Safe Places July 2012 Newsletter

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Transformations A Newsletter All about Safe Places Volume 7, Number 3

July 2012



The mission of Safe Places is to create communities where every child is protected, every home is a safe place, and where every person

A Newsletter All about Safe Places

can live a life free from violence.

Volume 7, Number 3

July 2012

In This Issue Page 1

An Open Letter about Safe Places

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Safe Places Cinderella Princess Leadership Program for Young Girls

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State Human Trafficking Summit Held in June

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The Children that Hurt . . . And How Many Ways

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Safe Child First: A Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program

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News you can Use

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In My Own Words . . . A Victim’s Story

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Odds & Ends

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Safe Places Open House

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An Open Letter about Safe Places Greetings to you all, I am writing to let you know where we are at this moment. First of all, I want to thank so many of you for your support and commitment to Safe Places during a very difficult time in our ten year history. I have learned in my life that most things we are called to do are not necessarily easy. In fact, the real and true callings in our lives are usually fraught with obstacles. There are stones in the road, potholes along the way, and sometimes huge boulders that stop our journey altogether. For Safe Places, a big boulder is in the pathway that seemingly will not move. Yet, there are certain promises that give me great comfort. One of those that I cling to most often happens to be a promise from the Bible, although there are many sacred texts that also have uplifting thoughts. This is the one I remember every time I come face-to-face with a big boulder in the middle of my pathway:

“If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain (or this boulder in our case), 'MOVE.' And it shall move. And nothing will be impossible to you.” I can't believe in the word “impossible.” It just doesn't ring true to me. So regardless of the loss of funding, the loss of some of our staff, the temporary loss of a few of our programs, is it not still true that if we have just the tiniest mustardseed size faith, we can look square at that boulder and shout, “MOVE?” In spite of the losses Safe Places has sustained over the last few months, I strongly believe that with that small seed of faith, “nothing shall be impossible to us.” Our staff is still at Safe Places offering services every day. Our clients still count on our help. Since I know you become weary of big numbers that are hard to digest, I will simply tell you that in the last two weeks, our staff has helped 69 individuals, none of those in a group setting. Our website has had an average of 8,000 hits a month in the last three months, and 19 of those have become online hotline clients that result in several communications a day. Our supervised visitation and safe exchange schedule is filling up quickly for non-custodial families who need to have safe visits with their children. Several wonderful groups have reached out to us to help. Certainly we want to continue to thank Trinity Cathedral for providing the Safe Places house. We want to also thank the City of Little Rock for providing two stellar summer interns who are helping us tremendously. In fact they are preparing to begin their preschool program, “Hands Are Not for Hitting” and will soon be at a preschool near you. I am most grateful for our regular staff, both paid and volunteer, Rhonda Johnson, Kelly Wallace, and Dr. Esia Anders, as well as for a group of people who have agreed to help us as adjunct staff to make sure our clients receive what they need: Dr. Lew Bracy, Amy Tilson Buckley, LCSW, and Dr. Adam Benton. And I am especially indebted to a longtime colleague, Professor Erin S. Finzer, Assistant Professor of Spanish at UALR for planning a service learning project with one of her classes that will bring their gifts of service to help Safe Places. I will be training the students in late August at UALR, and that will be the beginning of a very promising collaboration between Safe Places and UALR. At Safe Places, we are in a vigorous training mode this summer, providing weekly staff training, as well as volunteer training. I will soon be taping a show on Tom FM, and that interview will probably answer more of your questions. Until then, feel free to call me with questions, comments or encouraging words at 501-351-4673. Discouraging words are discouraged. I have heard enough of them lately, and they stand in direct opposition to another of my favorite declarations of hope and comfort found in Chapter 1 of Philippians:

"I am confident of this, that the One who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." And I really AM confident of this. For those who thought I might not be left standing during these times when people meant harm for me and for Safe Places, I just want you to know that I am standing on some very reliable promises made by someone who knows the future far better than I. Please remember us in your prayers, your thoughts, and in ways that you can help us financially and with your volunteer hours. We need your help to move this big old boulder that's still in the way. If you can, please send us a contribution today. Even a mustard seed-sized donation can help us offer a new support group, pay some of our utilities, continue paying just one staff member, keep our SafeLine open and our Website up, and so much more. With mustard-seed size faith that's plenty big,

Donate to Safe Places at: https://secure.piryx.com/donate/EskcQqK0/SafePlaces-Family-Violence-Prevention-Programs/

or call 501-351-4673 for information.


