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Looking back on 17 Years

February 13, 2022By Blog
It's our anniversary! Federal designation officially naming our organization a nonprofit entity arrived on February 14, 2005. Today we're looking back on the past 17 years and recommitting to our mission until the violence ends. [cool-timeline layout="default" show-posts="20" order="ASC" date-format="Y" story-content="short" skin="default" icons="YES" animations="fadeInUp"] Read more Follow the link above…
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Anniversary Reflections on the Farm

February 13, 2022By Blog
It's our 17th anniversary! Federal designation officially naming our organization a nonprofit entity arrived on February 14, 2005. We interviewed Darlene Thomas, our executive director, for her reflections on the farm's history through years. "While settling into the new shelter 17 years ago, we began to consider how to integrate…
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KFW’s Art Meets Activism Grant Recipient 

January 20, 2022By Blog, Services
The Art Meets Activism grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women will allow us to provide trauma-informed art-making with survivors of intimate partner abuse.  This Art Meets Activism grant will provide an advocate on staff with training and certification in therapeutic artmaking. We’ll be able to offer art-based support groups for residents at…
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Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 17, 2022By Blog
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” As we honor and celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr, these words written by him decades ago continue to inspire and make a meaningful connection to our mission.  "I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can…
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I’ll Stand by You

December 8, 2021By Blog, Services
"When in court I can’t act as your attorney, but I’m here for you." Survivors of intimate partner abuse often need to navigate the legal system for longer-term orders of protection and matters related to safety, custody, and property. This is where legal advocates come in. While the advocate’s role…
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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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