âIt was time for me to move onâ
A conversation with a former and a current nonprofit executive director on making space for women of color in leadership Friday, June 4, 2021 6:00 AM
On Sept. 2, 2020, Laurie Schipper addressed a two-page letter to Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence board members. “It has been a challenging and reactive time with so many opportunities to make transformative changes,” it began.
Three months earlier, in the midst of the racial reckonings brought forth by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people, Schipper and leaders of 44 other sexual assault and domestic violence coalitions from 33 states signed the Moment of Truth letter, which acknowledged the ways that their leadership failed underrepresented survivors, leaders and movements, specifically people of color. In it, they detailed changes they would support surrounding partnerships with police departments and the criminal justice system
Pandemic brought challenges and required new approaches to help, expert says
Ames Tribune
Sexual assault nurse examiners on call in the early days of the pandemic sat by their phones, only for them not to ring odd to these nurses who serve around 700 patients a year in Polk and Story counties.
Something was off, certified sexual assault nurse examiner Shannon Knudsen said she thought at the time.
The nurses checked if their phones worked, fearing a call for help was missed, Knudsen said, but these were the first signs of a drop in survivors seeking medical services.
“That was kind of the initial shock,” Knudsen said. “Yes, we know there’s a pandemic, and we know that services may look different.” But she said advocates seeing fewer cases felt that something was off.
Story County Community Foundation
A vehicle for charitable giving designed to benefit the needs of Story County.
Funding for cultural projects at KHOI comes from a generous donation from Ames Commission on the Arts.
ACCESS
Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news of the past week.
ACCESS, the Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support, which was founded in February 45 years ago, is celebrating their 45th anniversary with a project they call
Accessing Our History, a concerted effort to document the history of the organization. The project is being produced in partnership with KHOI, where oral history from people who have built and developed the support center for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Story County Community Foundation
A vehicle for charitable giving designed to benefit the needs of Story County.
Funding for cultural projects at KHOI comes from a generous donation from Ames Commission on the Arts.
45th Anniversary of ACCESS, Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support
Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news of the past week.
ACCESS, the Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support, which was founded in February 45 years ago, is celebrating their 45th anniversary with a project they call Accessing Our History, a concerted effort to document the history of the organization. The project is being produced in partnership with KHOI, where oral history from people who have built and developed the support center for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.