Greetings!
Sharpen your pencils and get your backpacks ready because fall will be upon us before we know it. Back-to-school is one of those times we can start fresh, with a clean slate that beckons us to begin again. With that in mind, WINGS is beginning new projects as well. Our secondary survivors group (family, friends, relatives of survivors) is gearing up for a second round and we're starting a program for Spanish-speaking survivors of childhood sexual abuse. We also have a new website under development that we're excited to reveal by the end of 2009. If you want to get involved, there are plenty of ways. Let us know what's on your mind or your ideas for working with the issue of childhood sexual abuse. We're just a phone call or an email away.
Happy leaf raking and pumpkin picking -
Anne Guarnera, LPC
Executive Director
WINGS Foundation, Inc.
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Survivors' Loved Ones
Need Support Too
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Are you the family member, spouse, partner, or close friend of a survivor? Could you benefit from your own support system while trying to help the survivor in your life? Do you want to understand what survivors go through during healing? WINGS started the Loved Ones Group to fill these needs. This group is appropriate for anyone who is joining a survivor on their healing journey.
Part education and part support, the group will meet for 8 weeks on Tuesday evenings beginning in September to assist those who are living with or helping a survivor through the sometimes rocky journey that is healing. The fee for this group is on a sliding scale based on household income and full and partial scholarships are offered.
For more information or to register, please contact WINGS at 303-238-8660 or wings@wingsfound.org.
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Thank You Stimulus Package!
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Thanks to funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, WINGS will be starting its Services for Spanish Speaking Survivors program on September 1. Monica Lujan (pictured at right) has been hired as the part-time Bilingual Program Manager and comes to WINGS with a wealth of experience in program development and clinical practice with the Latino community. Welcome Monica!
The VOCA Recovery Act grant WINGS has received runs till February of 2011 with the end goal being several fully-functioning support groups for Spanish-speaking survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
For more information about our Spanish program, or to inquire about Spanish or English presentations for your group or agency, please contact WINGS at 303-238-8660 or 800-373-8671.
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Search the Internet, help WINGS!
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Did you know WINGS can earn a donation every time
you search the Internet or purchase something online?
GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine
that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to
the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search
engine.
GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which
donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause!
Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay,
Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every
time you place an order, you'll be supporting WINGS.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter WINGS Foundation (Lakewood, CO) as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread
the word!
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Staff Update
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Meredith Gribble joined the WINGS staff as the new Program & Outreach Assistant in May. Meredith comes to WINGS with a strong background in advertising and technology and is pursuing her master's in counseling from the University of Northern Colorado. Meredith will be assisting WINGS clients with intakes and therapist referrals, and will be developing new outreach strategies for the agency. Welcome Meredith!
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Thank You to
Our Contributors
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Funding from the VOCA Recovery Act Grant has enabled WINGS to begin our Services for Spanish Speaking Survivors program.
We'd also like to thank these recent contributors of funding or in-kind services:
The Pioneer Fund
Jackson Media Group
Merrill Lynch
And a huge thank you goes out to all those who purchased raffle tickets for our Broncos Season Ticket Raffle Thanks to you WINGS raised over $3,000!
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2008 Accomplishments
Individuals who attended a WINGS support group: 276
Support group meetings held: 762
First-time contacts seeking
help or information: 946
Presentations given: 62
Volunteer hours
contributed: 3,684
We are grateful to all our volunteers, donors, funders, and in-kind contributors who helped us to make these services possible!
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