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Shelter Renovation Begins!
Renovation of the emergency shelter began today! The effort will create additional bedrooms at the shelter, increase safety and confidentiality for survivors, and improve use of space at the facility. We are committed to uninterrupted operation of the emergency shelter and 24-hour crisis hotline, also housed at the facility, during…
Shelter Renovation: Preparing for construction to begin
Following early planning meetings with the architect, funders, and construction management team, we began to prepare the shelter for the construction scheduled to begin on January 14. Commitment to non-interruption of services. We are committed to continuing operation of the emergency shelter and our 24-Hour Hotline, also housed at the…
Shelter Renovation: Securing support for construction
This post is part of a series about the renovation of our emergency shelter. With plans drawn up and budgets estimated for the project, attention turned to securing funding for construction. Documents were gathered and narratives written to develop our first grant application for support of the shelter improvements. Meeting…
Local Artist Creates Original Design for our Hope Box
Kentucky artist Jessica Holly has created a beautiful original silk screen design that we will print on our Holiday Hope Box this season! Each Hope Box will be printed with Jessica’s art. Working with our community is crucial to bringing awareness to intimate partner abuse, and each partnership forged is…
Staff earns CFRE credential
Corissa Phillips, CFRE Operations Director CFRE International has named our Operations Director, Corissa Phillips, a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). Individuals granted the CFRE credential have met a series of standards set by CFRE International which include tenure in the profession, education, and demonstrated fundraising achievement. It requires a rigorous…
Shelter Renovation: Possibilities and solutions
Few renovations beyond cosmetic improvements were necessary in 2005 when we moved into the 17,000 sq ft facility previously occupied by Bellewood Presbyterian Home for Children in rural Fayette County. Considering possibilities. After several years of providing shelter services from the facility, opportunities to improve the safety, confidentiality, and services…
Ribbon Cutting & Dedication: Children’s Safe Exchange and Visitation Program
Community gathered today to support the launch of the Children’s Safe Exchange and Visitation program in Lexington-Fayette County. We undertook responsibility for the program in Lexington and Georgetown, Kentucky following the closure of Sunflower Kids on March 1, 2018. In the months since, funding partnerships were forged and service referral partnerships…
Honoring Service with Savané Silver
As a nonprofit organization, our work is guided by our Board of Directors. These volunteers from social, financial, legal, creative, and other professional sectors give hundreds of hours of time to our mission during their three years of board service. And most of our board members renew their services for…
August U-Pick Day – Open Pick Canceled
Y’all. These words are powerful ones for us today. We are so sorry to announce that this Saturday’s drop-in “Open U-Pick” from 11 am – 1 pm has been canceled. Our farm and fields sustained some damage during the recent bad storms. Although we’ve been giving the flowers lots of…
