march, 2017 volume 1, issue 1 from the desk of trish
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March, 2017 -- Volume 1, Issue 1
“Start by Believing”
is the worldwide campaign transforming the way we re-spond to sexual assault. This approach encourages friends, loved ones, and law enforcement to treat victims with compassion and respect and communicate a message of belief and understanding,
www.startbybelieving.org
Family Life Center saved my life…...
I was staffing the table at the Flagler Home Show when this
spunky young woman with raven black hair stepped up and told me “Family Life Center saved my life...it’s a magical place.” I asked her what made her say that—she said: “Family Life Cen-ter literally saved my life and reconnected me to my family. My life has turned around 100% since that dark place last year”. Tonya had been living in an unsafe situation and was sexually as-saulted. When law en-forcement brought her to Family Life Center for a forensic exam, she was traumatized and this, coupled with some mental health issues, made for a difficult initial interview. She “talked in circles”
and was struggling to be heard. Not only did our trained and pa-tient advocate hear Tonya, she believed her and Tonya felt that. This was an essential first step in her healing process. Tonya moved into the Family Life Center emergency shel-
ter. She received crisis counseling and comprehensive re-ferrals for her per-sonal needs. She was able to reunite with her family and is now in a safe, self-sufficient housing. Her story
is another success story of Family Life Center. But I think the real magic of her story is that Family Life Center started by believ-ing. By Sandy Hollett
Important Information
Family Life Center P.O. Box 2058
Bunnell, Fl 32110 386 437-7747
24 Hour Helpline Number
386 437-3505
Website: www.FamilyLifeCenterFlagler.org
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Contact: Trish Giaccone, CEO at
Flagler County’s only certified domestic violence emergency shelter and rape crisis center
W e know it takes an
entire commu-nity to end do-
mestic and sexual violence. Fami-ly Life Center depends on you, our community members to provide financial contributions and dona-tions to continue the essential work with women, men, and chil-dren impacted by domestic vio-lence and sexual violence in Flag-ler County. Your financial help truly makes a difference!
30th anniversary, we must ask
you.... “If they knock will you an-swer?” Thirty years ago, Dr. John McNeely along with Trinity Pres-byterian Church, First United Methodist Church of Bunnell, St. Marks by the Sea Lutheran Church, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Temple Beth-Shalom and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church committed to answering the door. Today, we ask you to help us continue answering the door to victims in Flagler County together...because together we make a difference!
From the Desk of
Trish Giaccone, CEO
24th Annual Golf Tournament Grand Haven
January 30, 2017
Honorable Jon Netts, Past Mayor Palm Coast with Trish Giaccone, CEO
Enjoying the awards dinner
FLC Board Members Don Madden and Linda Russell
Great day for golf!
Thank You Christmas Donors!
Words cannot adequately express our gratitude for all of our special Christmas donors—whether it was a new robe for a mom who left home with nothing, or a new bike for a special child, or those home baked goodies. You made their Christmas a won-derful one! Your generosity and caring meant that 63 children and 49 wom-en received gifts for Christmas. These gifts certainly brightened their holidays during a difficult time. Thank you to each individual donor, group, church, organiza-tion, and business that donated food, household items, toys, and holiday gifts.
1) Emergency shelter to 130 women and 119 children for a total of 9,887 bed
nights last year.
2) Provided support to an additional 157 victims (adults and children)
through our outreach program.
3) Provided sexual assault services to 4 child victims and 54 adult victims.
All of these services are provided at no-cost to the individual or child who
needs help.
Palm Coast Yacht Club Supports FLC
Family Life Center received The Palm Coast Observer’s 2016 Standing “O” Award in the non-profit category. The award recognizes commitment to excel-lence.
For the third year
This is what Family Life Center accomplished with your help
A s we kickoff our 30th anniversary year, Family Life Center continues to respond to the chang-
ing needs of our community with new free services: economic empowerment, court advocacy, injunction protection legal help. Our new Rape Crisis Center is open at 4721 E. Moody Blvd, Ste 2-204, Bunnell, Fl.
New Year, New Office, New Services
The Family Life Center is a private not-for-profit social service organization providing no-cost services to individuals and families experiencing Domestic or Sexual Violence in Flagler County. Support ser-vices include shelter, food, clothing, transportation, medical services, employment coaching, education resources, legal service support, counseling, community education, conducting outreach programs that focus on prevention and education related to Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence and partnering with other social service and law enforcement agencies to coordinate support services and programs.
Mission
March 17, 2017 Clergy Appreciation Breakfast
March 29, 2017
Wine Tasting
April 2017 Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 12, 2017
Family Life Center Gala
June 20, 2017 Ambassadors for Peace Breakfast
Housekeeping supplies: Lysol, paper towels, toilet paper, disinfecting wipes, trash bags and laundry detergent White washcloths and white bath towels, tissues and toiletries Diapers, baby wipes, baby shampoo and baby powder Bicycles, tricycles and scooters Gift cards to: Home Depot, Lowe’s, Publix, Winn-Dixie, and Wal-Mart. Handyman Volunteers Shelter Advocate Volunteers