We really miss our Cinderella Ball and our Princess Leadership Program for Young Girls But we plan to be back in the Princess Carriage in 2013. So we want to apologize that we had to postpone it until 2013 and hope that many girls ages 13-17 will be interested in participating next summer. “What? You just have to do the Princess

Program. I was so excited about being in it.” That was one 13 year old’s response, and the response of several girls and their mothers. We feel the very same way about it. We know that this is a great program that has not only been a success in Pulaski County, but was also slated to make its 2012 debut in El Dorado.

If you are interested in volunteering to help us ihave the Cinderella Princess Leadership Program and The Cinderella Ball ready for 2013, call Rhonda Johnson now at 501-374-7233. For persons or programs interested in replicating the leadership program in your area: Contact us now so that we will have plenty of time for training, technical assistance and for you to have time to engage your sponsors and volunteers. The program is truly a life-changer, but it’s a long term project that requires enormous commitment.

The Young Women’s Leadership Program is designed to accomplish a number of important outcomes for young women and to enable them to gain knowledge, skills and confidence through:

w Interpersonal and Communication Skills w Self-Awareness, Self-Determination and Confidence, Personal Growth and Development wLeadership among Peers and Adult Leaders wMentoring and Teaching Younger Classmates and Friends wExpanded Knowledge of Social Issues that Impact Children and Families wEncouragement in Personal Involvement with Social Change and Community Development Through her nomination in the Spring, the summer learning and community service hours, and the Ball in October, each Princess participant learns how to be an advocate for non-violence and for attitudes and behaviors that promote safe homes, safe schools and safe communities. Participants give back to the community through a minimum of 42 community service hours in their year of participation. Staff will provide a number of valuable social experiences, educational opportunities, and community service activities, including:

t An orientation retreat filled with learning experiences, self-awareness activities, speakers from the community, and much more.

t Participating in educational sessions one day a week during the summer learning about: - Dating Violence - School and Community Violence - Child Abuse - Cyber-Stalking - Helping Peers

- Family Violence - Bullying - Building Healthy Relationships

t A memorable August Graduation Day and reception for parents with a special Governor's Proclamation of “The Cinderella Princess Empowerment Week.” Page Two www.SafeplacesLR.org


“Human Trafficking IS happening right here in Arkansas, “ says Arkansas Representative David Meeks, primary organizer of the Arkansas Human Trafficking Summit June 26-27 in Little Rock. The Summit was also hosted by Senator Missy Irvin, Senator Jason Rapert and Representative Greg Ledin, who led an event in Northwest Arkansas on June 28. Other leaders playing important roles included the Arkansas Office of the Attorney General,Governor Mark Darr, Chris Powell of the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, and the representatives from the national organizations, Polaris Project and Shared Hope. Participating state organizations included Not for Sale Arkansas, Safe Places, PATH, Rush Hour Traffic, Catholic Charities and Truckers Against Trafficking. “The recent bust of a sex-trafficking ring headquartered in Little Rock is just one example of how this modern form of slavery has made its way into our state. People from all across our state came together in our first ever Human Trafficking Summit, which focused on taking action to end trafficking in our state,” said Rep Meeks. On May 25, 2012, Arkansas Representative David Meeks shared out the following news report: A nationwide sex-trafficking ring run by a violent pimp and his associates used Backpage.com to solicit customers for prostitutes as young as age 17, advertising the women as "smokin' hot babes," according to a federal indictment recently unsealed in Iowa. A 50-page indictment alleges a New Jersey man used coercion and violence to force women between 17 and 21 to act as his sex workers between November 2009 and June 2011, when investigators broke up the ring during a sting operation at a hotel in Omaha. The man, Johnelle L. Bell, 27, was arrested in New Jersey earlier this month and has been transported to Iowa to face a 12-count indictment, which includes charges of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and interstate transportation for prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty. Brittany Lawson, 21, who prosecutors say helped Bell manage the ring, was arrested last month in Hot Springs, Arkansas., and is expected to be arraigned in Iowa next week. The indictment says their operation was headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, but workers traveled frequently, stopping in a dozen states in one two-month span last year. Read more at: http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120524/NEWS02/705249806 Page Three www.SafeplacesLR.org


Myths &Realities Myth

about the Trafficking of Persons

Because of extreme violence and cruelty, a young girl is always filled with extreme hatred for her trafficker.

