Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice/LAWS http://lcsj.org 703.777.6552 for 24-hour information and assistance. 703.777.6552 (TTY) Fri, 03 May 2013 16:36:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 LAWS Community Services Wish List http://lcsj.org/2011/11/laws-community-services-wish-list-2/ http://lcsj.org/2011/11/laws-community-services-wish-list-2/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:13:14 +0000 NKelley http://lcsj.org/?p=281 These items are needed for the LAWS/LCSJ Office and our community service  programs

Pocket calendars/planners Home Depot Gift Cards Staples Gift Cards Paper Towels Trash bags (33 gallon and kitchen size 13 gallon) Windex Post it Notes Liquid hand soap in pump dispenser Gift cards from Walmart, Target, Giant, Safeway and SFW ]]> These items are needed for the LAWS/LCSJ Office and our community service  programs

  • Pocket calendars/planners
  • Home Depot Gift Cards
  • Staples Gift Cards
  • Paper Towels
  • Trash bags (33 gallon and kitchen size 13 gallon)
  • Windex
  • Post it Notes
  • Liquid hand soap in pump dispenser
  • Gift cards from Walmart, Target, Giant, Safeway and SFW
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(Please provide NEW items only and avoid travel sizes.)

  • Liquid hand soap
  • Shaving cream
  • Dishwashing liquid (not for dishwasher)
  • Laundry detergent (HE only)
  • Fabric Softener
  • Ibuprofen (children)
  • Vacuum Sealed space saver bags (to store pillows and other large items)
  • New Vacuum cleaner (bagless is preferred)
  • Children’s shampoo/soap
  • Multicultural dolls for Fisher Price doll house
  • Multicultural baby dolls
  • Laptop Computer
  • Gift Cards to Home Depot or Lowes for shelter repairs
  • Gasoline gift cards
  • Gift cards / certificates ($10 to $50 amounts —  Safeway, Giant, Bloom, Target, Wal-Mart, other department stores, movie theaters, fast food, auto repairs)
  • Pack and Play crib sheets (travel size not full size)
  • Kitchen / Lawn trash bags
  • Body Wash / Moisturizers
  • New Bras
  • Alarm clocks
  • Disposable Cameras
]]> http://lcsj.org/2011/11/domestic-violence-shelter-needs/feed/ 0 Donations http://lcsj.org/2011/09/donations/ http://lcsj.org/2011/09/donations/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:13:43 +0000 admin http://lcsj.org/?p=244 $100 will fund a day and night of shelter for one . . . → Read More: Donations]]> Often, our generous donors want to know how their gifts will help the victims we serve. Here are some ways you can truly make a difference in the lives of women and children who are striving to live free of abuse and violence:

$100 will fund a day and night of shelter for one person that includes counseling, meals and emergency clothing.

$250 will fund field trips and materials for daily after school activities for sheltered children for a month.

$500 will fund the cost of a family of four to attend the Parenting Nurturing Program for 10 weeks.

$750 will fund a 10 week support group for women who are survivors of sexual assault.

$1,000 will fund ten sessions of counseling for a survivor or a child who is a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault.

$2,000 will fund materials for violence prevention classes for teens throughout Loudoun County.

$3,000 will fund back-up coverage for our hotline for a year.

$5,000 will fund legal representation for a woman to obtain custody and child support.

$5,000 will fund shelter for a woman and her four children for a month and receive counseling, attend support groups, and the Nurturing program.

For more information about ways to support LCSJ/LAWS, call 703-771-3398

]]> http://lcsj.org/2011/09/donations/feed/ 0 Sexual Assault Services Wish List http://lcsj.org/2011/08/sexual-assault-services-wish-list/ http://lcsj.org/2011/08/sexual-assault-services-wish-list/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:19:08 +0000 admin http://lcsj.org/?p=230 . . . → Read More: Sexual Assault Services Wish List]]>

Sexual Assault Services Wish List

  • New Sweat Pants—all sizes, including childrens
  • New Sweat Shirts—all sizes, including childrens
  • New Underwear—all sizes, including childrens
  • New Socks (thick, warm kind)
  • New T-shirts—all sizes, including childrens
  • Mouthwash
  • Fabric markers and/or permanent markers of varying colors
  • Gift cards to craft stores (Michael’s or A.C. Moore)
  • Journals
  • Stress  balls
  • Colored pens
  • Sketch pads

Sexual Assault Services Book Wish List

Creative Group Therapy for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: Speaking the Unspeakable
By Bonnie Meekums
Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children
The Gift of Fear (audiobook and/or hardcover/paperback)
By Gavin De Becker
Haunted Marriage: Overcoming the Ghosts of Your Spouse’s Childhood Abuse
by Clark Barshinger
Healing the Trauma of Abuse
By Mary Ellen Copeland
Hurting and Healing: How to Overcome the Trauma of Sexual Abuse and Rape
By Gloria Wade
Ghosts in the Bedroom
By Ken Graber
Journey to Wholeness: Healing from the Trauma of Rape
By Vicki Aranow
Life After Trauma: A Workbook for Healing
By Dena Rosenbloom, Ph.D.
The Me Nobody Knows
By Barbara Bean and Shan Bennet
Outgrowing the Pain Together: A Book for Spouses and Partners of Adults Abused as Children
by Eliana Gil, Ph.D.
Partners in Recovery: How Mates, Lovers, and other ProSurvivors Can Learn to Support and Cope with Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
By Barbara Engel
Protecting the Gift
By Gavin DeBecker
The Rape Recovery Handbook
By Aphrodite Matsakis
Recovering from Rape
By Linda Ledray, RN, PhD
Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse: Practical Self-Help for Adults Who Were Sexually Abused as Children
By Carolyn Ainscough and Kay Toon
Voices of Courage: Inspiration from Survivors of Sexual Assault
By Michael Domitrz

 

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For more information: 2011 Drive for Charity Flyer

]]> You can DRIVE FOR CHARITY on Thursday, May 19 and see your tolls returned to our community. All tolls collected that day on the Dulles Greenway will be donated to several charities, including LAWS!

For more information: 2011 Drive for Charity Flyer

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