If you listen to V103, you may have heard a lot from WRC in the days following the tragic shooting of a woman by a former partner at the CNN Center. WRC's Executive Director Jean Douglas and Transition Advocate Vickie Heller, as well as Board Member Nea Simone, made mutiple radio appearances answering questions and calling the community to action. With another fatality in DeKalb due to domestic violence just a week later, it is clearer than ever that our community must commit itself to ending intimate partner violence. Don't tolerate abusive language or actions in your lives or the lives of others, and consider becoming involved with WRC as we work to challenge all systems that support violence against women.

Until recently, support groups for women in our safehouse were held in the common area or dining room, neither of which was ideal for intimate, emotional conversation. However, thanks to our loyal supporters and the design stylings of Director of Legal Services Marilyn Stinson, support group now has a room of its own. "It's important to have a space away from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the house," says Joelle Hall, Crisis Line Advocate. "Now we have a place where women know they can be at peace."