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Food for Thought

July 15, 2026By Blog
Access to nutritious food plays an important role in safety, stability, and long-term wellness after abuse. Survivors of intimate partner abuse face higher risks of food insecurity when fleeing abuse, making access to nutritious meals essential. Daily meal services, cooking workshops, a healthy eating support group, and gardening help residents…
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Expanded Crisis Intervention

July 13, 2026By Blog
Celebrating a new federal grant! A new federal grant of $498,000 over three years from the Office for Victims of Crime will sustain our 24-hour phone-based crisis hotline and expand services to include secure text and chat. Our Certified Domestic Violence Advocates answer at least 4,000 phone calls to our…
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Fashion Takes Flight

July 9, 2026By Blog
Modeling the Mission! A longtime charitable event organized by students at Lexington Catholic High School was paused during the pandemic. This spring, a motivated group of students brought it back with a new vision to support survivors. Emme Peterson, Grace Tibe, and Molly Johnson visited our emergency shelter to learn…
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Sara’s Story

July 6, 2026By Blog, Stories, Survivor Stories
"Document everything. That helped to prove what was really going on." We were together for six years. He was a charmer at first. The abuse started slow. It started early and gradually got worse and worse, as they usually do. There was a lot of physical, mental, and sexual abuse.…
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Recent Legislative Session

June 23, 2026By Blog
The Kentucky legislative session concluded in April, and Governor Beshear signed three bills related to our mission into law. The new legislation, taking effect July 1, strengthens protections for survivors of intimate partner abuse in Kentucky. Legislation introduced by Representative Steven Rudy makes stalking a felony offense and expands the…
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Inspired Giving

April 2, 2026By Blog
Altruism Matters The Economics of Altruism class at the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics recently selected our organization as a partner agency. As part of the course, a team of five students completed an in-depth economic analysis and recommendations for our nonprofit. “The survey results from…
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Annual Report

Artist Enrichment Grant

March 30, 2026By Annual Report, Blog, Stories
Empowered Expression Through the Artist Enrichment Grant at the Kentucky Foundation for Women, photographer Katie Romano will support survivors this year through her digital and analog art. Katie says, “I am so excited to be working with GreenHouse17 and creating artwork which uplifts and advocates for women. Sharing the voices…
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Transformative Ink

March 26, 2026By Blog
A New Step Forward For the past year and a half, Tenebrous Tattoo has offered something deeply significant for survivors—tattoo cover-ups as a tool for healing. “It’s very healing,” says Lynnae, a survivor who recently had a scar covered. “It’s like putting your past behind you. It’s a new step…
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Annual Report

Community Connectors

March 26, 2026By Annual Report, Blog
Informing the community about intimate partner abuse and sharing resources is a vital part of ending harm and helping survivors find safety and support. We receive more than a hundred invitations to participate in resource fairs and community events across our service area every year. While not able to attend…
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