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News
- Poor Economy Exacerbates Abuse Nationwide, Survey Reveals.
May 18, 2011.
San Marcos, TX -– Of interest to HCWC supporters is a recent nationwide survey of domestic violence shelters, which finds that incidents of violence are up again for the third straight year, and that women are staying longer in abusive relationships. Shelters surveyed indicate that the bad economy is a principal driver of these and other alarming trends found in the research, entitled Mary Kay Truth About Abuse" Survey: National Findings from Third Survey of Domestic Violence Shelters in the United States (Released April 2011).
- Groundbreaking for new Roxanne's House, Center for Community Partnerships.
March 16, 2011
San Marcos, TX -– HCWC supporters, board and staff were on hand for the official groundbreaking ceremony. HCWC's former shelter building (used into 2009) is being retrofitted to house Roxanne's House (our Child Advocacy Center heretofore located in downtown San Marcos) plus HCWC's new Center for Community Partnerships. This new Center will double our space for volunteer / intern training and community education, and provide offices for the majority of HCWC's program staff. Featured in the Hays Free Press.
- Stays at Domestic Violence Shelters in Texas Jump as Much as 100% in 2010!
December 22, 2010
IRVING, TX- For the third year in a row, domestic violence
programs across Texas have seen an increase in families needing emergency services,
according to an annual survey by The Allstate Foundation. This year’s survey not only
found that programs are receiving more calls for help, but families are having to stay in
shelters longer, pushing programs to capacity.
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- Women's Center Needs Help for the Holidays!
December 3, 2010
HAYS/CALDWELL COUNTY, TX - We need your help to make this holiday season joyful and empowering for women, children and men who
have been victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Many of our clients are trying to break free from the emotional
and physical abuse they experience in their daily lives, and the holidays are just another painful reminder of the complex difficulties
they face when they leave their abuser. READ MORE...
- Women's Center Wins Top Publication Awards
December 1, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Building Hope Campaign, Phase II brochure for the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center in San Marcos
has received the Award of Excellence in the Publications Category and an Award of Merit in the Writing Category in the
2010 International Association of Business Communicators Southern Region Silver Quill Awards Competition.
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