Myth

Reality

Because girls who are victims of domestic sex trafficking are so young, the process of restoring them to a healthy lifestyle is not very difficult.

Reality Girls who are victims of domestic sex trafficking experience physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual repercussions from the severe trauma of sexual exploitation. The themes of trauma, abandonment and disruption are central to the narratives of these minor victims. It has been recognized that while these minors are victims of sexual abuse, domestically trafficked girls have experienced a different level of abuse and trauma. As described by one provider: “Their level of trauma is much greater, and their level of damage, severe.” Restoring them to a healthier lifestyle is a lengthy and difficult process.

Sometimes a girl believes she is "in love" with her trafficker, which is a part of the powerful trauma bond that can be created with her abuser. It is one form of the Stockholm Syndrome, an extreme form of PTSD.

Myth

In working to help young girls escape from “The Life” of trafficking, there are no significant safety concerns in a secure facility.

Reality In spite of the best security efforts, locations of shelters are often known by traffickers. There have been reported cases of traffickers recruiting girls outside the facilities or, in some cases, girls being sent into the shelters to recruit other girls.

These Myths and facts were developed from: Finding a Path to Recovery: Residential Facilities for Minor Victims of Domestic Sex Trafficking by Heather J. Clawson, PhD and nd Lisa Goldblatt Grace, LICSW.U,S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. http://hhs.gov/hsp/07/HumanTrafficking/ and Polaris Project,

With 100,000 children estimated to be in the sex trade in the United States each year, it is clear that the total number of human trafficking victims in the U.S. reaches into the hundreds of thousands when estimates of both adults and minors and sex trafficking and labor trafficking are aggregated. Page Four www.SafeplacesLR.org


The Children that Hurt ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN THE EARLY YEARS Abuse and neglect in the first years of life have a particularly pervasive impact . . . it is the time when a child’s genetic, organic, and neurochemical foundations for impulse control are being created. It is also the time when the capacities for rational thinking and sensitivity to other people are being rooted – or not – in the child’s personality. (Ghosts from the Nursery, page 48; Karr-Morse, 1997)

AN ENVIRONMENT OF CONFLICT & TURMOIL It is easy to see that children get hurt when they are attacked by friends, or if they jump into the middle of domestic altercation (to try to save a parent), and get knocked down, bloody, and have to go to the E.R. It is not as easy to see the very real hurt children suffer when they are immersed in an environment full of conflict and emotional turmoil, even without blatant criminal behavior or overt abuse. If we are looking primarily for severity of trauma and physical injuries resulting from horrendous accidents or serious physical assault by another person, we will likely miss the severe emotional harm to children.

And how many ways TOO MUCH, TOO SOON

One aspect of early trauma is that the developing child experiences an adrenaline and other hormonal rush. The child feels a need to discharge this rush in some way. The child also has a strong biological and a psychological memory of the event. There is significant research that shows how violence in one’s home can negatively impact a child’s development. (Moore, 2003 & James, 1996) Emotional reactions range from fear to anger, dissociation to guilt. Some children learn to withdraw and do not engage with others in healthy ways. Others exhibit an increasingly aggressive and violent approach to life and tend to lash out against others. Many never again know an abiding sense of safety and security.

