reducing services, staff and possibly beds because there are not enough funds to keep them going. The state funds have been reduced, Federal Stimulus finding is going away, but the need for the services remain the same or greater. So where can the money come from. Ultimately the funding comes from you – sometimes in […]
Read More Domesitc Violence Shelters are hurtingShe was just here – a bright and smiling mother of three elementary school children. I try to keep looking at her in the eyes and not let my eyes wander to the dents in her skull or scars on her arms where she was hit over and over again with a hammer. She was […]
Read More Sometimes the “system” is brokenIt takes a skilled hand and strong back to catch people when their families collapse, family law attorney Caster has those.
Read More Hero of the week – Andrea Casterhave new protections in Conneticut. http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/article.asp?articleid=102508 “explicitly prohibits an employer from refusing to hire, terminating, penalizing, threatening, or otherwise retaliating against any employee because the worker is a victim of family violence or because the employee attends or participates in a court proceeding related to a civil case in which he or she is a […]
Read More Domestic Violence Victems who workEvery thing you wanted to know about GAIN and how you already have work required for Welfare
Read More Work for WelfareYou are going to need to be resourceful because the CA Governor slashed much of the DV shelter and prevention services – but it can be done and I will tell you how. You need to plan – this is not likely to work if you do this spur of the moment because there are […]
Read More How to leave your Abuserabout the state of Homelessness and need for compassion. Thank you kathy.silverberg@comcast.net and The Herald Tribune. http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100521/COLUMNIST/5211011/2107/BUSINESS?p=3&tc=pg Here are the (in my view) the best quotes: Homelessness is a complicated issue that does not have a single solution. Military veterans are also overrepresented among the homeless population. The Veterans Administration estimates that 20 percent of […]
Read More The best thing I’ve read todayIn Montgomery a One stop Domestic Violence service center is being built with city and county funds. more here: http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20100505/NEWS01/5050354/Plans+made+for+One+Place+Family+Justice+Center
Read More One stop DV servicesToday is Denim Day. Wear jeans and discuss what consent is and what rape is. It happens to 1 in 4 women. Change.org wrote the history of Denim Day in an article. Look for county workers and other people to be out of their typical business suits and in jeans today to promote awareness of rape. […]
Read More DENIM DAY –HER: “He left me. He says I am too stupid to be worth his time and our son is going to be stupid just like me. He’s mad because if he gets a job he has to tell child support and they will take 65% of his paycheck. He says I should work because I […]
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