Greetings!
In an attempt to keep our friends and supporters up-to-date with Family Crisis Center, we have officially entered the 21st century with e-newsletters. We hope this will be a convenient way for us to share all of the exciting things happening at our agency and in our community with you, our valued friend. Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Family Crisis Center
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Family Crisis Center is Moving Temporarily!
We will be moving temporarily to:
2700 Farmington Ave Building Suite E
Farmington, NM 87401
We will be closed August 9-12 and resume regular business hours on
August 16th at our temporary location.
(505) 325-3549
24 Hour Hotline (505) 564-9192
Or Toll-Free (888) 440-9192
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Marge's Place Grand Opening
Marge Atkinson's Children Speak at the Gathering | Home-away-from-home for hurting families opens its doors.
After 6 years of planning and fundraising, it was a special moment for our community and all invovled to celebrate the Grand Opening of Marge's Place protective shelter on June 26, 2010.
The new. state-of-the art facility will be able to accommodate many more families, more comfortably than the existing shelter facilities. This facility represents safety, hope and healing for hurting families.
One of the most amazing things about the shelter is that hurting families will know that the community cares for them; that they are not forgotten or pushed aside. An overwhelming number of community members, organizations and businesses stepped forward to help Marge's Place become a reality. It is the true giving spirit of San Juan County that built the shelter. It is as if every community member helped lay a brick to ensure this safe home was a reality. |
Special Thanks to our Donors!
It is amazing to us the ways in which our community has stepped forward to help ensure that Marge's Place became a reality. Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to all who contributed.
"With our Appreciation"
Representative Thomas Taylor
Senator Steve Neville
Senator William Sharer
Representative James Strickler
Representative Paul Bandy
Representative Ray Begaye
San Juan County
City of Farmington
San Juan Regional Medical Center Foundation
San Juan Open Foundation
PNM Foundation
ConocoPhillips
Southwest Airlines
11th Judicial District Court Employees
Bright Horizons
Children's Discovery Place
Children of Margaret Atkinson
Family Crisis Center Employees
Elk's Lodge
Martin & Beverly Pierce
Altell
The Cole Family
George & Melissa Sharpe
The Network
My Father's House
Emmanuel Baptist Academy
Citizen's Bank
Titus & Murphy Law Firm
John and Maxine Dean
Farmington First Baptist Church
Rich & Denise Corcoran
Vic Titus
Joe and Beth Gonzales
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
John & Carolyn Penney
Halvorson House
First Presbyterian Church
New Mexico State University
Added Touch
Al's Trailer Sales
The Breathing Room
Bedrooms Plus
Century 21 SoWesCo
Cold Steel, Inc.
Courtyard by Marriott
Cliff's Amusement Park
Cummins Rocky Mountain LLC
Four Corner's White Water
Farmington RV
Freytag & Ferrar
Four Corners Federation of Republican Women
Sleep-n-Aire
Lila and Blaine Atkinson
Hidden Valley Golf Course
Horace Nissan
Inside Ideas
Jaye's Hair and Nails
Lowe's
M Moose
Mesa View Middle School
Noel's
Nearly Famous
Office Max
Petco
River View Golf Course
Rocky Mountain Motor Coach Association
Safeway
Sammuel's
Nicohles
Sierra Holdings
Southwest Pet Supply
Sherrie's Studios
Southwest DJ
Tuxedo Junction
Teddy Connection
Wal Art
Williams Field Service
Western Warehouse
Zale's
St Clair Winery & Bistro
The Bluff's
Golden Corral
Rubio's
Spare Rib BBQ
Los Hermanitos
Emilio's
Chili's
Junction Square
Three Rivers
Pizza Hut
La Fiesta Grande
Ideal Baptist Church
Maranatha Fellowship
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Pinon Hills Community Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Christ Church
Bethany Church Women
S Fellowship
Farmington Daily Times
Vertical Radio
Navajo Ministries
Star Radio
KWYK Radio
Karen Harris
Betty Heard
John & Chris Carlson
The Cassidy Family
Eugene Cook
Maudene DeLarue
Lana Dowdy
Tracy Fellabaum
Norren Klemm
Norma Liebert
Doug Lorenz
Betsy McCord
Brandt & Carrie Thrower
Michelle Pecotte
Dennis Pioche
