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On behalf of all those we serve
Vera House is deeply grateful
for the inspiring gifts of
generosity
&
creativity
with which the community
supports our
mission and services |
Vera
House is thrilled to announce
that
we have been selected
to receive the federal
Violence Against
Women Office
Education & Technical
Assistance Grant
to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities
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This
grant, in the amount of
$750,000
over three years
will be used to improve the community's response to
domestic violence and sexual assault for women with
disabilities.
We will be working in partnership with ARISE, Inc.
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The
Body Shop Store Manager
Jamie Herrick presents a check to Paula Shortsleeve,
Vera House Executive Assistant |
Vera House recently received
a gift of $165.84 from
The
Body Shop
at
Shoppingtown Mall
On Sept. 22nd & 23rd
The Body Shop offered
its customers
special $3 makeovers
with all proceeds directed to
Vera House children's programs & services.
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This
gift resulted from The Body Shop's National
"Stop
Violence in the Home Campaign"
which
aims to break the silence around the issue of family
violence
and bring support, awareness & education to their
customers & employees.
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To learn more
about
The Body Shop's commitment to social justice issues,
click here:
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The
Altria Group, Inc.
in collaboration with the
National
Network
to End Domestic Violence
recently
awarded Vera House
$30,000 through its grant initiative:
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2006
Altria Doors of Hope
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We
sincerely appreciate
this generous financial support
which will assist Vera House
in providing legal advocacy
services to our clients.
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Click
here to learn more about:
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On October 5th, over 100 people attended a benefit
screening
of the award-winning short film
"Don't tell me you love me"
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The
event raised over $800 for the mission & services of
Vera House
and was a collaborative presentation by:
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Vera House's ART OF CARING project
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the Syracuse Area Domestic & Sexual Violence
Coalition
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Ottovonmo Productions & the Palace Theatre
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Our
thanks to the wonderful panelists who participated
in
an engaging and enlightening Q&A session following
the film:
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poet
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Vera House advocate .
immigration law specialist .
cinematographer .
film director .
moderator . |
Evelyn Ayers-Marsh
Arethea Brown
Ramon Rivera, Esq.
Bret Moses
Thato Rantao Mwosa
Dr. James Duah-Agyeman |
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Arlene Kanter, Anne Ruffer, Lanie & Edward Moses
(parents of the film's cinematographer) and Don
Burns attended the benefit screening. |
Emcee & Coalition Coordinator Elisa Morales with
film maker Thato Rantao Mwosa,
an audience member and Dr. Duah-Agyeman.
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Audience members gathered in the Palace Theatre
lobby
where both Silent Witness and Survivors' Art
exhibits were on display.
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