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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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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas! 💜

February 2, 2022By Blog
Celebrate love and healthy relationships on Valentine’s Day with Handmade by Survivors products! A Hope Box makes a special Valentine's Day gift for a partner, friend, or yourself. Products are packaged in a cute printed box, signed by the survivors that helped make them. It includes a lip balm, bar of soap,…
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Winter on the Farm

January 24, 2022By Blog
Many of the pictures you see of our farm are filled with blooming flowers in the spring and summer months, but have you wondered what goes on when the temperatures start dropping? Winter on the farm is beautiful and busy!  Production on the farm stopped at the end of October…
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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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January is National Stalking Awareness Month

January 5, 2022By Blog
Stalking is illegal and survivors have rights. For Survivors Stalking often co-occurs with intimate partner violence and can be an indicator of other forms of violence.  All stalkers can be dangerous. Intimate partner stalkers, compared to acquaintance and stranger stalkers, are more likely to threaten and physically assault the victim…
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Damselfly Gallery

December 21, 2021By Blog
"I was inspired by the beauty of it all." You'll find Damselfly Gallery on Main Street in historic downtown Midway. Paintings, pottery, jewelry, and woodworks by Kentucky artists fill the eclectic gallery. Rob Mills purchased the shop from the Thoreson family a few years ago. His mother, Karol, moved from…
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Cooking with Theo – Beet Napoleons

December 15, 2021By Blog
Beet and Goat Cheese Napoleons with spicy mint chimichurri Like in any home, the kitchen at shelter tends to be a gathering spot for adults and children. Survivors often prepare meals alongside staff, many times sharing recipes from their family traditions. Regular groups and workshops explore connections to food. Topics…
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