Valerie is a 23 year old mother of three children who is currently living at the Julian Center Shelter. She is seven months along in her fourth pregnancy...
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Support sexual assault victims by attending an Extremities performance in April at Spotlight Theatre. Based on the 1986 movie starring Farah Fawcett, this production takes a rather explicit look at sexual assault. Show times include...
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Working together to increase the awareness of domestic abuse and to stop the violence! For more information, click "read more" to learn about the
Values Inside Out initiative.
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Finally! Shellie will be receiving her donated van from Pearson Automotive's "Wheels to Recovery Project" and you're invited to see it happen. Pearson Automotive’s Performance Collision Center will be hosting the event on December 12th at 6pm ...
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The Indianapolis Star - We witness increasing violence around the world, especially in the Middle East. Our attention is riveted to what often appears to be insoluble hostility. The media give us a daily update on the number of civilians dead or wounded, the fear and disruption in the lives of children, broken homes and families.
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The Julian Center's Circles(R) program needs help with providing dinner for a group of survivors of domestic violence trying to work toward self-sufficiency. They meet every Thursday night starting with a community meal that they share prior to meeting. This is where your help would be invaluable.
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The use of art therapy is instrumental in helping many victims of domestic abuse work through their complicated feelings after leaving an abuser. Here is one woman's triumph after working on a therapy project...
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Childcare staff is responsible for supervising and implementing activities for at-risk children who are residing in the shelter due to domestic violence in their homes.
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Pearson Automotive’s Performance Collision Center is in the process of restoring a vehicle to be given away to a client of The Julian Center. The Wheels to Recovery Project is Pearson Automotive’s latest way of giving back to the community.
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Melinda had the courage to leave an abusive relationship. She was safe and living in The Julian Center's emergency shelter. She needed to find the courage to carry on, learn to make decisions for herself and ...
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Her Mom was always trying to hide the broken bones and bruises from the kids. You see, Kristina’s Father was an abuser who wore down his wife emotionally, physically and spiritually. Kristina's mother was a victim of emotional abuse growing up with her mother and stepfather and foster homes.
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First, he began to tell her what to wear, and I did nothing because, obviously, he cares what she looks like...Then, he came home from a bad day at work and told her the house looked like crap and said she was a pig ...
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Just like a lot of kids around town Julian Center children will be heading back to school soon to and need all the same supplies as your own kids do. If you can help send our kids back to school with everything they need to be successful, please help.
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Domestic violence is a terrible tragedy for many families ... so many are faced with the gut wrenching decision to leave with virtually nothing in order to escape the circumstances. We are so thankful that these women hae a safe place to go when they are bold enough ...
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Interactive Intelligence Foundation helps kids living at The Julian Center have a fantastic Summer Camp experience. Julian Center children get to do the same activities other kids get to do during Summer despite their current situation.
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A surivor of domestic violence learns that sharing her story with another helps not only her friend but herself. Read Bonnie's story of surviving two violent relationships. She then gets the courage to share her story with someone who really needs to find strength to leave her situation.
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At its June 20th meeting, the Board of Directors of The Julian Center, Indiana’s largest emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence, elected Pam Matthews, President of the Board. Matthews, VP of Merchandising and Marketing for Kroger Co., stated "The Julian Center is a beacon of hope for ...
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It is estimated that domestic violence costs employers between $3-5 billion every year. Moreover, employers lose another $100 million in lost wages, paid sick leave, and absenteeism linked to domestic violence. Victims use the emergency room more often, visit physicians more ...
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Bringing impactful issues to light or going a bit too far? In late April on Glee, we found out that Coach Beiste was being abused by her husband, Cooter Menkins. Has Glee finally gone too far?
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VAWA ignores the high rates of dating violence and sexual assault experienced by young people on college campuses, endangers protections for members of Native American and immigrant communities, and fails to include language that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT victims.
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Volunteers from Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Project Management team did a day of service with us in May. They spruced up all along the front of the building, they trimmed and shaped the bushes in the front of the building and they weeded the gardens.