DIVORCING PARENTS CAN CHOOSE TO PROTECT AND RESPECT THEIR CHILDREN Clearly, a child who witnesses situations that pose a threat to others important in his/her life (e.g., mother or father) can experience the same kind of effects as if the child was the primary target/victim. It is imperative to help adults set up and provide healthy, non-emotionally conflictual environments for their children. In Colorado, adults who are separating or divorcing have choices. In order to protect children involved. Tthey can choose Mediation, Arbitration, or now, Collaborative Family Law. In addition to the traditional adversarial approach to separation and divorce, these other choices can facilitate a more positive experience for the children. Guardians are encouraged to "take the high road" to help the children affected by adult choices have an increased chance to grow up in a safe environment. Even if caregivers decide to take the adversarial route, professionals involved can help parents consider what their actions are doing to their children, and facilitate a healthier "second chance" at life. Page Five www.SafeplacesLR.org


Safe Child First: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program The faces of happy children make it worth the effort. Safe Places Safe Child First Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program is here to help families going through difficult times. One of the ways children hurt is when their parents are divorcing. The divorce experience can be very difficult for the entire family, but when family violence has been a part of the family dynamic, the children are at very high risk for harm. Parental behaviors toward one another should never hurt their children. But often, those behaviors do cause a great deal of harm to a child. At Safe Places, divorcing parents, their therapists, attorneys and judges can find assistance to make a child’s visits with a parent or other family members safe, healthy and nurturing. Please contact Safe Places at 501-374-7233 for more information. A FEW THINGS PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN

For more information on Safe Child First Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program and helpful downloads visit: http://www.safeplaceslr.org/SafeChildFIrst -Supervised-Visitation.html

Keep Children Out of the Middle of the Parental Conflict Establish a Workable Means of Communication Resolve Conflict Quickly Separate Visitation and Child Support Respect Parent-Child Relationships Facilitate a Smooth and Safe Transition from One Parent to the Other Encourage Telephone and Other Contact Page Six www.SafeplacesLR.org


A child-focused supervised visitation program that protects children first and strengthens families in the process

Excerpts from A Parent's Guide to Making Child-Focused Visitation Decisions Preschoolers (2½ - 5 Years) Developmental Tasks Preschoolers continue to increase their sense of individuality. They make significant gains in their verbal skills and become more likely to express their feelings. Preschoolers also develop a greater sense of curiosity and exploration, and increase their abilities to imagine and fantasize. Children at this developmental stage may think they are responsible for their parents' divorce or for their parents not living together. They fear abandonment and may fantasize that their parents will reunite. Their sense of security is affected by predictable and consistent routines.

Visitation Considerations Routine and consistent visitation schedules are very important. For parents who live far apart, it is usually best for the child if the noncustodial parent travels to the residential area of the other parent. This may mean that visitation takes place in the home of the custodial parent or in a nearby location where the child feels comfortable. During this stage, children may be comfortable with longer visitation periods, including overnights. For younger children, overnights should be limited to no more than one night per week. Older preschoolers may be able to have additional overnights and lengthier visitation. Assuming the child has an ongoing relationship with the noncustodial parent, vacation time may be appropriate. Weekend visitation that is increased gradually may help preschoolers to make the transition to an extended vacation time. Transitions are easier if children bring with them personal objects, such as blankets, stuffed animals, photos, or memorabilia of the parent. Because preschoolers have improved verbal and comprehension skills, it is important for parents to avoid speaking

What Parents Can Do to Help Parents can help their preschoolers by: Establishing a consistent, predictable, and routine visitation schedule. Gradually increasing the length of visitation, working up to overnights. Sending personal objects, such as blankets, stuffed animals, and photos of the parent. Avoiding criticism about the other parent and others in the home.

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http://www.safeplaceslr.org/SafeChildFIrst-Supervised-Visitation.html


