Taking Back Control Podcast | Season 3 | Episode 1 Did you know the risk of homicide increases by at least 500% when a firearm is present? This means that a woman is five times more likely to be killed by her partner when the partner has access to a firearm. June is National Gun […]
By Patrice Tillery According to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management, 65% of HR professionals reported that domestic violence had affected their workplace, with issues including decreased productivity, increased absenteeism, and increased healthcare costs. The same study found that only 13% of HR professionals felt very confident in their ability to recognize […]
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This month, in honor of Women’s History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. This month, in honor of Women’s History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. Today, we are highlighting Rising Star, Patrice Tillery. Patrice Tillery graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree […]
Washington, D.C., April 20, 2023 – Today, a coalition of gun violence prevention and domestic violence prevention groups filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) petition for certiorari in USA v. Rahimi. The brief urges the Court to take up the case in order to overturn the Fifth […]
This month, in honor of Women’s History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. Today, we are highlighting Mother of the Movement, Lupe Serrano as shared by our Chief Executive Officer, Amy J. Sánchez.______________________________________________________________ I met Lupe in 1997 when we were members of a Board of Directors together. Lupe was the […]
This month, in honor of Women’s History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. Today, we are highlighting Rising Star, Maritza Valdez Fagin, M.P.A. by ______________________________________________________________ Maritza Valdez Fagin, M.P.A., is currently the Director of Operations at BWJP. She specializes in organizational development, capacity building, nonprofit management, sustainability, and grants management and compliance. Previously […]
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