10/20/2026
On October 15, 2026, we honored survivor Alicia McDonald with the Gwen Wright Domestic Violence Advocacy Leader award for her incredible resilience and the passion to advocate and support survivors. Alicia, we are thankful to have you in this community and for the amazing work you to do to make sure survivor voices are heard! đź’ś
As well, we had a fundraiser for our new fund, “Survivor Safety and Relocation Fund”. This fund is for the following purposes: whenever a victim of domestic violence leaves an abusive relationship, their lethality risk severely increases. Our county does have a domestic violence confidential shelter; however, it fills up fast. We partner with surrounding counties and their DV shelters; however, these surrounding shelters also fill up quickly. So, what is left? This fund will help us find emergency temporary housing for fleeing victims, such as temporary motel placements, temporary hotel placements, temporary Airbnb placements, bus tickets to a different county or different state for safety, Uber/Lyft rides to a confidential and safe location, gas cards for victims who have vehicles, food gift cards, purchasing burner phones to give fleeing victims, temporary pet boarding, and so much more.
If you’d like to donate to our new fund, we have an active donation link: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/CXR4833SM8YSC
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