Join us for our Christmas Tree
Lighting Ceremony
Friday, Nov 25, 2011
Southwest Center Mall, Dallas
Food Court
10:00AM
Sponsor A Survivor by giving $1.00 or more to help participants in need of financial assistance for support group tuition, workbooks, and community activities/events. Our goal is to obtain 1,000 sponsors during this holiday season.
All sponsors will have their names placed on our Christmas tree via a sponsorship card and placed on our website as our 2011 holiday sponsors. Campaign ends Saturday, December 31, 2011. Click here to view 2011 sponsors.
Donations can also be given online by clicking the Donate tab to the left.
Thank you for taking a
STAND against sexual violence.
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ARISE! Fundraiser
If
you’re a coffee drinker or know someone who is help us raise funds to stand against
sexual violence by ordering Ganovia gourmet coffee. Contact us for more details.
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Current Awareness Events!
- Walk a Mile In Her Shoes, Sat Oct 1, 2011. This event is a collaboration of victim service agencies, Dallas District Attorney's Office, police departments, etc to help raise awareness of sexual violence. Mark your calendar for next year. Get involved! Sexual violence can happen to anyone and at anytime.
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Sexual Abuse: A Global Epidemic
Sexual abuse is any sexual activity (verbal, visual or physical) engaged in without consent, which may be emotionally or physically harmful and which exploits a person in order to meet another person's sexual or emotional needs.
Shelter from the Storm©
Sexual abuse is not an easy subject to talk about but we cannot remain quiet any longer and just turn a deaf ear to this silent and horrendous CRIME! Sadly, the heartbreaking reality is that the most vulnerable in society are being preyed upon and many lives have been and are being destroyed at an alarming rate.
Sexual abuse creates illegitimate guilt and shame in a person that will prevent them from seeking the help they need and deserve in order to heal from the traumatic event(s).
There are many consequences due to sexual abuse but the most common are:
- false guilt and shame (responsibility belongs to the abuser not the person who was victimized)
- anger
- confusion
- low self-esteem
- fear
- depression
- controlling behaviors
- loneliness
- numb (suppression of feelings)
- distrust of other people
Seek professional help if you have been a victim of sexual abuse. Remember, it's not your fault and it's never too late to heal!
Newsletter
Our e-newsletter is published on a quarterly basis. Our articles are
informative and encouraging. You will have an opportunity to
keep current on what's happening in our organization and hear from
courageous women as they journey through recovery to overcome the effects of sexual violence.
Click the link below to get started and be sure to drop us a note and tell us what you think.
About Us
Board of Directors
President & Founder
Gwendolyn Jones
Advisory Chairman
Louise Foster-Wilson, LPC
Vice-President
Annette Cullors
Secretary
Victoria Holmes
Treasurer
Willa Robinson
Director of Marketing
Alicia Busby
Sponsors
Thanks for your generosity. Your support is making a difference in the life of a survivor.
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