Dating Violence Awareness Month is a national effort to raise awareness about the impacts of dating abuse and encourage communities to support teens and young adults in seeking healthy relationships. How will you take action to prevent dating violence?
In order to better connect with all the diverse communities in Hays and Caldwell Counties, HCWC is proud to announce we will be hosting an engaging series called Breaking the Silence in the Black Community, hosted by HCWC Sexual Assault Community Counselor, Jonnie Wilson. This series will [...]
We have a date for the Annual Auction! Annual Auction 2021 will be on Saturday, August 7th at Embassy Suites in San Marcos. Hopefully, we will be live and in-person this year. Stay tuned for more information! If you would like to donate items to the [...]
We have a date for Purse Bingo! Purse Bingo 2021 will be on Saturday, October 23rd at the Luling Civic Center. Stay tuned for more information! If you would like to donate a purse or sponsor this event, please email our Community Engagement Coordinator at zoe@hcwc.org. [...]
HCWC has a podcast! Who says being outspoken has to be a bad thing? Join the HCWC Prevention Education team for our new podcast, “Outspoken”, where we have candid conversations as we navigate current headlines, media, culture, and how they relate to interpersonal violence and abuse. [...]
Hays Caldwell Women’s Center, located in San Marcos, Texas, is seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking individual to lead our community based nonprofit organization. The ideal candidate should be a strong leader who can represent HCWC in a professional manner with clear communication of the organization’s mission. HCWC MISSION: [...]
HCWC hosted our first Designer Purse Bingo on Saturday, October 26th at the Lockhart Evening Lions Club. Over $20,000 was raised to support victims of abuse in Caldwell & Hays counties. More than 300 community members attended and participated in 21 rounds of Bingo, the prize [...]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and we are hard at work scheduling events with the goal of raising awareness of the seriousness of this issue. 1 in 3 Texans are victims of domestic violence, and that is too many. Help support us this month [...]
We Have a Problem. Affordable housing in Hays and Caldwell counties is incredibly difficult to find in an ideal situation; factor in the additional safety needs required for a victim of abuse, attempting to leave an abuser, and it becomes near impossible. Often the mothers are [...]
For the last 4 summers HCWC has raised money to provide backpacks and supplies to child clients headed back to school. For the last 2 years, we had the added goal of raising enough money for not only backpacks and supplies, but also for new school [...]
