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New Building and New Location By Melissa Palfrey From October of 2019 to September of 2020, Family Advocates received 393 calls for...

As a friend of our agency, we want to keep you informed and up-to-date on the path before us. As you are most likely aware, we partnered...

Deborah J. Vagins, President and CEO, National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV). On Friday, June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court...

By: Matt Larson, Family Advocates' Youth Services Director Family Advocates sees a need to expand our reach. Our practice of in-school,...

Sexual assault and child abuse are not comfortable topics for the vast majority of people.

By: Mikayla Onken, Outreach Services Advocate "Hi, My name is Mikayla and I am the services advocate here at Family Advocates. I work in...

Family Advocates' Services By: Melissa Duve, Shelter Services Director Hi My Name is Melissa and I am the shelter Services Director here...

By Norma Grinnell, Client Services Advocate Family Advocates is resuming our in-person support groups for victims of abuse. These...

By: Darlene Masters, Executive Director at Family Advocates Bill Cosby is not an innocent man. He was convicted of sexual assault. A mere...

By: Kendra Kaul, Sexual Assault Outreach Advocate I am Kendra Kaul, a sexual assault outreach advocate. The majority of my work focuses...

Tristyn Newman, Iowa County Services Coordinator After a long year of social distancing and safety measures, Iowa County Family Advocates...

I believe anyone can get through anything with support. Finding your support system is very important. We should all be able to come up...

Hi Paula here, please look for all of our posts on Family Advocates' Facebook page. I was asked to share with you one thing that stands...

April is sexual assault awareness month and as always during April there is Denim Day. Denim Day's origins can be viewed here. Today we...

Hi my name is Paula Schoenberg and I am the Outreach Services Director for Family Advocates, I work with survivors of sexual violence. In...

As a mom, wife, and advocate, I’m always taking care of and helping others. And I truly love being a helper and caretaker! But I’ve...

Hi! Welcome back to my second video of the week. My name is Kira and I’m the youth services advocate for Family Advocates. In this video...

My name is Kira, and I am the Youth Services Advocate for Family Advocates. First, I’d like to tell you a little bit about how I got to...

Self-care looks different to everyone, but it is crucial for everyone to do. Self-care should be something you incorporate each day and...

A few statistics that stood out to me were that 1 in 3 females and 1 in 4 males had experienced sexual violence within their lifetime....