by Anonymous Survivor | May 4, 2021 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
Hi, I’m Sunshine. I have struggled for a couple of decades with “Should I stay or should I go?” I was a client of Reach Out Speak Out and then I wasn’t. This is my story, which I tell in hopes that potential donors and the public at large might...
by Paul Porter | Mar 9, 2021 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
Spring and New Beginnings Spring is the time of year when we think about new beginnings. Leaves are coming back to the trees, the weather gets a little warmer, birds come back from their winter hibernating and there’s a freshness in the air. When you recognize that...
by Jan Porter | Sep 4, 2020 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
A hurricane has hit your family and home. I pray that you prepared for the dangers and devastation that hit your family. I pray that no family member lost their life because of the hurricane. When the hurricane is over we can finally get our lives back in order. The...
by Jan Porter | Aug 7, 2020 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
The hurricane of domestic violence has a pattern. Waves, wind, calmness, waves, winds, calmness, waves, wind, calmness, waves, wind, calmness, waves, wind, calmness, waves, wind, calmness!!!!!! There is another similarity between a hurricane and domestic violence. We...
by Shelby Ketchen | Mar 7, 2020 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
To Leave Or Not To Leave is a series of blog posts submitted under the condition of anonymity for obvious reasons. It is, therefore, published under the Admin’s authorship. Stay and Pray – Not To Leave I have been married for several years. At least once...
by Jan Porter | Jan 16, 2020 | Domestic Violence, Leaving, Volunteering
BE THE CHANGE… Reach Out Reach Out Speak Out encourages you to look at your own relationships and also look around you. If you have any question that there may be abuse with your family, friend, neighbor, co-worker, or that person that you see in church every week,...
