Grants for Graduates of Domestic Violence Centers
Thanks to a few wonderful donors, we were able to allocate funding to our program “Grants for Graduates of Domestic Violence Centers”. These grants targeted at “graduates” of domestic violence shelters in the Tri-Valley Area of Livermore, California. We’re working closely with Shepherd’s Gate (www.shepherdsgate.org) to identify women either currently “graduating” or who are ”recent graduates” from their domestic violence program. Victims of domestic violence have always been dear to my heart, so we set up this program to help them start their new lives as they go out into the world again. Thank God that there are programs like Shepherd’s Gate and Tri-Valley Haven for Women. At the moment, we’re only working with Shepherd’s Gate, but as we get additional funding we’ll be expanding our program. You can help by sending donations, even $10, $25, or $50 can make a difference.
Client Support
I’ve been traveling a lot this month for my regular day job, but we have received a few calls from clients. Earlier this month were able to put together a couple of bags of groceries for one client and give a couple of $25 Safeway gift cards to another client. Just this morning we gave two $25 Safeway gift cards to yet another client - one I knew from BasicNecessities.org. Sometimes I wonder how people continue to get by, given their situations and the difficulty of improving those situations. We’re also starting to get calls from potential donors wanting to give us furniture, however we just don’t have the space for large furniture items. Maybe someday we’ll have a warehouse.
