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Morgan’s Story

November 11, 2021By Blog, Stories
“I am exactly who he told me I couldn‘t be." Before my kids and I escaped, I didn’t feel like I had anyone. It was a really low point in my life. I was seeing a therapist in Lexington, and we came to the realization together that I was in…
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Heart of Kentucky Steering Committee

November 1, 2021By Blog, Services
The Heart of Kentucky Steering Committee raises awareness & support in Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, and Mercer counties. The Heart of Kentucky Steering Committee leads with a spirit of engagement. They formed in February 2019 to build awareness about services to support survivors in the region. “It has been wonderful to have this…
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Speak My Name

October 25, 2021By Blog
Today we ask you to listen for 42 seconds as we speak these names. Each name is a life taken by domestic homicide, related to intimate partner abuse in Kentucky from September 2020 – August 2021. Although Domestic Violence Awareness Month is coming to a close, we will nurture lives…
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Advocating in the Workplace

October 5, 2021By Blog, Services
44% of US adults say they have experienced the effects of intimate partner abuse at work. Intimate partner abuse affects every part of a survivor’s life, including at work. Abusers often sabotage a survivor’s work-life as a control tactic.  As an employer, what can you do to support survivors?   If an employee starts suddenly missing…
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Purple Ribbon Award for Program of the Year

September 16, 2021By Blog
We have received the Purple Ribbon Award for Program of the Year by Domesticshelters.org. A $10,000 grant to support services for survivors accompanies this national honor. Theresa’s Fund, DomesticShelters.org and experts in the field launched the Purple Ribbon Awards, the first comprehensive awards program honoring shelters, programs, volunteers, and survivors committed to ending intimate…
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Magical Connections with Tabitha Dial

August 18, 2021By Blog
“When I think about my intuitive reading and your mission, the word magical comes to mind,” Tabitha Dial says. “We’re both caring about the community, as well as the individual, to support them in finding their voice.”  When Tabitha Dial, an intuitive tarot and tea leaf reader, moved from Colorado…
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Facebook Fundraisers – It’s so easy!

August 13, 2021By Blog
"I believe it's a cause that deserves more awareness." For the past two years, around the time of his birthday, Kellen Macklin launched Facebook Fundraisers to ask his friends and family to make a donation to support GreenHouse17. His efforts have collected $1,250 to support our mission. “My life hasn’t…
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