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domestic violence
(Un)-happy Valentine’s Day?
What does Valentine’s Day have to do with teen dating violence awareness? In 2017, more than you might expect. First, Valentine’s Day falls in February, of course, which is also…
It’s a Global Problem. (Color It Orange)
It’s no secret that the one of the greatest weapons we have against society’s most horrific problems is public awareness of the issue in terms of its dimensions and the…
3 Questions: Eva Terry, Development Director, Peace at Home Family Shelter
Eva has a long history of work with assisting women and children in Northwest Arkansas. Prior to joining Peace at Home Family Shelter, she was at Northwest Arkansas Women’s Shelter…
Can we end domestic violence?
Given the fact that October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, that’s a good question. Here’s what we know – 35 years after the first awareness month, domestic violence remains…
It’s National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
This guest post is co-authored by MariBen Ramsey and Christine Benero. MariBen Ramsey is the Secretary of The National Domestic Violence Hotline. MariBen is a long-time member of the Junior…
In case you missed it…
November 25th was International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Missed it? Maybe that’s not surprising. A Google search on the name results in only 312,000 hits, a…
It’s not just the NFL’s problem. (It’s ours.)
Everyone’s talking about the NFL’s action (or inaction) on disciplining Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice after video surfaced of Rice punching (and knocking out) his fiancée (now his wife)…
What Happened to Universal Values?
Yesterday the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, having passed in the Senate earlier this month. The reauthorization was not without…
What’s the value of ‘volunteer experience’?
Just ask Olivia Thomas. Corporate finance executive, single mother, legislative insider, and life-long volunteer, Olivia Thomas has played a variety of impactful roles. Now serving as the executive director of…
Yes, We Did Do More than ‘Just Play Bridge’ Back Then
One of this year’s hottest summer movies looks to be The Help, the entertaining screen version of the best-seller of the same name. Because The Junior League—or at least a…