Congratulations Ellen Sklar!

April 14, 2014

The week of April 6 to 12 was National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. In Vermont, after a week of workshops, seminars, and other activities, the Vermont Center for Crime Victims hosted an awards ceremony on Friday, April 11, to acknowledge advocates, survivor activists, and others for their exemplary contributions on behalf of crime victims. One…

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Thank You Joan Carson and S.A.N.E Nurses!

April 14, 2014

About a month ago, Joan Carson, the ER and SANE nurse at Fletcher Allen Health Care emailed me to say she and her nurses were thinking about helping us raise money for the art room to be dedicated to Laura at King Street Center. I was deeply touched that they would even consider doing something…

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Sexual Assault Prevention Month

April 4, 2014

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the United States. We would have to be living under a rock if we didn’t recognize that sexual violence is pervasive in our society. It occurs in our homes, our neighborhoods, our schools, our communities, our workplaces, and even in venerable institutions, like our military. No one is…

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