Laura’s House Launches Awareness-Building Campaign to “End the Silence of Domestic Violence”
Posted on October 7, 2011
- During Domestic Violence Awareness Month visitors to the Laura’s House Website can listen to audio recordings of two women who broke the cycle of violence
- Donors to Laura’s House can double the impact of their donation due to a pledge Friedmann & Friedmann Insurance that will match dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000, donations made through the Website, during October 2011
LADERA RANCH, Calif., Oct. 1, 2011 – Laura’s House, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to change the social beliefs, attitudes and behaviors that perpetuate domestic violence while creating a safe place in which to empower individuals and families affected by abuse, today announced the launch of a month-long education and awareness-building campaign to “end the silence of domestic violence,” in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
During October 2011, visitors to the Laura’s House Website can listen to stories shared by two survivors, Nancy and Sophie, who have overcome abusive relationships and are now building lives that are free of violence for themselves and their children. Visitors who make a donation via the Website will be able to double the impact of their contribution due to a pledge from Newport Beach-based Friedmann & Friedmann Insurance Services, Inc., to match dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000 in donations to Laura’s House, made during the month of October. The funds raised during this campaign will be used by Laura’s House to provide much-needed programs and services to other families who are fleeing violent homes.
“A recent study found that during 2010, there was a 25% increase in the number of women and a 60% increase in the number of children seeking refuge from domestic violence,” said Margaret Bayston, CEO and Executive Director, Laura’s House. “As an organization, in addition to providing services to families who are fleeing violent homes, we strive to provide the community with the information and tools they need to prevent domestic violence from occurring. Our organization is blessed to have so many supporters within the local community, and we hope that by sharing the stories of these two survivors, we can encourage the broader community to become more involved in helping us to ‘end the silence’ of domestic violence.”
Laverne Friedmann, president of Friedmann & Friedmann Insurance Services, a long-time supporter of Laura’s House stated, “We are proud to support Laura’s House in its efforts to ‘end the silence’ of domestic violence, and I hope that through our matching pledge, more people will come to realize the value that this organization brings to the community. The prevalence of domestic violence has reached epidemic proportions, and it is only by getting people to talk about it that we will be able to turn the tide and reduce the incidence of it in our communities.”
Nancy and Sophie’s stories will be available at Youtube.com/laurashouse1994 to donate to Laura’s House via its Website, visit http://www.laurashouse.org/donate.html to make donations to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month during October 2011.
More information on the programs and services offered by Laura’s House is available at www.laurashouse.org or by calling (949) 361-3775. Those in crisis should call the Laura’s House 24-hour toll free hotline at (866) 498-1511
About Laura’s House
Annually, Laura’s House provides residential shelter services to more than 200 women and children, counseling to more than 300 clients, legal services to more than 300 clients and assists with more than 1,700 crisis hot-line calls. The mission of Laura’s House is changing social beliefs, attitudes and the behaviors that perpetuate domestic violence while creating a safe space in which to empower individuals and families affected by abuse.
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