VOICES member, Laurel Blackstone, recently published her book: But I Never Got a Black Eye: One Woman’s Story of Domestic Violence and Other Abuses. In it, she shares her story of survival and healing with the goal of raising awareness and offering a message of hope to fellow survivors.
Read MoreOn Saturday, October 2nd, LaVerne Badger and Natalie Hayden, survivors of domestic violence who met while serving on Sojourner’s VOICES committee, hosted a city-wide, DV-awareness 5k walk/run to advocate prevention, raise awareness and to educate the community.
Read MoreWe recently received a unique and incredibly thoughtful donation. An agency friend, supporter and activist created a hand-made a chandelier of 1,000 origami cranes for Sojourner. In Japanese culture, it was believed that if one folded 1,000 origami cranes, one’s wish would come true. It has also become a symbol of hope and healing during challenging times.
Read MoreParticipants in Sojourner’s Healing Art program, in collaboration with Artists Working in Education (AWE), have completed several mosaic tile art projects, including ‘Hope Totem’ and ‘Hope Rises.’ Survivors and children worked on the projects on Wednesday nights over the past 2 years.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that our Shine Your Light day of giving raised over $160,000 to aid our mission to transform lives impacted by domestic violence.
Read MoreTime is running out to sign up to watch Shine Your Light live! on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 7-7:30 p.m. The live program is a beautiful celebration and show of solidarity during an especially challenging time for domestic violence survivors and their families.
Fox 6’s Kim Murphy and Sojourner President & CEO Carmen Pitre co-host the event, featuring inspiring music, survivor profile and more. Registration required for this closed event.
Read MoreThe song is called “Unstoppable,” which aptly describes the kids who wrote it.
Several of our young clients recently completed a 5-week program designed to use music composition to heal from trauma and to build hope and resilience. The kids, ages 10-14, collaborated with staff from Sojourner’s Children’s Program and H2O Community Development Corporation to write and record a song about overcoming obstacles and meeting goals.
Read MoreTasha called Sojourner’s 24-hour hotline in late 2020. She said that several weeks prior, she’d been sexually assaulted during a break-in.
The experience was terrifying and traumatic. It had been a month since the attack and her fear and anxiety were unbearable.
She knew she needed support.
Read MoreWe’re gearing up for Shine Your Light live!, a virtual celebration and show of solidarity for domestic violence survivors on Shine Your Light Day, Thursday, Sept. 9.
The program, co-hosted by Sojourner President and CEO Carmen Pitre and Fox 6’s Kim Murphy, celebrates survivors and spreads hope to the 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men who have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.
Read MoreOur friends at WaterStone Bank have concluded their school supply drive to benefit Sojourner and recently delivered backpacks full of supplies. The backpacks were generously donated by Trinity Episcopal Church. Our Advocates are now in the process of distributing supplies to our clients’ children.
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