A Season of Gratitude and Growth As autumn comes to a close, we at Avalon Healing Center are filled with deep gratitude for the compassion and generosity of our community. This season, you reminded us once again that healing happens when we come together with purpose — and a cup of tea. ☕ A Heartfelt Thank You for Making Our Tea …
Standing with Survivors – Kimberly Hurst at Avalon Healing Center
26,000 sexual assault and trafficking survivors. That’s how many people Avalon Healing Center has provided free and immediate lifesaving services for in the almost 20 years since opening our doors in January of 2006. One third alone having been children! As the Founder and Executive Director of Avalon, formerly known as the Wayne County Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner’s Program, I …
WC SAFE Rebrands to Avalon Healing Center
PRESS RELEASE: December 8, 2020 Contact: Katie Smith ksmith@avalonhealing.org / kmichael@wcsafe.org Detroit, Michigan – Formerly known as Wayne County Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Program (WC SAFE), Avalon Healing Center is excited to share their brand refresh with their communities. “The rebrand comes out of a need to better represent the work we do and who we do it for, and …
Advocacy Through the Eyes of a Survivor
Advocacy Through the Eyes of a Survivor By: Benita Robinson, Crisis Coordinator A moment in time…. Where everything stands still. Your life is forever altered, sometimes without you realizing it. Sometimes without you knowing if you will make it to the see the end. I will undoubtedly never forget the day, about 10 years ago, I was sexually …
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Wayne County Safe’s Kim Hurst gives Guy Gordon an update on Detroit’s Rape Kits
Wayne County Safe’s Kim Hurst gives Guy Gordon an update on Detroit’s Rape Kits