Refuge House is excited to be back in the swing of things this year! Our annual charity golf tournament will take place Monday, October 4, 2021 at Capital City Country Club. Your participation ensures that victims of domestic violence and sexual assault have the resources they need to recover and heal in the aftermath of…
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Each year Refuge House provides our children in shelter with all the necessary school supplies to ensure that they have a successful start in school and that they will have what they need throughout the school year. We are collecting items now for the 2021-2022 school year. Please help our kids today! To schedule a…
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Thank you for following along with our 2021 SAAM journey. We hope we were able to highlight important intersections of Sexual Violence and the different resources that are available. This week we will be focusing on how Sexual Assault impacts the LGBTQ+ community and Black women and Black communities. What does it mean to move…
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This week we are focusing on communities who may feel isolated when talking about sexual assault. Various cultural norms, stereotypes, and stigmas can make it difficult to come forward and disclose that you are a victim or survivor of sexual violence. Below we elaborate on different tools and resources available for both Hispanic and male…
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This week we will be focusing on online sexual harassment, child marriage, and emotional support animals! The National Sexual Violence Resource Center has put an emphasis on online harassment for this year’s SAAM and with so many of us utilizing online spaces after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic this is important to talk about!…
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by Marina Brown, Special to the Tallahassee Democrat April 5, 2021 Birthdays are days for celebrating not only what has passed, but the expectation of what is to come. That was the case when Tallahassee’s Refuge House, an organization that provides direct services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and to their children and families…
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