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October 12, 2023

Education & Outreach: Quarterly Newsletter October 2023

Our Education & Outreach Quarterly Newsletter is here to keep you in the loop on all the incredible events and webinars heading your way. Don’t miss out on FREE opportunities like Trauma Recovery Chair Yoga with Brenda Hershey…

September 1, 2023

Quarterly Newsletter: September 2023

Read our Quarterly Newsletter to learn impactful ways you can support victim-survivors during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, information about our First Light Fundraiser, and our Lean On Me! program. Subscribe to receive important Women’s Advocates updates in your inbox every quarter! Read and subscribe here: https://conta.cc/3qZ9rpr…

July 12, 2023

Education & Outreach: Quarterly Newsletter July 2023

Our Education & Outreach Quarterly Newsletter is here to keep you in the loop on all the incredible events and webinars heading your way. Don’t miss out on FREE opportunities like Trauma Recovery Chair Yoga with Brenda Hershey, a self-defense class with…

June 21, 2023

Quarterly Newsletter: June 2023

Read our Quarterly Newsletter to learn impactful ways you can support victim-survivors with our Foster Pet Program, Landlord Circle, or in-kind donations while welcoming our new Director of Housing Stability. Subscribe to receive important Women’s Advocates updates in your inbox every quarter! Read and subscribe here: https://conta.cc/3qZ9rpr…

April 5, 2023

Education & Outreach Newsletter: April 2023

Read our Education & Outreach Quarterly Newsletter to register for FREE online events, join our Online Survivor Support Group, and learn more about our new Pop-Up Advocacy location at the Saint Paul Opportunity Center on the Dorothy Day campus! Read and subscribe here:…

March 22, 2023

Quarterly Newsletter: March 2023

Read our Quarterly Newsletter to hear from our new Executive Director, learn how you can support the youth in our community, and read Jessica Rose’s Story: Part 2, which shares the lived experience of a victim-survivor and her children finding safety from abuse. Subscribe to receive important Women’s Advocates updates…

March 16, 2023

April Online Survivor Support Group: All are welcome!

If you’re interested in either group, please fill out the Google Form at https://tinyurl.com/WASupportGroupForm Women’s Advocates offers Online Survivor Support Groups for victim-survivors of domestic and sexual violence in January, April, and October. People of all genders and sexualities experience domestic violence…

March 13, 2023

Rose’s Story: Part 2

In our fall newsletter, we shared the personal story of Jessica Rose, a survivor of domestic violence trying to find housing for her family after leaving her abuser. Click here to read part 1 and continue reading about her experience in part 2 below. After fleeing domestic violence…

January 25, 2023

Women’s Advocates is proud to introduce Holly Henning as our new Executive Director

Women’s Advocates is proud to announce that Holly Henning will be joining the team as our new Executive Director on February 21.   Also known by her nêhiyawak (Cree) name Miskitoos, or Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) name Gimiwnaaabo-Ikwe, Holly is an enrolled member of Marten Falls Anishinaabe First Nation…

January 10, 2023

Foster a Victim-Survivor’s Pet

Did you know nearly half of victim-survivors of domestic violence stay in abusive situations rather than leave their pets behind? Women’s Advocates’ Survivor Advisory Committee, made up of current and former program participants, wants to work with our community to fix this problem. They are asking Women’s Advocates to…