News and Events
Inner Harmony Yoga Showers us with Diapers
Our dear friend Kari Burgos at Inner Harmony Yoga, here in San Pedro, organized a diaper drive for Rainbow Services this week. She was able to bring us a MOUNTAIN of diapers, which will go to families in our shelter. Thank you, Kari and the Inner Harmony Yogis who made the drive such a success!
For more information on Inner Harmony Yoga, click here to visit their website.
Director of Outreach & Volunteers
I am extremely pleased to announce that Rainbow has hired an incredible person to be our very first Director of Outreach and Volunteers, Judy Gordon. Judy previously served as the Executive Director for the Women's and Children's Crisis Shelter, a shelter based domestic violence agency in Whittier. She has extensive knowledge of domestic violence services from her years of working in the field. Not only does she bring all of that knowledge to this position, she also brings a broad range of understanding about LA County's DV network. She will be quite an asset for us.
Facebook and Twitter!
We are always looking at new and exciting ways to engage in the community, and social media is a great way to connect with other people and organizations. We hope you'll join us by taking a moment to become our fan on Facebook, join our cause on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
Our social media spaces are meant to be interactive. Please, write on our wall, comment on our posts, and retweet our tweets!
If you have any questions or comments about our Facebook/Twitter accounts, please contact Lauren Johnson.
Moby & Domestic Violence
Moby joins the fight against Domestic Violence. Upset by California State's decision to cut funding to domestic diolence organizations, he plans to donates 100% of the proceeds from his California concerts to domestic violence shelters.
Read the full article and video at CNN.
Other News
A very powerful article from Oprah magazine that underscores the need for a strong response from the police when it comes to cases of domestic violence. The article really helps to show the barriers that women face when they decide to leave an abusive relationship. It also helps to answer the question, why doesn't she just leave? As the article shows, leaving doesn't always work.
Ben Schirmer
Executive Director
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
Press Release July 28th, 2009: Governor Eliminates State Funding to Domestic Violence Programs, Endangering the Lives of Domestic Violence Victims and their Children.
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Some rather sobering statistics about the upcoming fiscal challenges facing nonprofits nationally.
Nonprofit Finance Fund dated March 26, 2009.
Keira Knightley has joined the fight against Domestic Violence.
She is appearing in a very compelling
Domestic Violence Commercial Ad for Womens Aid in England.
Harsh Realities Facing Nonprofits
During these tough economic times many charities are facing difficult times. This NY Times article explains the harsh realities facing many nonprofit organizations.
