Hate Crimes Prevention Act signed into law after a decade of advocacy
More than 10 years after the brutal murders of gay college student Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., an African-American man, President Obama signed legislation named for them on October 28, 2009: The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The new law updates existing federal hat

"The Choice" - Poem by a domestic violence victim's father
As National Domestic Violence Awareness Month draws to a close, we would like to illuminate an often overlooked aspect of domestic violence: the perspective of parents who see first hand the devastating effects domestic violence has on their children and grandchildren. The following is a p

Flowers of appreciation
Tomorrow, (Tuesday, October 20) KIDS COUNT

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
As our president so poignantly stated in his official proclamation last week, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month - a month to recommit ourselves to ending violence within our homes, our communities, and our country. An excerpt of

WVIDA Program Launch - A new resource for domestic violence victims
Tomorrow morning marks the launch of an initiative that could change the lives of countless domestic violence victims and their families in West Virginia: the West Virginia IDA (WVIDA) savings match program. Both the media and the general public are invited to join us