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Blog

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Day 6: Think About How You Would Respond

September 29, 2015By GreenHouse17 Staff

You hear yelling coming from the apartment upstairs again.

It sounds like someone just hit a wall.

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Day 7: Volunteer Your Time and Talents

September 29, 2015By GreenHouse17 Staff

When you volunteer your time and talents to support survivors of intimate partner abuse, your actions send a strong message.

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Day 8: Let’s Talk About Intimate Partner Abuse in the LGBTQ Community

September 29, 2015By GreenHouse17 Staff

Intimate partner abuse is a pattern of behavior in which the thoughts, beliefs and conduct of an intimate partner are controlled through physical, emotional, sexual and/or economic violence.

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Day 9: Talk to Young People About Healthy Relationships

September 29, 2015By GreenHouse17 Staff

Dating relationships, even healthy ones, are complex at any age.

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Day 10: Organize a Donation Drive

September 29, 2015By GreenHouse17 Staff

Survivors of intimate partner abuse leave behind so much when they flee violence.

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Day 11: Follow Kentucky Organizations That Support Survivors

September 29, 2015By GreenHouse17 Staff

Liking and following partners in the mission to end intimate partner abuse is a great way to engage in the mission and advocate for survivors. 

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Day 12: Speak Their Names

September 29, 2015By GreenHouse17 Staff

On average, three women are killed by an intimate partner every day in our nation.

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Day 13: Read, Watch and Listen to Stories of Survival

September 29, 2015By GreenHouse17 Staff

Stories help us to process our experiences, sympathize with the experiences of others, and make connections with friends and family.

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Day 14: Purchase Products Handmade By Survivors

September 29, 2015By GreenHouse17 Staff

Have you visited our Etsy Shop? Our shop sells self-care products that are Handmade by Survivors.

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Day 15: Learn More About the Effects on Children

September 29, 2015By GreenHouse17 Staff

Futures Without Violence reports 15.5 million children in the United States have been exposed to intimate partner violence at least once in the past year.

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We 💜 @ukalphachi! They helped us sort more Shop & We 💜 @ukalphachi! They helped us sort more Shop & Share donations and tidied up the conference room!
We’re sharing a few February moments that didn’t m We’re sharing a few February moments that didn’t make the feed. 💜

We joined @zerovkentucky for the Shop & Share press conference with @govandybeshear and @britainybeshear. 
 
Attended the Nonprofit Day at the Capitol with @kynonprofitnetwork, and celebrated Representative James Tipton and Mary Ann Pratt for their work on HB 38 last year.

And a beautiful snowy shelter and sweet horse to close out the month. ❄️🐴
You deserve safety. 💜 Our hotline is answered 24/ You deserve safety. 💜

Our hotline is answered 24/7 by Certified Domestic Violence Advocates who want to support you. 

✔️ Emergency shelter
✔️ Safety planning
✔️ Court advocacy
✔️ Support groups
✔️ How to support a loved one

You don’t have to come to the emergency shelter to receive services.

Staff of our organization live and work in all 17 counties of our service area – Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Powell, Scott, and Woodford.

A hotline advocate will connect you with your county’s advocate. Even if you aren’t in these counties, we can direct you to our sister shelter in your area.

Please call if you or someone you know is being harmed – 800-544-2022 📱
Big thank you to our @uk_collegeofpharmacy CSL stu Big thank you to our @uk_collegeofpharmacy CSL students for helping sort and organize Shop & Share donations yesterday! 🤗💜
Snack time for Saucy and Solo 🥕💜 Snack time for Saucy and Solo 🥕💜
It’s our anniversary! 💜   For 21 years, staff memb It’s our anniversary! 💜
 
For 21 years, staff members past and present have worked to nurture lives harmed by intimate partner abuse.
 
Today and every day, we stand for healthy relationships built on safety and equality.
 
Until the violence ends.
Today we celebrated Valentine’s Day with brunch, f Today we celebrated Valentine’s Day with brunch, flowers, crafts, and lots of sweet treats. 

Big thank you to @apscommunications for donating teddy bears for the kids and volunteer Marty for the  fun crafts!

Our housing team also delivered Valentine’s bags to families in supportive housing, complete with spaghetti dinner ingredients and a craft for the kids. ❤️
As the day comes to a close, we’re feeling incredi As the day comes to a close, we’re feeling incredibly grateful. 💜  

Thanks to generous shoppers and dedicated volunteers, our emergency shelter pantry will be stocked and ready to support survivors and their children across our 17-county service area. 

Every item donated is a reminder to survivors that they have a community around them who cares. 

Thank you for this amazing Shop & Share!!
☀️❄️ Happy Shop & Share day! You’ll find our ama ☀️❄️ Happy Shop & Share day! 

You’ll find our amazing volunteers at the entrances of Kroger stores across central Kentucky with copies of our shelter wish list. 

While you shop, consider adding a few items to your cart to support survivors along the way. 

This day wouldn’t be possible without our incredible volunteers, @britainybeshear, @zerovkentucky, @krogerco, @ltgovcoleman, and every shopper who shows up with generosity and care. 💜 Thank you!!

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