This post was written by a resident at GreenHouse17: I have been fleeing a domestic violence situation for 13 months now. I left everything I and my kids owned, including our vehicle. He threatened to kill us and himself to solve his problems. I was terrified because he had already…
Summer is here. That never-ending winter with polar vortexes and 13 cancellations of school in Fayette County? Nothing but a miserable memory (unless you ask the kids at our shelter who didn’t seem to mind the excessive school closings). Wondering how you should celebrate? Well, wonder no more! You can…
The following is a beautiful blog written by a resident at our shelter: “A blessing and a curse understanding the misunderstood independent and then codependent -is this what mixed emotions are all about? With all the redundant obstacles that life requires, How easily does one become hypocritical? Tried and then…
How do you imagine our shelter? Many people assume it’s a sad place given the nature of our mission, but our shelter probably isn’t what you imagine. Although the families we serve are healing from unimaginable physical, emotional, and financial violence, our shelter is a place where hope grows. Every…
We are happy to announce our emergency shelter’s participation in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) administered by the Kentucky Department of Education. CACFP participation will support the provision of meals to residents in our emergency shelter. Meals for our shelter residents are always provided at no…
Josh Nadzam, former University of Kentucky athlete and member of our staff, will run from Lexington to Frankfort on Thursday, March 6 to raise awareness and support for proposed legislation to protect victims of intimate partner abuse in dating relationships. Did you see Josh in the news and want to…
We just received some amazing news. Our organization is among four recipients of the 2013 Mary Byron Project Celebrating Solutions Award! This national award showcases and recognizes organizations for innovations that demonstrate promise in breaking the cycle of domestic violence. A panel of experts select programs they believe serve as…
We have big news to share! We’ve learned an idea we submitted to a national competition was chosen as a finalist from more than 160 submissions representing 260 applying organizations A few weeks ago, our staff submitted an idea to the Partnership for Freedom, a competition seeding innovative ideas to…
Our friends at United Way of the Bluegrass have partnered with Walmart to collect donations of unwrapped toys this Saturday, December 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please swing by to help Fill the Truck for Local Kids! Look for the big truck in the parking lots at the…
Help stock our Santa Shops to create some holiday cheer where it’s needed most and show your support for survivors. We will be the only source of holiday help for more than 100 families surviving intimate partner abuse this season. The families we serve in our shelter and the community…
