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EBT users can help slow the spread of covid-19
According to the CDC, limiting close face-to-face contact with people is the best way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 aka coronavirus....


Protection Order Guide
Futures without Violence created a workplace Protection Guide. A Protection Order may impact a workplace by barring an alleged...


Supervisors can make a difference
This 20 minute training video, based on real-world experiences, demonstrates supportive and practical responses by supervisors to...


Why I donated 200 hours this year to Beyond the Sparkle Foundation
Give me 3 minutes of your time and I'll tell you why I volunteer hours after work and on weekends creating the website, marketing...


Choosing the design for BTSF
We've been testing different logo versions over the past year. When I was designing the logo, I wanted something that captured the idea...


Texas Family Violence Program
Family violence is when one family or household member physically harms or emotionally abuses another family or household member. A...


AVDA (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse) | End Abuse / Begin Again
If you know someone in the Houston area experiencing domestic violence who needs legal representation or counseling reach out to AVDA....


Back to School Youth & Health Fair + 3rd Annual Beyond the Sparkle Foundation School Supply Giveaway
Thank you to everyone who showed up for the Back to School Youth and Health Fair hosted by Cherubim Lodge #237 and Lip Gloss for Love. We...


Common sense can be wrong.
We can change the way we think about abuse and help survivors by changing just one thing. We need to challenge "common sense" responses...


Domestic Violence | NPT
April's documentary about Domestic Violence Domestic Violence: Living in Fear | NPT Reports A lot of times people ask you what you did...


Black domestic violence victims face barriers to accessing social services
There are so many great articles that have been written about this subject. We thought it would be a good idea to have them all in one...


Domestic Violence & Homeless Teen Awareness month
November was first declared Homeless Teen Awareness month in 2007. According to data collected, 2.5 million youth experience being...


The link between domestic violence and HIV
In 2016, Black women represented about one quarter (26%) of new HIV diagnoses among Blacks. Statistics show that physical intimate...


Supporting Survivors Pt. 3
continued from Supporting Survivors part 2 Let's talk about the survivor. They're not going to hate the abuser just because you do. Even...


Beyond the Sparkle Toy Drive: Help us give a very merry Christmas to 100 Kids!
Sparkle Lynn Watson's life and death inspired the creation of the Beyond the Sparkle Foundation. Her personality and intellect shone...


Supporting Survivors Pt. 1
When someone you love is being hurt, your first instinct may be to tell the person experiencing domestic violence that they need to...


Supporting Survivors Pt. 2
Continued from Supporting Survivors part 1. What does it mean to you to support a domestic violence survivor? What if the kind of help...
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