Lyn Stuart speaks at Voices Against Violence event

Vulcan is bathed in a pink glow all month as part of Breast Cancer Awareness month. October also is Domestic Violence Awareness month, another issue that affects many women in our community.
Within this month of important causes, October 15 is a special date. That’s when supporters of the Voices Against Violence initiative of The Women’s [...]

Great work already for Voices Against Violence

What has been accomplished already by Voices Against Violence, the giving circle of The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, and its community partners? In just two years of making grants and in partnership with the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ACADV), Voices Against Violence has made possible:
• Creation of a dedicated docket (2.5 days/week) for [...]

The mythology of the batterer — there’s more at work

What causes a man to batter? According to Wes Goodenough, director of the Violence Intervention Program at Gateway, there’s some mythology about the causes of domestic violence.
As we try to imagine why someone would batter their partner, we think he must have trouble handling anger or communicating or managing stress in the relationship or within [...]

Western part of county suffers special challenges

District Court Judge Jill Ganus, serving as a Special Circuit Judge, watches as the women line up in the hallway, some who should be going to the doctor, not to the court. She tries to help them all, finding a way to provide Protection From Abuse orders that will keep the perpetrators away from victims [...]

Nurse listens and learns about lives of homeless women

Jean Newsome found her way to a homeless shelter because she thought she could help by offering her skills as a nurse, taking blood pressure and performing other services. She ended up providing an even greater service as a listener and a writer, recording the life stories of women who found themselves without a place [...]

Run for their lives! A reason to leave a bad situation

Jennifer Kilburn of the Children’s Policy Council has one phrase she wants to emphasis at Women’s Fund Blogging Against Violence today: “Run for their lives.” That’s how she wants to encourage victims of domestic violence, primarily women, to find the courage to get out of a bad situation, by running in order to save their [...]

Who’s on first for blogger interviews?

The Women’s Fund Blogging Against Domestic Violence has a great lineup of speakers, all joining a panel of bloggers in the NBC13 conference room October 7. Check out who’s on tap and tune in via Twitter (#wfundbham) or the live stream from the NBC13 website. Use the key word Women’s Fund to find us.
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Official acceptance for Women’s Fund award

Kate Nielsen, president of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, has a special job to do today in San Antonio, Texas. She’s accepting the Critical Impact Award, made by the Council on Foundations, on behalf of our amazing Women’s Fund.
Talk to members of The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham and you will soon see that [...]

Leno premiere boosts The Women’s Fund

Mavis Leno showed her concern for the issue of domestic violence with a previous appearance to benefit the Voices Against Violence initiative of The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham . On Sept. 14, a special premiere party for her husband’s new television show continues the family connection.
NBC-13 is hosting the party as a kickoff for [...]

Women’s Fund domestic violence work wins national award

The Council on Foundations has chosen The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, a component of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, as one of two national winners of Critical Impact Awards in 2009. The award recognizes the work of Voices Against Violence, a giving circle within The Women’s Fund, and the impact of their [...]