SA Survivor Survey

The University of Hawai’i is conducting a study: Examining Healing Trajectories for Survivors of Rape and Sexual Assault

Volunteering for the Women’s Center

Unexpected Benefits of Volunteering for the Women’s Center This year, our cultural awareness of domestic and sexual violence has been front and center. With the #MeToo Movement, Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court hearings, and the upcoming 2020 presidential election, the news media coverage is invoking conversations in homes, schools, and coffee shops across the country. Even […]

The Problem with Domestic Violence in the Movies

The Problem with Domestic Violence in the Movies When domestic violence happens, it’s behind closed doors in a place where abusers don’t just have total control of the abuse but total control of the narrative. It’s an abuser’s greatest power and a victim’s greatest weakness – privacy. Because there are only two people ever able […]

Shelter mortgage campaign

We are almost at our goal – help us reach it by Feb. 22 by donating via our website –  here. Under the “Campaigns” section is information on the campaign. Remember, every dollar you give is doubled!

Shelter Match Campaign

Shelter Matching Campaign Here in Marquette and Alger Counties, we urge you to donate to our Shelter Matching Campaign this year in honor of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors. Longtime Women’s Center supporters, Rod and Holly Aldrich, have committed to matching any funds pledged in 2018 to eliminating the mortgage of our local shelter, […]