Stuff The Bus

The United Way of Inner Wisconsin kicks off their annual giving campaign at Lunch By The River, August 13 at Veterans Park in Wisconsin Rapids. The event will feature Stuff the School Bus. We are asking for donations of new school supplies to help out our area kids.

Many of the families who depend on the services provided by the Family Center will be the recipients of school supplies collected at this event. When a family is displaced due to domestic violence, they often have to leave most or all of their belongings behind. By providing a donation of school supplies, you are helping give a family a second chance and helping all of our area kids to succeed this school year.

Come out to Lunch By The River on August 13 to enjoy great food, live entertainment, and help our community!

October is DV Awareness Month

This October, for domestic violence awareness month, the Family Center is launching a White Ribbon Campaign. The White Ribbon Campaign is a call to men, all men, to put an end to domestic violence. We are specifically adressing well-meaning men to serve as role models and advocates to end violence against women. While domestic violence does affect everyone, the vast majority of victims are women. The first White Ribbon Campaign was launched in 1991 by a group of men in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has since spread to more than 57 other countries as a means to reshape how men define their place in society. Understanding the role of male privelege in creating an environment that fosters abusive behavior towards women is key to the goals set forth by the White Ribbon Campaign. This year, A Call to Men, an organization that operates to end men's violence against women, is offering their Men's Institute in Milwaukee on September 23, 24, and 25. For more information about this training, please vist http://acalltomen.org/training_series.php