Tahoe Women's Services Awarded Grant From Award-Winning Music Star Moby: July 19, 2010

NORTH LAKE TAHOE AND TRUCKEE - JULY 19, 2010 - Tahoe Women's Services today announced it is a beneficiary of a $2,000 grant from award-winning music star Moby's "Support Our Shelters" (SOS) Fund.  Tahoe Women's Services applied for the grant when California budget cuts eliminated the Battered Women's Shelter Program funding.  The SOS grant has helped to offset some of the... more >>>
 

Happy Mother's Day From Tahoe Women's Services as Appeared in Sierra Sun: May 13, 2010

NORTH LAKE TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — Mother's Day was May 9. Hopefully, as a mother, you were lavished with gifts, services, love and attention. Maybe for that one day you were cherished. Or maybe, it was just a heightened awareness of your worth by your loved ones, because they show you kindness and respect and appreciation every day. Or maybe … it was another day of abuse. ... more >>>
 

March, Rally and Speak Out: April 08, 2010

April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month and Tahoe Women's Services is creating a community of awareness in the North Lake Tahoe and Truckee communities.

"Take Back the Night!" What does it mean? What does it mean to you? Picture this: You are walking alone at night down a dark and empty street. You see someone walking toward you. It... more >>>
 

Keep your family safe in stressful times: April 09, 2009

There is no doubt the current financial climate is affecting every family. Job loss, cuts in work hours, increases in expenses such as groceries, gas, electric have created increased stress on a families. As stress builds so does the risk of child abuse and neglect. Many parents are trying their very best to juggle work, marriage, finances, housekeeping, friendships and children. These pressures... more >>>
 

Tahoe Women’s Services: What you need to know about sexual assault: March 11, 2009

By: Sara Wee, Prevention Program Coordinator

Do you know?

• More than 7 in 10 rape or sexual assault victims know their attacker (most are intimate partners)?• 57 percent of college rapes happen on dates?• Alcohol alone is the number one date rape drug?• Men can be victims of sexual assault? One in six will experience a sexual assault in his lifetime. more

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Tahoe Women’s Services a vital community program - Call to Action: March 02, 2009

Domestic violence is a disease in our communities, and targets people of all races, religions and social boundaries. It is not always visible, and yet it can have a harmful, if not deadly effect on families. “Susan had been emotionally and physically battered by her husband following the birth of their first child. She finally got the courage to leave, because she knew that the trouble she... more >>>
 

Abuse prevention group reaches out to parents: February 24, 2009

By Luke Beasley - Sierra SunTRUCKEE/TAHOE — Local incidences of domestic violence increase in tough economic times. As the economy continues to worsen, both national and local reports of domestic abuse continue to increase. Families forced to cope with grim economic realities — pay cuts and job losses among them — sometimes reach a boiling point, with children the resulting... more >>>
 

TAHOE WOMEN'S SERVICES: Celebrate Women's History Month this March: February 12, 2009

Women have long been an integral part in our society and the shaping of history as a whole. Women’s History Month is a time when we recognize the important contributions that women have made throughout history. more... more >>>
 

Tahoe Women's Services: January is National Stalking Awareness Month: January 15, 2009

By: Karen S. Carey

During January 2009, communities across the country will observe National Stalking Awareness Month, a time to focus on a crime that affects 1.4 million victims a year. This year’s theme? “Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.”Stalking is a crime in all 50 states including the District of Columbia. One in 12 women and one in 45 men will be stalked in... more >>>
 

Tahoe Women's Services believes that every person has the right to live a life free of violence. The agency works to empower victims in reclaiming those rights by providing safety, advocacy, education and support.