Athena Protection Foundation

09/24/2026

The call ends. The weight of it doesn’t always go away.

Behind the uniform is a person who deserves support, understanding, and space to heal.

This is part of why Athena Protection Foundation created the Healing Hearts Community Initiative—to bring survivors, families, first responders, and mental health professionals together for honest conversations and meaningful connections to support.

Their experiences may be different, but everyone deserves to be heard. Everyone deserves access to help.

We must care for the people who answer the call, too. 💙

Learn more: https://www.athenaprotectionfnd.org

09/20/2026

The Athena Protection Foundation is developing an upcoming Healing Hearts workshop focused on Understanding Domestic Violence, and we would value input from survivors, advocates, first responders, therapists, and others with lived or professional experience.

Our goal is to make this workshop practical, trauma-informed, and genuinely useful to the people who attend.

We are currently considering topics such as:
• Recognizing the different forms of domestic violence
• Understanding power, control, and coercive behavior
• Why survivors may stay, leave, or return
• Safety planning
• Law enforcement response
• Trauma and healing
• Emergency shelter, placement, and support resources
• How family and friends can better support survivors
• What first responders should understand when responding to domestic violence calls

We would especially like to hear from this community:

What information do you believe would be most valuable to share with the public, survivors, and first responders in a domestic violence awareness workshop?

Are there topics that are often overlooked, misunderstood, or handled poorly?

If you are comfortable sharing, we would also welcome insight into what you wish people had understood sooner about domestic violence, the reporting process, leaving safely, or rebuilding afterward.

Our goal is to listen first and build a program that reflects real experiences and real needs.

Thank you for helping us create something that can educate, support, and strengthen our community.

09/20/2026

Healing starts when we give ourselves permission to talk, process, and seek support.

This moment from our Healing Hearts Community Initiative is a reminder that no one should have to carry trauma, grief, or emotional pain alone. Here Andre King Williams explains how faith and the proper perspective can lead you to peace.

Watch and share this message with someone who may need it today.

Watch the Healing Hearts Short
https://youtube.com/shorts/1WLY2rGunos?is=rTPWXsqlejxsleeR

Athena Protection Foundation
Protect. Educate. Heal. Serve.

09/18/2026

A powerful reminder from our Healing Hearts Community Initiative: Dr. Kelly explains that healing often begins with one honest conversation, one moment of understanding, and the courage to seek support. Support is sometimes avoiding cliche statements and just being there to listen

Watch this short and share it with someone who may need the message today.

Watch the Healing Hearts Short

Athena Protection Foundation
Protect. Educate. Heal. Serve.

09/18/2026

A powerful reminder from our Healing Hearts Community Initiative: Dr. Kelly explains that healing often begins with one honest conversation, one moment of understanding, and the courage to seek support. Support is sometimes avoiding cliche statements and just being there to listen

Watch this short and share it with someone who may need the message today.

Watch the Healing Hearts Short https://youtu.be/poxwis5Q9eE?is=gbwgsWrOGyurOr4f

Athena Protection Foundation
Protect. Educate. Heal. Serve.

Dr. Kelly speaks on what not to say when someone is grieving. When ...

09/15/2026

🚨 FREE isn't always free. Here's what every kid (and parent) needs to know before tapping DOWNLOAD.

In this episode of the Little Reggie Safety Education Series, Reggie teaches his little sister Tamika one of the most important rules of digital safety: ASK FIRST.

Before downloading any app or game, kids should pause and check with a trusted adult. Why? Because a lot of "free" apps want something in return — your name, your location, your contacts, your photos, even your voice. That information has real value, and once it's shared, you can't always get it back.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 WHAT KIDS WILL LEARN
✅ Why "free" apps aren't always actually free
✅ What kinds of personal information apps collect
✅ How to spot a red flag before downloading
✅ The Safety Squad's #1 rule: ASK FIRST

👋 FOR PARENTS & EDUCATORS
This video is part of the Little Reggie Safety Education Series — a free, child-friendly resource created by the Athena Protection Foundation to teach kids about online safety, body safety, stranger safety, cyberbullying, and bystander intervention.
Use this video to spark a family conversation:

What does your family's "Ask First" rule look like?
Which apps are okay? Which ones need a closer look?
Who are the trusted adults your child can come to?

💙 ABOUT THE ATHENA PROTECTION FOUNDATION
The Athena Protection Foundation (APF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free crime victim advocacy services across Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties in Metro Detroit. Our services include victim advocacy, safety planning, Personal Protection Order (PPO) support, court accompaniment, and community safety education for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking.
Survivors are not broken. They are recovering — and we walk beside them.
🌐 Website: athenaprotectionfnd.org
📞 Helpline: 866-954-3843
✉️ Email: [email protected]

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09/12/2026

Stg Surviving Trauma Grief a Mickale Williams Foundation, will be hosting a Listening Circle on Saturday, September 26, 2026 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Their founder, Michelle McMurry is a certified grief and loss coach is providing a space for parents to be heard, supported, and informed on how to process and heal from the tragic loss of a child. If you or someone you know could benefit from this event please share!

We're stronger together than apart.

To register visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-trauma-grief-support-for-mothersfathers-who-loss-a-child-tragically-tickets-1998902152146?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/09/2026

COMPLETING THE CYCLE 💙

The impact of crime does not end when the headlines fade.

Survivors, families, and the first responders who answer the call all carry what comes after — often in silence. Healing Hearts exists to break that cycle: bringing people together for education, connection, and support that lasts beyond a single afternoon.

When the community heals together, we all grow stronger.

Protect. Educate. Heal. Serve.

09/09/2026

WITH GRATITUDE 💙

The Healing Hearts Community Initiative came to life because people decided to show up for their neighbors.

The Athena Protection Foundation extends our sincere thanks to the individuals and businesses whose generosity made this gathering possible:

Thank you to Cecilia and Jeffery Walker, Ben Esquivel (Better Business Bureau), Cheryl McKinley, Tanisha McKinley (Amor'e Sensations), Rochelle Barton (Mary Kay), Karen Taylor, Geneva Blanch (Graced by Genny), and LaRonda Walker-Thomas.

Your support helped us create an afternoon of connection, reflection, and genuine care for crime victims, their families, and the first responders who serve alongside them. Contributions like yours don't just fund a program — they build the space where healing can begin.

Thank you for standing with us, and for believing that our neighbors are not broken, but recovering.

Stronger People. Safer Communities. Brighter Tomorrows.

🌐 athenaprotectionfnd.org