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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 …
Sexual Assault & Intimate Partner Violence In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month, WCSAFE wants to acknowledge the lives and experiences of those survivors who have been victimized at the hands of an intimate partner. It takes strength to endure. Survive. We want you to know that it is not your fault. We believe you. We support you. You …
“Little Brown Girl” By: LaQuetta Travis Little Brown Girl no one knows the pain you’ll go through as you grow. Little brown girl no one dares speak of your sorrow, your plight so they stand boldly, they mock and they starevcould it be that no one cares? Little brown girl I’d tell you now if I knew it would …
An Advocates Inspiration By: Kristyn Weinert, LLMSW WC Safe First Responder Sexual Assault Advocate We are all born with a unique opportunity to be given a choice to determine our fate and destiny in life. Some say it’s a passion, others it’s a calling; however to me it’s both and what I call inspiration to be a voice for …
An Interview with WC SAFE Board Secretary Scott Stewart How were you first introduced to WC SAFE and how did you first get involved? I was first introduced to WC SAFE by actually searching the NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work) Board Member postings, which I was incredibly lucky to spot! I reached out to the Board members due to …
Examining Rape in Art History By: Katie Michael So here is the story of Medusa. If you took mythology in high school, then you probably learned that Medusa was a hideous woman with snakes on her head that turned men to stone. After hundreds of attempts by warriors and men of Greece to kill Medusa and steal her head (for …