How to End Violence Against Women & Children by Syracuse Cultural Workers Work for full equality between men and women in society and in personal relationships. Examine the ways we legitimize male violence. Start on the playground. Unplug boys and girls from violent media. Promote good sports etiquette and hire coaches committed to nonviolence. Do not use "like a girl" or "like a woman" as a put-down. Encourage athletic activities that involve cooperation, fun, physical health and camaraderie. Teach children how to settle conflicts peacefully. Recognize that verbal and emotional cruelty is also violence. Understand that love does not involve control or ownership. Remember: Anger is a feeling; violence is an action. Do not express feelings with fists. Teach boys and girls effective, respectful ways to express frustration, sadness, and anger. We are all role models. Be nurturing, loving, and caring. Do not belittle, humiliate, or hit children. Advocate for anti-violence laws and enforcement. Recognize that the availability of guns increases violence. Ask local and elected officials to take action. Teach your daughters that respect is just a minimum and teach your sons the same. Teach boys and girls to communicate clearly in relationships, and that "no" really does mean "no." Question rape myths. Recognize that alcohol and drugs feed violence. Never excuse behavior by saying "boys will be boys." Recognize that individual violence is supported by social systems based on power and control. Understand war's effect on women, children and men. Resist glorifying violence.

Newsyou can Use Visualize for a moment that unforgettable image of small red–dots spreading across a computer generated map of the US‚ symbolizing the spread of some terrible epidemic – with each tiny red dot representing an individual case. The three or four single dots multiply and spread until the whole map has red glow comprised of a zillion tiny dots. Now imagine a map of Arkansas. Each red dot on this map represents an act of power-based personal violence (interpersonal violence‚ sexual violence, child abuse, human trafficking or stalking) or a choice to tolerate‚ justify or perpetuate this violence. A red dot is a rape red dot is a hit a red dot is a threat a red dot is a “blame the victim” statement a red dot is an choice to do nothing in the face of a risky situation. Power-based personal violence in Arkansas is not a solid mass that can simply be removed with one swift action or policy. It is the accumulation of individual decisions‚ values‚ and actions made by men and women from every corner of our state – from the most rural part of Arkansas to the Capitol in Little Rock. It’s hard to know exactly how many red dots are on our map at any given moment – but we do know there have been enough red dots to create a culture that resulted in 33,849 assessments of Arkansas children for child abuse/ maltreatment in 2011, and to cause the rate of sexual abuse among middle school girls in Arkansas to be the highest in the nation. Now imagine adding a green dot in the middle of all those red dots on our map. Imagine that a green dot is any behavior‚ choice‚ word‚ or attitude that promotes safety for all and communicates utter intolerance for violence. A green dot is pulling a friend out of a high risk situation a green dot is responding to a victim blaming statement with words of support a green dot is donating a few dollars to your violence prevention center a green dot is noticing a change in a child’s behavior and making a referral a green dot is talking with a friend about how much this issue matters to you. A green dot is simply your individual choice at any given moment to make our state safer. How many green dots will it take to begin reducing powerbased personal violence in our state?

Create new stories, myths, and heroes. Praise gentle boys. Encourage children to trust their instincts. Believe victims and children. SUPPORT VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

We want to find out, and we want to replace every single red dot we can with a green one. UALR has entered into the National Green Dot initiative full force and will work with Safe Places and others to make Arkansas a safer place for everyone. Watch for more exciting news on UALR and the Green Dot Initiative. Page Eight www.SafeplacesLR.org


A Victim’s Story This is not a picture of me, though in some ways, it is me. This is not my tear-stained face. But this is my story. And every time I tell it, I feel just like the girl in this picture. I feel just as hopeless, just as alone, just as dirty as the girl in this picture. When it all first began, I just thought it was a one-night thing. Just being rebellious I guess. But after a week had passed, and I had so many drugs in me, I truly believed that I was a prostitute. I was a prostitute like any other prostitute. I was only 14 when he took me to that little shack of a place. The house looked so rickety, but it was solid. locked all the time with no way out, not even out of that filthy place he called my room. Page Nine www.SafeplacesLR.org


I tried every way I could think of, but there were iron bars on all the doors and windows. And even if I had somehow managed to break out and get outside, I had no idea where I was or how I would even find a real road. I don’t think anyone at all lived nearby. I never even saw a mailman. I was a country girl that lived pretty far out in a rural part of the state. So I never thought something like this could happen to me. I always thought my parents would be able to find me wherever I was. But he took me away - and yes at first I let him take me away. But I thought it was for one lousy night. Just one night, and he seemed nice enough. It was at least 6 months before my parents found me. That 6 months felt like a lifetime. When I got out, I was so ashamed and felt so out of place with them. I never expected that. I was afraid to even look at my little sisters. I was afraid to let Mom hold me, I think I sort of pulled away at first. I always knew they loved me. And I always knew that they would accept me back into the family, but I couldn’t accept myself into the family because I was just not the same girl. I could not stand the idea of my younger sisters knowing what happened or thinking it could happen to them someday. I just wanted to disappear from their lives at first.

