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Not in our town? I was fortunate enough to be chosen to attend a week-long Community Leadership training put on by the Blandin Foundation. The Blandin foundation’s mission is: “To strengthen communities in rural Minnesota,” by providing community leadership training opportunities (Blandin Foundation). As a social worker, I attended to seek ways to enrich my…

First of all thank you for your support of the Pets in OFP bill, it passed overwhelmingly in committee! We will keep you updated as it moves through the process. Secondly I finally have the pictures from the Rally Day at the Capital and I thought I would share those. The roses represent the women…

There is a bill right now that is in the Minnesota House of Representatives that would help protect pets within Domestic Violence Orders for Protection. We know that many of our clients don’t come forward for fear of what will happen to their pets. This order would help protect that. Of 50 shelters surveyed about…

What a great time was had by all last night!! Thanks to the folks at Harley Davidson and the time and talent of Nick Sinclair and his team and the staff and volunteers at HOPE Center we were able to raise: $432!! It was a great time and we are so grateful for all of…

Friday was spent putting the last minute touches on the United Way grant application. Then in the evening some of the staff went to the Vagina Monologues, put on by some talented St. Olaf students and a much appreciated fundraiser for the HOPE Center. Then Saturday afternoon was spent setting up for the HOPE Rides…

OnYourMind: Marna Anderson, of WATCH, says it’s time to hold the media accountable on choice of words when reporting domestic violence Most often, one encounters the media referring to a domestic assault as a “domestic dispute.” That is like calling a robbery a “commercial dispute.” As a society, we acknowledge that in a robbery, the…

IN JUST ONE DAY: 1,648 participating local domestic violence programs (83%) Assisted 65,321 adults and children through shelter, transitional housing, and advocacy Answered 23,045 hotline calls, over 16 calls every minute Trained 30,735 attendees at 1,468 community education sessions These are the incredible results of the fourth annual Domestic Violence Counts: a 24 hour census…

There will be great art, a taco bar, classic cars, music and more… Stop by and support Nick and HOPE Center. Help Nick reach his goal: http://www.razoo.com/story/Hope-Rides-Fundraiser And we invite you to attend the Vagina Monologues Thanks to the talented students at St. Olaf THURSDAY MARCH 11th THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES IN THE PAUSE AT 8PM…

One of the best parts for me about being at HOPE Center is being involved in other collaborative efforts that aim to help create a healthier environment for all of us to live in. One of these collaboratives is an effort called United for Kids which is a community initiative promoting literacy and learning for…