Patrick Roper
Ada Rosebrough
Dr. Protia Sykes
Dr. Roger Allyn
Patricia Armell
James Phillips
Mark and Neph Frazer
Liz Applegate
Arnild Lameman
Vernon Perkins
A & W
Alexanders Jewelry
All Done Up
Amber Valencia
American Home Furnishings
Applebees
Arches
Arnold Lamemean
Pat Coleman
Becky Watson
Bedrooms Plus
Bella Vista Photography
Best Buy
Boons Family Thai BBQ
Chef Bernie's
Clancy's
Don & Colleen Varner
Costa Vida
Debbi Gregory
Anna Monroe
Dillard's
Durango Mountain Resort
Durango & Silverton Railroad
Ellen Benton
Farmington RV
Four Corners Massage
Glacier ClubInside Ideas
Jan Culp
Jason Sandel
Jon Bell
Judy Christenson
Kathy's Party
LePetit
Maurin Family
Navajo Arts & Crafts
Octopus Car Wash
Outback
Pam Howlett
Party Décor 2000
Peter Kemp
Red Lobster
Riverwalk
Schwab Family
Tequila's
The Hair Shaque
United Country Accent Realty
Vectra Bank
Wolf Creek Ski Resort
Zebadiah's
Zebra's
Zeim's
William & Carolyn Stone
Bloomfield Extension Club
7 to 11
Wal-Mart
Target
Lucy Young-Jojola
Teresa Ellis
Julie Henley
Taylor & Wendy Buchanan
Letitia Sandoval
Treva Salt
Ellen Benton
Jenny Dennis
Susan Shipman
Penny Bingham
Homeworks Inc.
Closet Compnents Corporation
Clary Construction
Blindworks
Bethany Christian Church
Western Refineries
Eleventh Judicial District Attorney's Office
Marge Kottke Foundation
Opal M Cole, Executive Director
Alma Lorenz, Development Manager |
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From Humble Beginnings...
In early 1978 Marge Atkinson and a few other women started to take victims of domestic violence into their own homes to help them and try to keep them safe. They soon found out that they were now included in the crisis. During the next few years, Marge Atkinson founded Marge Atkinson Home for Women and Children, which became state funded and started the first protective shelter. The non-profit organization has helped to pioneer a model for empowering families of domestic violence to take control of their lives.
The center was started by a group of volunteers, and a modicum of information they obtained at a workshop in Wichita Kansas. The intention was to provide safety to women. The first shelter was very small; it was a one bedroom apartment with three beds, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and a bathroom. The apartment had wall-to-wall bodies; wherever they could find space.
It is with great honor and pleasure that Family Crisis Center has named the new shelter after our founder, Marge, who knew that no one should have to live with abuse alone. l them how valuable they are to you, but don't go overboard. Insincerity is easy to spot.
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Did you know?
Domestic violence rates in San Juan County are triple the national average.
Domestic violence is everyone's business. It could be happening in families that you know. Unfortunately, domestic violence has no boundaries. It affects people of all socioeconomic statuses, ethnicities, ages, and educaitonal backgrounds.
Help plant the seeds for safe families by talking to neighbors, friends, and community members about domestic violence and help break the silence.
Family Crisis Center Services:
- Counseling for men, women and children.
- Counseling for victims and children are FREE
- Substance Abuse Recovery Groups.
- Advocacy
- Protective Shelter for victims and their children.
- 24 hour hotline.
If you or someone you know needs help, call the
Counseling Center (505) 325-3549
OR
24 Hour Hotline (505) 564-9192 |
|  Marge Atkinson
Family Crisis Center's Founding Exectuvie Director |
| Board of Directors
President
Brandt Thrower, Attorney
Thrower Law Firm
Member Since December 2004
Vice-President
Portia Sykes, D.N.
Harmony Naprapathic
Member Since November 2006
Treasurer
James Q. Gipson
Member Since March 2005
Secretary
Lela Holmes
San Juan Realty
Member Since February 2009
Karen Raburn, M.D.
Past-President
Member Since April 2004
Joyce Cardon
San Juan Home Builders Association
Member Since February 2009
Terry J. Dayish
APS Four Corners Power Plant
Member Since March 2009
Mary Brockman
VECTRA Bank
Member Since April 2009
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|  San Juan United Way Partner Agency |
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NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO.1
