month, Women’s Advocates wants to ensure that the conversations and advocacy around LGBTQIA+ issues don’t end as well. While the festivities and support during Pride month may leave individuals feeling as if the LGBTQIA+ community is fully accepted, that is not the reality. Identity-based discrimination…
“I Left, So You Should Have Too”
Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization. While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…
Crossing the Lolita Line: Treating Girls Young Enough to Be Preyed Upon as Old Enough to Know Better
Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization. While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…
Racism Compounds Domestic Violence Against Black Women. Acknowledging This Is Not the Same As Denying Violence Against White Women.
Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization. While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…
“I Failed Her”: When Friends and Family Blame Themselves for Not Saving a Domestic Violence Victim
Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization. While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…
Make Sure He Doesn’t Hurt Another Woman: The Burden of Asking One Victim to Save Another
Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization. While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…