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September 13, 2021

Quarterly Newsletter: September 2021

Subscribe to our Quarterly Newsletter and view September, 2021’s newsletter here!…

June 5, 2020

In solidarity and remembrance

We at Women’s Advocates stand with Black, Indigenous, and all people of color in grief and outrage over the murder of George Floyd.  We mourn the loss of this innocent man, criminally cut down in the prime of his life.  We recognize Mr. Floyd’s death as one of countless brutalities…

April 14, 2020

MinnPost Article about Women’s Advocates, COVID-19, and needs

Read this article featured in MinnPost on April 14, 2020 https://www.minnpost.com/health/2020/04/as-domestic-violence-shelters-deal-with-covid-19-and-extra-expenses-franken-fashions-a-fundraiser/   “It’s also a very financially volatile time, with Women’s Advocates adjusting to the new realities of living and working amid COVID-19 restrictions.”…

March 17, 2020

Women’s Advocates’ response to COVID-19

Please read our update below. If you can support financially at this time, your donations will go directly to Women’s Advocates’ Aftercare program to support domestic violence survivor families and former Women’s Advocates’ residents with rent support. Donate HERE. Our response to COVID-19 developments…

January 17, 2020

Walking with survivors for 45 years

Women’s Advocates: Walking with survivors for 45 years Women’s Advocates and Twin Cities PBS co-produced a series of documentary short videos chronicling the history and legacy of Women’s Advocates. This series documents what it took to launch Women’s Advocates in the 1970’s – a team of committed people who invaded…

November 11, 2019

20 Days of Giving | Nov 14 – Dec 3

Here are links to Women’s Advocates’ facebook or GiveMN fundraising pages. October 11, 2019, marked 45 years of shelter at Women’s Advocates. Forty-five years later, domestic violence persists, and Women’s Advocates’ response is wide-reaching with 150+ partners working with us to provide crisis support for the 1 in 3 women, 1…

November 5, 2019

Womens Advocates 45th Anniversary Newsletter

Click here to view Women’s Advocates’ 45th Anniversary Newsletter    View on Issuu…

October 22, 2018

Highlights from Courage to Fly luncheon

Watch five videos of highlights from Women’s Advocates’ Courage to Fly luncheon from October 10, 2018.  …

August 6, 2018

Women’s Advocates welcomes diverse group of new board members

Saint Paul, MN   August 6, 2018    Women’s Advocates, the first shelter in the nation for victims of domestic violence, is thrilled to announce that it has welcomed seven new members to its Board of Directors. These caring individuals are now part of a 13-member volunteer Board of Directors, who represent…