A few years ago, Rebecca was a volunteer with her sorority sisters from Baylor Alpha Chi Omega. She was a student at Baylor and the work she did with Family Abuse Center was the usual kind of work that this chapter of Alpha Chi does for us. They work with our kids. They provide meals […]
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Last week, I again had the opportunity to help fill here at Family Abuse Center working in the kitchen helping our Resident Advocate out. One of our staff had a family emergency and several of us pitched in to help. Working in the kitchen is certainly one of the most challenging jobs we have at
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The staff is taking over Facebook this week. Here’s what Natalie’s Friday looks like. Check out FAC’s Facebook to follow along! 4-11-2014 // 9:49 am Hi! My name is Natalie and I am a case manager for our ESG housing program at FAC. Because I work under more than one grant, I get to wear
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The staff is taking over Facebook this week. Here’s what Kathy’s Thursday looks like. Check out FAC’s Facebook to follow along! 4-10-2014 // 9:59 am My name is Kathy Reid. I’m Executive Director of Family Abuse Center. One of my favorite things is to arrive early at the shelter. I love being here before most
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The staff is taking over Facebook this week. Here’s what Amy’s Wednesday looks like. Check out FAC’s Facebook to follow along! 4-9-2014 // 10:09 am My name is Amy and I am the volunteer coordinator here at Family Abuse Center. My days usually begin with assessing what current needs exist in terms of volunteer tasks.
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The staff is taking over Facebook this week. Here’s what Whitney’s Tuesday looks like. Check out FAC’s Facebook to follow along! 4-8-2014 // 9:43 am Good morning! My name is Whitney and I am the Director of Finance. I take care of all the financial aspects of FAC, which include paying bills, payroll, deposits and
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The staff is taking over Facebook this week. Here’s what Janice’s Monday looks like. Check out FAC’s Facebook to follow along! 4-7-2014 // 9:38 am My name is Janice and I’m the Shelter Manager. This morning starting at 6 am we served breakfast for 50 clients. Their meal consisted of blueberry pancakes, orange juice, bagels
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All too often, our clients will justify the abuser’s violent behavior. The victims tell us that the abuser’s childhood was horrible. He witnessed lots of violence. His mother was beaten in front of him. He heard the screams. He saw the blood. His childhood experiences are now his excuse for his own violent behavior. Sometimes the victim feels badly for
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Social media has changed everything about the way we communicate. Communication now on social media is quick and wide spread. Just a click of a button and a message is transferred across the world. We are able to track down long lost friends from elementary school, or reconnect with neighbors who moved away years ago. We
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Domestic Violence is the single largest cause of women and children living in homeless situations. The families that come to Family Abuse Center come because they can no longer stay where they are living. They are “refugees” from their own home, forced away by the abuser. Most of them have already tried to leave, fleeing
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