a quarterly publication of HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Inc. || Spring 2013
April is Child Abuse Prevention & Sexual Assault Awareness Month
While we work to raise awareness about child abuse prevention and sexual assault year ’round, we dedicate ourselves to doing even more during this eventful month annually. We believe that, not only, can child abuse and sexual assault stop, each of us can do something to make that happen.
Widening our joint reach and offering a stronger network of support to survivors
HelpLine’s Sexual Assault Response Network (SARN) and OhioHealth’s Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO) are excited to announce a tri-county collaboration of services to sexual assault survivors. By bringing these advocacy programs together, not only do we anticipate being better able to serve sexual assault survivors in 2013, we should be able to offer more experience for our dedicated volunteers. Eventually, any interested volunteer advocate can become qualified to provide advocacy at any emergency department in Franklin, Delaware or Morrow Counties…read more
HelpLine WORKS!
Morrow County Student Saves a Life
A semester after going through HelpLine’s Red Flags Depression & Suicide Awareness Program, a middle school student in Morrow county found a need to use his help seeking skills sooner than he thought. The student had known that a friend was going through a hard time but once the friend indicated that he had plans to end his life the student…read more
SAVE THE DATE – 3rd Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk: September 8, 2013
Continue YOUR Education in 2013 with Connections Training Opportunities
Connections Volunteer Center, a program of HelpLine offers a wide variety of CEU certified trainings for the community and local agencies. Upcoming trainings include: Stewards of Children on April 24 to help end the epidemic of child sexual abuse and Clinical Supervision Strategies to Improve Client Outcomes on May 16 to increase service quality and combat compassion fatigue. For the complete schedule of 2013 trainings click here…
1808 American Bistro is generously partnering with HelpLine to host quarterly fundraisers that will benefit HelpLine. Each quarter 1808 American Bistro and HelpLine will announce the “Dine Out to Make a Difference”date and 10% of food sales will be donated to HelpLine. We’re grateful for the community support and action local business are taking to support our agency. THANK YOU!
Connections Receives a Grant from ServeOhio for Global Youth Service Day
Connections Volunteer Center, a program of HelpLine, will participate with hundreds of Ohio youth ages 5-18 on April 26-28, in service projects organized for Global Youth Service Day and supported by ServeOhio mini-grants. Established in 1988, Global Youth Service Day is the largest service event in the world, and the only day of service dedicated to children and youth…read more
HelpLine would like to thank the organizers of Ohio Wesleyan University V-Day Events
During the month of February Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) held several V-Day events and donated the proceeds to HelpLine. “The Vagina Monologues” performed by OWU students is part of the international activist movement to stop violence against women and girls…Read the OWU article here…
THANK YOU!
About HelpLine
HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Inc. is the local 24-hour support, information and referral line for Delaware and Morrow counties.
A private, nonprofit founded in 1970, the mission of HelpLine is to address the emotional, financial, and information needs of the community.
A contract agency of the Delaware Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services, HelpLine is a member of the United Ways of Delaware and Morrow counties and partially funded by the Council for Older Adults and the Ohio Attorney General’s Crime Victims Services Section. Equal Opportunity Employer/Provider.
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1808 American Bistro is GIVING BACK!
HelpLine would like to thank the organizers of Ohio Wesleyan University V-Day Events 
