The First Step - Victim Services of Dallas County

10/10/2024

Let's Talk Turkey. It won't be long!

09/11/2024

The first step is so excited about the Bright Beacon! 🫶🏼🫶🏼

08/16/2024

Dallas County is getting a Domestic Violence Shelter! Go give their page a like!! 💜💜💜💜

06/28/2024

Our new shirts for The First Step . Orders open today and close July 18th at noon! $22 small-Xl, $25 for 2xl and bigger.

Please consider sharing and/or purchasing. Fundraising helps purchase hotel rooms, bus tickets, food, gas and basic needs for victims fleeing Domestic Violence in Dallas County.

Order by commenting here and pay by clicking the link https://www.paypal.me/thefirststep or meeting Ashley with cash!

05/03/2024

If you have any items to donate please consider community hug! They’ve been there for us when we had needs for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault! 💜💜

04/25/2024

Update: need met

Urgent Donation need:
We are in need of a blow up mattress, blanket and pillow. If you can help with this, please message us!

02/17/2024

😍😍😍😍

💜ℒℴ𝓋ℯ 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝑯𝑼𝑹𝑻 💜

We decide Ashley McCowan - Dallas County Victim Advocate, needed a new sign for her office.

💜 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe physical domestic violence.
We proudly support The First Step - Victim Services of Dallas County. If you or someone you know are experiencing Domestic Violence HELP IS AVAILABLE… Please reach out.

02/13/2024

The first step is looking for donated items to raffle off. Are there any local businesses or individuals willing to to donate something of value we could use to raffle?

The first step is solely ran on donations. Our funds are available for victims in Dallas County who are in desperate need.

Please tag a business or individual who may be interested below! One of our Taggers will win one of our new “empowHER” shirts!

02/04/2024

We wanted to take a moment to thank several local businesses that helped sponsor the shirts so every kid received one, and the others that made this possible.

- Bison iFix
- Wildman Plumbing, LLC
- Ashley Mccowan Photography
- Maddux Farms
- Mary me Oils

We’d also like to thank The Gathering Room at Chrysler Commons for graciously donating the event space.

And last but not least, All the parents who donated soups, bread & cookies/drinks.

02/04/2024

🚨 if you have a teen, or pre teen, read this… even if they didn’t attend 🚨

Our third annual Teen Empowerment Dinner we chose to let the teens lead our discussion. The answers to their questions were very powerful and something I believe other parents need to hear. I’ll post a few questions & a few of the answers. There was roughly 30 participants… PLEASE do not ask your child if any of these are their answers but please feel free to openly discuss these topics with them. They may be hard, you may feel a little disappointment but, being open will offer them the ability to speak a little more freely.

1. What do you struggle with most as a teen?
-people / peers / school /friendships
-depression / anxiety
-body image / self worth
-ni****ne/ vapes
-relationships

2. What is something you want to ask your parents but you’re afraid to?
-can I be on birth control?
-I want to tell her to please listen to me, she doesn’t pay attention and I feel neglected.
-please buy me condoms.
- why would you never give him (boyfriend) a chance?
-can I have a boyfriend?

3. What do you wish you could tell your parents with no judgement?
-that I feel depressed and really sad all the time.
- how I feel
-my eating habits
-how bad my mental health really is
-I just want to talk to them like I do my friends.
-even if I really like someone I cannot change my feelings for him even if you don’t like him.
-I’m struggling mentally and they don’t seem to care.
-I love who I am.

Enjoy the photos I got from the selfie booth. ❤️ please add the ones you got in comments.

02/04/2024

The first step would like to thank Officer Farrar for coming in and speaking to our Teen Empowerment Dinner participants. 💜

Officer Farrar spoke about hard topics regarding sexting, sending and saving n**e photos, grooming and more.

01/26/2024

Please help out this wonderful organization if you can! ❤️