outfit! b. A Beautiful Space - a Beautiful Black woman therapist has provided us her space. It’s gorgeous, has a fireplace, soft peaceful music, privacy, and a comforting atmosphere. c. First Celebration of Life Event - participants of Courageous Access programming from 2020 - current enjoyed a luncheon together on Juneteenth weekend! They met one another, celebrated each other’s wins, had great food, and an even greater time! Empowerment through the Arts™ gives even more reasons than the 2020 pilot to join 3-5 Black sisters and learn how to end DV cycles! Want to be on the waiting list for our next classes? Sign up here: Empowerment through the Arts™ 7. DV Prevention for Black girls: Our nonprofit has partnered with an entity named eleven24 out of Detroit, MI, to utilize their programming for our Black girls here! The pilot began in May 2022. We can’t wait to share more information on the nonprofit website - stay tuned! 8. Self-Defense: Our nonprofit is in the process of receiving funding for our Personal Security™ pilot - stay tuned! 9. In a relationship? Make sure it’s healthy: Healthy Relationship Wheel Illustration. Or go to TheHotline.org, or Phone: 800-799-7233 10. In an abusive relationship? a. Call us to get connected to a Community Safe Space to begin safety planning, 515-428-0077 b. At the Community Safe Space, talk to The Hotline.org to commence safety planning c. At the Community Safe Space, take a look at types of abuse, including sexual coercion, at Tools for Us Endnotes 1. Deja is a composite character whose behaviors, characteristics, and experiences are created from a combination of national statistics of Black women and the experiences of real-life victim-survivors 2. Denzel is a composite character whose behaviors, characteristics, and experiences are created from a national statistics, articles on Black male perpetrators, as well as traits related from victim-survivors interviewed by Courageous Fire, LLC 3. BlackburnCenter.org article: Black Women & Domestic Violence 4. Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence website 5. Types of abuse are found at Courageous Fire, LLC on our Tools for Us segment broken down into Types of Abuse 6. Safety Plan Definition: personalized plan that helps keep you and your loved ones safe wherever you are. Taken from CenterForFamilyJustic.org article “What is a Safety Plan?” 7. “Domestic Violence, Assault on a Woman’s Worth” by June Hunt is available in many places including Amazon. com 8. How to Find a Safe Way Out step 1 of 5 of the Survivor Safe Roadmap. Graphic created by Courageous Fire, LLC 11
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