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Amanda was a young woman who became involved in a serious relationship as a teenager. Over time, she slowly moved away emotionally from her family and closer to her boyfriend. Amanda watched many of her early dreams fade into the fabric of her all-encompassing relationship.
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Children who have been exposed to domestic violence often suffer from a number of developmental, behavioral, and emotional effects. Left to themselves, they are at much higher risk to perpetuate the cycle of violence they witness on a regular basis and become either victims or perpetrators ...
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As you go through your clothes and household items, keep Thrifty Threads in mind as a donation destination. The past couple of months have been very slow for donations and our stock is getting low. Go through your closet, look at what you no longer need and donate it to us!
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Every year key community partners like the Assistance League provide much needed resources for victims.
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How one young lady found the courage to leave an abuser and find a better life for herself and her child.
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The Indy Evening Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Delta did a cookbook with 80% of the funds generated going to The Julian Center.
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Lillian has a very touching way of describing why she chose her job and what she does for The Julian Center. Lillian is someone you should know about.
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"I never imagined myself in this type of situation!" A mother in need ... you responded within two hours. A mother and child home from the hospital safely in their new violence-free home.
Thank you ... may you all be blessed with joy in your hearts knowing you have saved another."
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We honor Officer Charles Pearsey with the Law Enforcement Act to End Domestic Violence (LEAD) Award. This award was presented to Officer Pearsey at The Julian Center's quarterly Judge's Luncheon as a way to share vital information among DV agencies and law enforcement and to honor officers that take extra steps to help victims. Officer Pearsey is one of these officers and this was the second time he has won this award.
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How a chain of events led to The Julian Center receiving new mattresses for the shelter.
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Four years after Amy Homan McGee first fell in love with her husband, he killed her while her children waited for her outside their home. “Someone call 911. I just shot Amy,” said Vincent McGee, as he stumbled out the door, but she was already dead. She was 33.
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The Commission on Childhood Poverty-Final Report, released on December 31, 2011, mentions The Julian Center’s Circles of Support program, “Programs that are showing successful outcomes in improving the well-being of children and targeting poverty include… the Circle’s Campaign…These programs should be expanded. (p. 3)”.
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EmployIndy has awarded workforce development grants totaling $556,135 to six community-based organizations with a focus on providing employment services to low-income job seekers. Organizations include Coburn Place, The Julian Center, Salvation Army Social Service Center, and Martin Luther King Community Center.
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The Julian Center has a new library for the women and children who live in our Shelter. The library - built and dedicated in honor of Debbie - is based on the theme, Home is Where Your Story Begins..., and provides a quiet place for moms to read to their children. Thank you to the countless...
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PRESS RELEASE: With Mayor Ballard, IMPD Police Chief Paul Ciesielski and East District Commander James Waters looking on, Julian Center Executive Director Melissa Pershing and Domestic Violence Network CEO Julie Marsh praised the leadership of the IMPD Baker One pilot project at today’s Julian Center Judges Luncheon.
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In partnership with IMPD, The Julian Center works to adapt the Baker One Project to Indianapolis to help reduce DV-related homicide and serious assaults. Baker One, a project started in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina in 2002 - has proven successful in preventing lesser crimes from escalating to seriously violent or fatal acts. Click through to learn more.
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With October being Domestic Violence Awareness month, you should be aware of a better option. Not only is this option the green way of ridding yourself of an unwanted cell phone, this option can help save a life. The Julian Center accepts old cell phones as donations to help victims. Your phone will be can be a lifeline ensuring victims that help is always a button push away.
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If you didn't grow up in poverty, you may be unaware of the "hidden rules" that govern many aspects of life for the poor. Bridges Out of Poverty is a powerful tool that can help. If you are a social, health, or services professional and/or a business whose daily work connects you with the lives of people in poverty, we encourage you to learn more.
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The Circles® of Support Initiative program is designed to help survivors of domestic violence transition out of poverty and inspire communities to participate in finding long-term solutions to poverty while building circles of support and friendship around the families in need.
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