It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month And we have an inspiring success story of “Susana,” a domestic violence surivivor Susanna came to Home Start after fleeing from a domestic violence incident in another state. Alone and pregnant in San Diego, she first bounced between hotels and shelters before meeting our Domestic Violence Housing Specialist, Jordan, in […]
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More than anything, “Susan” wanted to help her daughters heal from their trauma. It broke her heart to see your girls suffering. Fortunately, she found out about Home Start’s Behavioral Health Services program. She first enrolled her older daughter Sam into our program and saw her make great progress and healing. Soon she enrolled her
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The month of April is a time to celebrate spring, warmer weather, and vacations. April is also Child Abuse Prevention Month and a time for all of us to remember why child safety matters. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are close to four million reports of child abuse each
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March is National Social Worker Month A time to celebrate the great profession of social work, March’s theme for National Social Worker Month is “Breaks Barriers”. WHAT IS SOCIAL WORK? Social work can be difficult to understand because the profession is so diverse. Social workers work in many different places, including schools, hospitals, mental health
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The 1920s saw some massive changes taking place in the fashion industry. Some significant changes that became permanent in this era include: Shorter hemlines make moving around and driving cars easy. A tube-like, slender silhouette that dismissed the traditional feminine physique. Basic tailoring led to women abandoning the typical corset. Dropped waistlines from below the
