Dating is harder than it ever has been....which is why we're sharing these great resources from @loveisrespect all during #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth. Like this, for young folks who are just starting to venture into the world of dating:
https://t.co/wVuRIOvwIy
What the heck is "love bombing?" Turns out, it's one of the first signs of a potentially abusive relationship.
Find out what it is from @loveisrespect: https://t.co/yJIacs6pmB
February is #TeenDatingViolence Awareness Month. Another hard topic to tackle. But our friends at @loveisrespect have some useful tools, like this visual guide to relationships:
#FeelGoodFriday: Our friend Monica sent us BOXES full of Paparazzi Jewelry so the ladies in our care have something shiny in their Valentine's bags!
What a "sweet" surprise for us and them. 📦💝
February is #TeenDatingViolence Awareness Month. Another hard topic to tackle. But our friends at @loveisrespect have made it interactive with an online quiz to learn how you can help:
https://t.co/HvUZgKt8MB
February is #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth. It's a hard topic, which is why our friends at @loveisrespect made an online quiz to assess the health of a relationship:
https://t.co/QvQIonb446
This is not a drill! This is real, and it will be amazing. We can't wait to see what our friends at Oak Street Arbor, Graze Abilene, KAO Lounge, and Kent Beck Motors have in store for this awesome event. We will be there! Will you?
https://t.co/O8bLDWiNFz
Thank goodness for the The @CNNFreedom Project for telling such amazing stories of #Human Trafficking victims and awareness initiatives!
This is a graphic novel aimed at educating teens:
https://t.co/hQdrbKZQmV
CHURCHES, how can you help victims of human trafficking?
Here's a comprehensive toolkit from @TheCAASE (Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation):
https://t.co/WYFAWMBqwi
#HumanTrafficking seems like too big of an issue to impact yourself, right? Where do you start??? The U.S. @StateDept breaks it down into small steps you can take to make a difference:
https://t.co/nYBhh9G3Ac
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It's a tough topic. So, we created this list of documentaries and feature films about human trafficking: https://t.co/BnRM2SX1YY
#humantrafficking#humantraffickingawareness
#FeelGoodFriday: Of the 1,970 gifts we provided to families over Christmas, can you believe 200 of them were books?
We made sure every child received books for gifts, because of the incredible support from Books-a-Million!
Of the 1,970 gifts we provided to families over Christmas, can you believe 270 of them were stuffed animals?
There were reversible octopi, homemade critters, and giant bears -- all to provide comfort to our children experiencing trauma.
These amazing high school students from @clydecisd went all IN for a class project about social problems.
They learned about domestic violence, THEN coordinated a donation drive.
If this is our future, we're gonna be okay. 👌
#FeelGoodFriday: 16 individuals and organizations pooled together just over $15,000, and our Fairy Godmothers at The Lantern Project used their magic wand to turn the $15,000 into $32,250!!!
Now, where do we get one of those wands??????🤔
Of the 1,970 gifts we provided to families over Christmas, A LOT were toys....like, 1,200 of them!
THANK YOU to everyone who helped Christmas merry for our families this year!
What did we do with ALL the donations that poured in over Christmas??? We helped a LOT of families have a merry Christmas by giving out:
🎁 1,970 gifts 🎁
to children AND adults! That includes everything from toys to lip balm and everything in between.
Around the holidays, we LOVE the outpouring of support from the community bringing us gifts and donations!
But we DON'T love that the demand for our services also increases. Here are some reasons WHY:
https://t.co/Hxt4JHysrW