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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....
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Protection Order Guide
Futures without Violence created a workplace Protection Guide. A Protection Order may impact a workplace by barring an alleged...
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Supervisors can make a difference
This 20 minute training video, based on real-world experiences, demonstrates supportive and practical responses by supervisors to...
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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...
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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...
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Texas Family Violence Program
Family violence is when one family or household member physically harms or emotionally abuses another family or household member. A...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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