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In honor of International Women’s Day ~ March 8, 2017
Today we honor International Women’s Day and dedicate this post with admiration to the women of 180 Turning Lives Around……the committed staff, and caring professionals, whose daily work it is to help others rise up. Each of you inspire and instill confidence; delivering healing and hope so that others may have a chance to rise up and turn their lives [...]
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Teen Dating Violence Prevention The statistics on teen dating violence are a call to action. “Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year. One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner, a [...]
Daylight
When you heard about others making New Year’s resolutions did you look down and say to yourself, “Nothing will ever change?” Maybe you felt as if there’s no hope or at least no hope for you. First, you should know that 180 Turning Lives Around is here to support you [...]
180 saved me
My mother and I stayed in the Safe House when I was 10. That was over twelve years ago but I remember it like it was yesterday. She gathered up the courage to leave and we escaped our abuse once and for all. With a few belongings stuffed into suitcases [...]
Women Make an Impact
Dear Friends of the Two River Area, 180 is truly humbled to have been selected the recipient of the inaugural Impact 100 grant. It was an absolute honor for me to share 180’s vision for a new model of service and justice for individuals impacted by domestic violence in Monmouth [...]
Our First Thanksgiving at the new Safe House
Dear Friends of 180, It's our first Thanksgiving at the new Safe House - how blessed we are this year! Thanks to your support, our families are celebrating together. They are planning the menu as I write this note to you - and setting a special table, one that for the first [...]