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The Roman god Janus was the god of doorways, transitions, and new beginnings. It’s fitting that the our first month was named in his honor, because we spend those first days of the new year contemplating where we’ve been, where we’d like to be and some…

I’ve got a lot of numbers in my head today. 26   It’s been 26 days since the launch of the Purple Purse Challenge.3  We’re currently in third place in the nation. 3.5 We’ve got 3.5 days left in the Challenge. 70,000  …

In the past few months I have been highlighting some incredible people in our community who were gracious enough to work with us in our Purple Purse Leaders campaign.  Now that October is almost over and the campaign is winding down, I wanted to h…

In her work as a life coach, Carly Hamilton Jones has seen the effects of domestic violence. Click here to hear why she thinks Wellspring’s work is important for our community.Brandon Dewyea , founder of the women’s network, Savvy, shares her thou…

In helping domestic violence victims, we often interface with other related social issues. Dave DeCelle of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, talks about how domestic violence intersects with their work.This year, Soroptimist Inter…

My sons are grown men now, but if there were Emmy nominations for reading to your kids, I’d probably have a series of trophies on my mantle (I delight in character voices, accents, suspense and timing when reading a kids’ book). Malcolm Gladwell s…