OCTOBER 2021 – Dear Friend, If you’re like me, newspaper headlines have a way of shaking me free from the other concerns of my day. Whether they arrive in print at my doorstep or as alerts on my screen, sentiments like these are disturbing. Locally and nationally, one thing is clear; domestic violence is impacting… Continue Reading Impacts of domestic violence on our community
BY KERRY BENEFIELD, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, Wednesday, July 7 2021 – POST-PANDEMIC SALES UP FOR STORE RAISING FUNDS FOR YWCA SAFE HOUSE The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on many Sonoma County businesses, but the toll it took on Treasure House feels unique. The consignment and thrift shop, run for nearly six decades entirely by volunteers… Continue Reading New age for vintage shop
MAY 2021 – Dear Friend, When local families in need call our 24/7 Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline, begin therapy or enroll their little ones in our therapeutic preschool, the nurturing relationship begins. Our role in this community is to support families living in abusive situations by offering refuge in our confidential Safe House shelter, resources… Continue Reading Nurture – A Mother’s Day Message
PRESS DEMOCRAT CLOSE TO HOME, BY MADELEINE KEEGAN O’CONNELL, CEO, YWCA SONOMA COUNTY. April 18, 2021 — Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz and now, closer to home, Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli faces multiple allegations of sexual assault. You and I know this is only a partial list. We live in a country… Continue Reading A survivor says, don’t suffer in silence
By MARTIN ESPINOZA, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, Sunday, April 11, 2021 — PUBLIC ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE CAN RESURFACE SURVIVORS’ PAST TRAUMAS. When a high-profile sexual assault case makes headlines, those who are survivors of rape, domestic violence and related offenses are re-traumatized by their own experiences, said local advocates for victims of sex crimes. Allegations by… Continue Reading Assault stories rip open wounds