Capital Region Events focus attention on issue of sexual violence Take Back the Night, marches at night, are happening in the Capital Region for Crime Victims Rights Week. For more information on an event near you, go to www.takebackthenight.org Locally, the Family and Friends of Liza Ellen Warner and The Niki L. Hart Memorial Children’s Fund will host… more
Unity House Receives Funding for Fellows The New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence announced $150,000 in state funding for two domestic violence services programs that will allow each to hire a graduate student or recent college graduate to help enhance the services they provide. The Family of Woodstock, Inc. in the Ulster… more
Staff at Troy’s TJ Maxx on Vandenbrugh Avenue pitch in to help Unity House’s Sojourner Place. Fans of TJ Max are often called Maximistas, as in Fashionistas to the Maxx. Or folks who like to save to the Maxx. You can consider us Maximist fans of the crew at our local TJ Maxx. Again, the… more
Program Director for Domestic Violence Services featured in Troy Record Check out this short, informative, piece.
Domestic Violence Services Team Welcomes Familiar Face Unity House’s Domestic Violence Services Program has a new Service Director who is a familiar face to many: Tabitha Dunn. Ms. Dunn has worked in various capacities in the DV Services Program and is actively involved in community outreach. She has worked in Domestic Violence Services since 2001… more
What is The Vagina Monologues? Based on Eve Ensler’s Obie Award winning play, this theater piece explores and celebrates women’s sexuality. By turns funny, provocative, and heart-wrenching, this collection of stories taken from interviews with women throughout the world has developed into an international phenomenon that gives voice to women’s relationships with their vaginas. Unity… more
Consistent Baker Brings Joy She’s in 8th grade now. Getting taller, which made us reflect back to when she first came in, five years ago. In 2013 an 8 year old child had a bake sale and wanted to donate the proceeds to charity. She was a delight to meet. We gave her an age-appropriate tour of Unity… more
Have you heard of ThirdLove? They’re the company that believes the best bra is one you never think of It’s true. We don’t think about bras. And when women arrive at Sojourner Place, Unity House’s shelter for victims of domestic violence, it’s the last thing on their minds. But often, women arrive with little more… more
Key4Women Thinks Outside the Box Key4Women is the bank’s nationwide community of entrepreneurial and executive business women brought together by KeyBank to help them thrive. It’s more that just banking services for women-owned businesses, it’s also a network, a philanthropically-minded group, and a resource for women everywhere. Frankly, it’s also an inspiration. At least it seemed that… more
Have you seen these images? They are meant to be arresting. To make the viewer uncomfortable. They deal with, after all, an uncomfortable subject: domestic violence. The idea of October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month is to shine a light on the topic and focus on the community collaboration needed to address this complex issue and… more