| Spring 2011 |
HELPline: (512) 396-4357
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Greetings!
A great way to assist HCWC's mission is to purchase a $25 ticket to our 27th Annual Auction on Saturday, June 4 at 6 p.m. at the LBJ Student Center Ballroom on the Texas State University-San Marcos Campus. Go to story... |
| "Non-Report" Law Gives Victims Time to Decide | |
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It's been nearly two years since Texas instituted its "Non-Reported Sexual Assault Evidence Program."
 | | Depiction of a forensic exam conducted by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (Moira Foley, left). The survivor is supported by a volunteer HEARTeam Advocate (Catherine Difonzo- Shellman, right) inside the Central Texas Medical Center's sexual assault exam room. |
The law clearly empowers victims, but few locally have taken advantage of its free examination and two-year window on deciding if and when to prosecute.
Before 2009, victims of sexual assault had to report the crime in order to receive an evidence-collecting forensic examination. And if the victim chose not to prosecute, she was stuck with the examination bill. Read more...
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| Developing Local Support Critical | |
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Demand for services is up while federal and state dollars are down. The solution is clear: more community involvement with HCWC's mission.
It's an irony many charities can relate to. HCWC is serving 15 percent more victims even as federal and state cut-backs are implemented.
Recognizing the trend, HCWC's directors decided to broaden resource development by hiring a permanent, full-time Director of Development and Community Partnerships. Read more...
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| | HCWC's Executive Director Marla Johnson |
 | | New Director of Development & Community Partnerships Charles Vestal |
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 Auction Ahoy! | |
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Want to help victims? Support HCWC and be at Texas State U. on June 4.
Bid on silent and live auction items at HCWC's biggest fundraiser of the year.
On Saturday, June 4, hundreds of folks will act on their values by participating in the Hays-Caldwell Women's Center's 27thAnnual Auction to be held in the LBJ Student Center ballroom on the Texas State University campus. Admission tickets are $25.00 per person and include a full Texas barbeque dinner. Read more...
Plenty of prizes are yours for the bidding at HCWC's Annual Auction.
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| Roxanne's House Flush with Plush | |
 Catherine Paseman (left) with brother Matthew of San Marcos spearheaded a drive to stock Roxanne's House with plush toys donated as part of her church service project. Bear-y cool, Catherine! |
| Breaking New Ground | |
Carefully planned capital improvements will double service capacity without increasing overhead.
February 28 witnessed, at HCWC's campus in San Marcos, the official groundbreaking for the Building Hope Campaign, Phase II. Following the 2009 building of the McCoy Family Violence Shelter, the Building Hope Campaign, Phase II is a dramatic remodeling of the former shelter and offices into repurposed facilities that effectively double HCWC's capacity to assist victims of sexual assault, family violence and child abuse. Read more... |