My Mom found Safe Places after I had been home suffering for almost a year. She said it was “A Saving Grace” to have found them. I wasn’t so sure about that. After all of this happened, I wasn’t the same person. I may never be the same person. My family would just say, “She is not herself.” How could I have been myself? I had sex with at least 30 men - maybe more. And the man that took me was the worst one of all. He was mean and violent, and to him, sex was mean and violent. No I was not myself, just going through the motions hoping I would snap back to myself by some miracle. It took my Safe Places advocate, hundreds of emails and phone calls, hundreds of counseling sessions and a lot of education that led me to finally accept myself again. I can make it now. I know I can. But still, it isn’t easy being me. I’m just glad I have Safe Places and my family to help me. We have moved away from Arkansas now and it has really been better for me. My advocate and I email all the time and sometimes talk by phone, and that gets me through. She really has been “A Saving Grace.” Page Ten www.SafeplacesLR.org


Odds

Ends

Welcome to Our Summer Interns Safe Places is delighted to have MyKia Downs and Chloe Washington as our a summer interns this year. Both of them are such an asset to our work, and will be soon teaching violence prevention education classes to preschool children. Many thanks to Tauheed Salaam and to the City of Little Rock Youth at Work 2012. We are grateful for this program.

Safe Places Presents The Cloisonné Clothesline Pin

$10

A special design created especially for Safe Places, cast in elegant cloisonné with silver metal trim. Teal symbolizes victims of sexual assault. Purple is symbolic of domestic violence.

MyKia Downs MyKia is 19 years old and lives in Little Rock. She is currently a sophomore at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, majoring in middle-school education. Some ofher hobbies are teaching, cooking, acting, being a dj and modeling. MyKia’s motto for life is “walk by faith not by sight.”

The blue pinwheel symbolizes children who have been abused and reminds us that childhood should be carefree and safe. To order your Cloisonné Clothesline Pin, call Safe Places at 501-374-SAFE (7233) OR order by email rjohnson@SafePlacesLR.org.

Support Groups Starting Soon Our new cycle of support groups will be starting soon. Please call the office if you want to pre-enroll for one of them. They fill up quickly, so we need your name so that we can reserve a seat for you. Topics will include:

Chloe Washington Chloe will be a Junior at Little Rock Central High this upcoming school year. She play basketball on the Lady Tiger basketball team, and tennis for the school's tennis team. Chloe also has musical talents, playing the violin in the school orchestra. Courtney enjoys drawing and will be taking AP Drawing this school year. Her leisure hobbies include hanging out with my friends, going shopping, and watching TV. Page Eleven www.SafeplacesLR.org

Dealing with Violence by an Intimate Partner Adult Survivor of Childhood Abuse: Healing Wounds Surviving Sexual Assault:Wounds of the Soul & Spirit Art Therapy for Hurting and Healing (Girls) Why did it happen to my child? (mothers of sexually abused children)

Call Rhonda Johnson at 501-374-7233 for information. AND if you are planning to be a facilitator for one of the groups, also call Rhonda for our training schedule. We need our volunteers, so please do not hesitate to call.


Open House at Safe Places In late May, we held a very impromptu Open House at Safe Places and were delighted to have so many visitors, even on such short notice. We want you to know us better, so we will be hosting another Open House after school starts and everyone has gotten settled into the fall. Thanks so much for those of you who could attend. We enjoyed meeting many new people and greeting some long-time friends and supporters. Stop by whenever you’re in our beautiful neighborhood. We would love to visit you any time. Actually Safe Places is almost always an open house!

The stunning Trinity House, provided to Safe Places by Trinity Episcopal Cathedral to be a safe place for hurting children and families in this community

Talking with a few of our special guests Page Twelve www.SafeplacesLR.org


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