Dear Friends, How is it already August? It feels like it could still be April, yet summer will be winding down soon, and we’ll be on our way to figuring out what “back to school” looks like, pumpkin-spiced everything, and then - before we know it...
Dear Friends, Can you believe we're already halfway through 2022? And for WTLC, it's especially exciting because June marked both the end of our fiscal year and the end of our ambitious 3-year strategic plan. When we created our strategic plan back in 2019, we could never have predicted...
Happy Pride!! June is recognized as Pride Month in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, when members of the gay community fought back against the violent police raids of New York gay bars. In June 1970, the very first Pride marches began to be held across...
Dear Friends, The month of April is not yet over, and it feels like so much has happened already and there is still more to come. I am so excited to share the groundbreaking news of Hope House. Yes, you read correctly…we have broken ground on...
Dear Friends of WTLC, Last year during Women's History Month, we encouraged you to learn a woman's name, her story, what she did, how she did it, why she did it. We asked you to help us shine a light on women's stories. We would love to...
Dear Friends of WTLC, Love is in the air this month! No, not because Valentine’s Day is right around the corner – because our Love Is campaign is almost here! Many of you are probably already familiar with our annual Love Is fundraiser – every year, we...
Dear Friends of WTLC, For many years, WTLC has approached our domestic violence and human trafficking work with a distinct philosophy: rethink our policies that minimize barriers to our services and truly catalyze our survivor-driven advocacy. Anchored in this idea, our programmatic focus areas have inevitably intersected...
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Throughout the United States, approximately 10% of adolescents reported being the victim of physical violence by an intimate partner in the last year. Unfortunately, there are many incidents that go unreported, as youth are often...
Black History Month is an annual observance that occurs every February to acknowledge and highlight the successes and innovation of Black Individuals, both from past and present. Now more than ever in the current socio-political climate, we recognize that achievements by Black individuals and communities...
Shelia was living in the great state of Texas- as she claims- when she first met Luke. He was in town for business when they struck up a conversation waiting in line to place their coffee order. What started as a quick conversation to distract...