How YOU can Help HAVEN Save People from Abuse (HAVEN, Aug. 27, 2017) As a nonprofit, we rely on the generosity of others to help us carry out our efforts. It’s that effort, however big or small, that goes directly to helping survivors. Without it, shelter would not be provided, wounds would not be healed,…
Police Looking for Possible Witness in Sexual Assault Investigation in Holly Twp (Michigan State Police, July 9, 2016) Holly Township, MI – On June 26, 2016 at approximately 3 30 AM troopers were dispatched to the area of Milford Road and East Rose Center Road in Holly Township to attempt to locate a female that…
Brock Turner Isn’t Special. His Victim is. (Guest Blog, Lisa Schmidt, July 1, 2016) We don’t know her name. And honestly, we don’t have a right to. But the victim in the Brock Turner case is a hero. She spoke out against a tarnished part of our legal system that happens every day, all across the…
State Police Seeking Opportunities to Educate on Human Trafficking (Michigan State Police, Jan. 5, 2016) Oak Park, MI – With an estimated 100,000 and 300,000 children at risk for sexual exploitation in the U.S. with an average age of 11 to 14 years old., the Michigan State Police (MSP) wants to raise awareness about Human…
Oakland/Macomb NOW Raising Money to Process Detroit Rape Kits (NOW Press Release, Feb. 15, 2015) The Oakland/Macomb MI National Organization for Women (NOW) has set up a team fundraising page for the group Enough SAID (Enough Sexual Assault in Detroit), which is raising money to have the backlog of over 11,000 rape kits in Detroit…