10/16/2026
💜 GRANT COUNTY, LET’S TURN OUR COMMUNITY PURPLE! 💜
📣 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 — WEAR PURPLE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS!
We’re asking our entire community to wear purple next Friday to show survivors of domestic violence that they are seen, they are believed, they are supported, and they are NOT alone. 💜
Domestic violence is not just something that happens somewhere else. It happens in our Arkansas communities, behind closed doors, and sometimes to people we would never suspect.
💜 THE STATISTICS ARE HEARTBREAKING:
• Approximately 40.8% of Arkansas women have experienced intimate partner violence involving physical violence, sexual violence, or stalking in their lifetime. That's nearly 1 in 2 women.
• On September 10, 2025, Arkansas domestic violence programs served 468 victims in a single day.
• During that same 24-hour period, Arkansas programs reported 141 unmet requests for services because of limited resources, funding, or staffing.
These numbers represent real people. Real families. Real children. Real lives that deserve safety, dignity, and hope.
💜 When you wear purple, you help break the silence.
💜 When you speak up, you help end the stigma.
💜 When you stand beside survivors, you remind them they don't have to face this alone.
From all of us at Keeping the Faith Women’s Shelter, thank you for helping us build a community where survivors are supported, families are safer, and hope has a place to grow.
📸 Wear purple on Friday, October 23, take a picture, and share it to help spread the word! Tag your friends, family, coworkers, church, school, and local businesses. Let's fill our community with purple and show survivors that WE STAND WITH YOU!
💜 NEED HELP OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES?
Keeping the Faith Women’s Shelter Hotline: 833-335-2008
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Text START to 88788 for the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911.
💜 WEAR PURPLE. SPEAK UP. STAND WITH SURVIVORS.
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