NEW! Survivor Resources from the Institute on Strangulation Prevention

At the Institute, we are dedicated to educating professionals as well as those who have experienced strangulation assaults. Survivors of strangulation assaults experience the ultimate robbery of hope. We know just one strangulation occurrence at the hands of an intimate partners means the victim is 750% more likely to die at the hands of their abuser. At the Institute, we believe Survivors can only make the best decisions for themselves and their families when they have all the information and fully understand the lethality of their situation.    

 

We have curated a variety of information and resources aimed to help educate Survivors on the severity of strangulation as well as resources aimed to help Survivors create pathways to safety, health, healing and autonomy. 
The Institute would like to thank our Advocacy Advisory Committee, co-chaired by Michelle Morgan and Joyce Bilyeu, for their tireless effort on this project as well as Alliance for Hope International’s Director of Culture and Creative Services, Yesenia Aceves, for her beautiful work in designing and creating our new Survivor Resources web page. 

 

Please take a moment to visit the new Survivor Page on the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention’s websiYoYou will be welcomed to the page by Alliance for Hope’s CEO, Gael Strack, and invited to browse a variety of helpful resources.  

Thank you, Lockheed Martin!

Thank you to our friends Michelle and Lori for dropping off donations collected by Lockheed Martin Staff.  What a great way to kick of Domestic Violence Awareness Month!

Thank You, Women’s Giving Circle of Marinette and Menominee Counties!

Thank You, Women’s Giving Circle of Marinette and Menominee Counties!

We recently awarded grants during our Summer Grant Cycle.  The Women’s Giving Circle Restricted Endowment Fund, held at the Community Foundation, awarded $2,500 to Rainbow House Domestic Abuse Services will be used for a new health and wellness initiative for mothers and their daughters.

The Women’s Giving Circle Fund was established when an anonymous donor made a gift to the Community Foundation to support women’s philanthropy. The Fund is designated for the purpose of supporting projects and programs directly impacting women and girls.

Girls and women working with the Rainbow House   complete a simple application with their Advocate.

Examples of local programming options:

  • Music lessons/instruments
  • Scout enrollment/uniforms
  • Tae Kwon Do/uniforms & belts
  • Boxing classes/gloves
  • Self -Defense class fees
  • Gym membership
  • Yoga Classes/mats/blocks
  • Swimming Lessons/season pool pass
  • Summer Camp

Please contact your Advocate for more information about how to apply for this wellness initiative!

 

 

Young at Heart Support Group Tuesdays 1:30pm to 3:00pm

Welcome to our Rainbow House Support Group for those age 60+.  Please call Joette at (715) 735-6656 for details and location.  All support groups are free and confidential.  Recently, our group painted masks demonstrating how they feel on both the in and outside.  Come join our Advocates and fellow survivors as we heal from the experience of domestic violence and abuse.