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Capital Campaign Update…
Here are our Champions of our Capital Campaign. We are getting closer to our $10,000 Match, we are over $6,800 so we are almost there!! And if you want your name on this list contact Erica: estaab (at) hopecentermn.org. And for those of you who are already there thank you for your support! Capital Campaign Donors 8.15.17…
Read MoreLady Gaga, Stigma and Surviving…
This winter Lady Gaga told the press that she has PTSD because she was sexually assaulted at age 19, and someone told me what people were saying about the news in town. “Who does she think she is?” one guy apparently said. “She never fought in a war!” His friend agreed and scoffed at Lady…
Read MoreNew Protocol Yields Good Results…
When the police come out to a domestic call, it’s a chaotic time. The person who made the call is often traumatized and scared and hurting, and even the most helpful visit from police can leave the person rattled and trying to think of answers to hundreds of questions. What’s going to happen next with…
Read MoreGive to the Max Day Is Coming!!
Are you ready? The 6th Annual Give to the Max Day is coming! Avoid the GTMD rush, you can schedule your donation early so you know you won’t forget! https://givemn.org/organization/Hope-Center-15
Read MoreSexual Assault “Not Just A Woman’s Issue”
by: Sara Hart- Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator for HOPE Center Rape … it can happen anytime, any place. It does not only happen to women, but also to men and children. Rape should not be just a “woman’s issue,” but an issue that our community as a whole needs to address and demand that it…
Read More2nd Annual Scrub for HOPE!
Join us this Saturday from 11-3 as the ACT Center and Carleton Students help clean up Northfield! The 2nd Annual Scrub for HOPE Car Wash will be in the Econofoods Parking lot at 601 Division Street. You bring your car they wash that, and your $10 donation will help clean your conscience knowing you helped support a great…
Read MoreFree Parenting Workshop Tonight!
News from the Northfield Community Initiative… Behavior Expert Kirk Martin to present on Thursday night! Don’t forget! This Thursday (May 19, 2011) from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., behavioral expert and parent educator Kirk Martin and his son will be coming to Northfield. Their workshop is titled, “Ready to Be A Courageous Parent? Stop Defiance, Yelling…
Read MoreOmelet Breakfast Sunday May 15th!!
The Sons of the American Legion are hosting an Omelet Breakfast for the benefit of HOPE Center. Sunday May 15th American Legion- 112 NE 5th St. Faribault 8:30am – Noon $7 adults ~ $3.50 for kids 12 and under Buy your tickets at HOPE Center or at the Door We HOPE to see you there!!…
Read MoreUnited Way Fundraiser!
As you know we depend on funding from many sources, one of our much appreciated sources is the United Ways of Faribault and Northfield. Today (Friday April 29th) the United Way of Faribault is having a fundraiser. Good food, good cause what could be better? Today the Schwan’s Frozen Food Truck is in the United Way of…
Read MoreApril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month!
By Sara Hart, Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator To many people April is just another month of the year, but Nationally April is recognized and declared Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is a time for us as a community to raise our voices and “Demand a Change, Change of Heart.” It is…
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