Single Family Shelters Address Special Needs of

Spring 2015
Single Family Shelters Address Special Needs of Abuse Victims
With your support and commitment, we have
always felt courageous in adapting to the changing
needs of those served at Friendship Home. For
two years we have researched, interviewed and
investigated how our services could better meet
the complex needs of those who require shelter
but who struggle with the inherent framework of
communal shelter.
In 2015 Friendship Home will pilot 6 ‘Single
Family Shelters’. We will retain one of our
communal shelters and add a ‘service center’. With
these options, we can provide victims of domestic
violence who seek our services with a boarder
array of options to address their increasingly
complex issues.
The following are examples of individuals and
families Friendship Home has served in the past
who would have benefitted from the new ‘single
family shelters’.
• Mary Lou was a 73-year-old woman with
severe arthritis. Mary Lou had been married
to, Loren, for over forty years. In the beginning
of their marriage, Loren had been physically
abusive, but over the decades had used
intimidation and isolation to control her.
• Paul, a gay man, had befriended his new coworker, Jason. But Jason wanted more. He
began to stalk Paul outside of the workplace
and threatened him when he did not reciprocate
Jason’s feelings. When the threats became
increasingly violent, Paul reached out to us for
a safe place and support to work through how
to end Jason’s obsession.
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• Ginny was a 24-year-old mother of 3 young
children. Her oldest, 4-year-old Evan, was
diagnosed with severe autism when he was 2.
Evan’s father blamed Ginny for his “imperfect”
son and demonstrated his anger by abusing her
and later Evan. It was a nurse at Evan’s doctor’s
office who referred her to Friendship Home.
All three — Mary Lou, Paul and Ginny’s son —
were victims of domestic violence. However, age,
gender and special needs were barriers to their
being able to take full advantage of the services
each of them required and deserved within the
confines of the communal shelter. We know they
would have been more fully served in one of the
new ‘single family shelters’.
You and your faith in our mission are the reason
we were able to take this step to ensure that every
victim of domestic violence, man or woman, young
or old, with or without special circumstance, can be
served to the very best of our ability.
Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
Shelter was hard for Miranda. I was Miranda’s advocate many years ago, and remember
only too well her desperate need for safe shelter. Her husband, Dan, had been physically
abusive for several years and his violence was escalating. She was afraid he would severely
hurt her or kill her. Clearly, she needed safe shelter. But for Miranda, being safe was about
more than shelter from her husband’s violence. It was about emotional safety as well.
Miranda was a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. So “safe” to Miranda also meant that
she needed privacy in shelter — a bedroom of her own, with a lock on the door. She needed a
calm environment. She needed quiet nights that supported recuperative sleep.
Calm. Private. Quiet. Words we would never use to describe a busy domestic violence shelter.
Until now.
Miranda was a
survivor of childhood
sexual abuse. So
‘safe’ to Miranda also
meant that she needed
privacy in shelter — a
bedroom of her own,
with a lock on the
door. She needed a
calm environment.
She needed quiet
nights that supported
recuperative sleep.
In 2015, Friendship Home is piloting a new approach to shelter. We will provide some of our
shelter beds in apartments, which we have dubbed Single Family Shelters. In this approach,
each family or individual will have their own apartment. We will send services to those we
are sheltering in apartments, or provide services to them in our new Service Center.
If Miranda had the words all those years ago, she would have told us that she needed
Trauma-Informed Care. Our Single Family Shelters are designed to be a trauma-informed
environment, providing the extra layer of emotional safety that survivors like Miranda so
desperately need.
We are so excited about this project! We will keep you posted on our progress in
newsletters to come. I am grateful to be a part of an organization and a movement
that is always learning how to better serve survivors of domestic violence.
Amy Evans
Executive Director
Welcome new board members!
Left to
right: Wade
Walkenhorst,
Ben Kopsa,
Charlotte
Liggett, Gene
Garza
Wade Walkenhorst is a returning Board Member and is the
Vice President – Credit Administration for Cornhusker Bank.
Ben Kopsa works for the City of Lincoln as an investigator for
the LPD. Charlotte Liggett is a Visiting Assistant Professor
of Nursing at Nebraska Wesleyan University. And Gene Garza
is an Engineering Specialist for the City of Lincoln.
Thank you all for donating your time and talent in keeping
domestic violence victims safe and well-cared-for in the
Lincoln community.
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Friends of Friendship Home
Endless thanks to the countless donors who brought the spirit of Christmas
to Friendship Home this past holiday season! The following businesses and
individuals were a part of our 2014 Sponsored Families program and the
source of joy and many smiles on Christmas morning:
Thank you all for your support and friendship!
ABATE
(American Bikers Aiming Towards
Education)
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Ameritas Investment Partners
Andy’s Appliance Repair
AOII Alum Chapter
Wendell Bailey
Thurston Baker
Bank of the West
Kathy Barnard
Becky Barnes
BeautiControl
Tiffany Beck
Catherine Beekley
Black Hills Energy
Cabela’s World’s Foremost Bank
Judd & Amy Chatelain
Lindsey Erickson
Eye Surgical Associates
First Lincoln Federal Credit Union
Girl Scout Troop #20003
Dan Gonnerman
Natalie Hazen
Krystal Jelinek
Kiwanis Club of Lincoln (Southpointe)
Nick Kollman
Lexington Ridge Apartments
Martha Lipson
Live Greater Foundation
Colene Mason
Erma McGill
Tony Milana
Kendall Myers
Mystic Rhoads Productions
Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles
Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
Nebraska Service Center
Matthew Novak
Dannielle Oestreich
Mark Oswald
Precious Angels Childcare
Jerald Rector
Robert R. Rossel
Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Terri Salter
Schulte Chiropractic
Southeast Community College
Continuing Education Center
Southeast Lincoln Family Wellness
Amy Spiegel
St. John of Kronstadt Church
Nancy Stava
Trail’s End
University Health Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Engineering Department
Sarah Watts
WellnessOne Chiropractic
West Gate Bank Cindy Weyers
In addition to our Sponsored Family donors, Laurie
McClain used her musical talent to hold a benefit
concert for the families at Friendship Home in December.
The New Year was kicked off with a generous donation of
11 new twin mattress sets from Mattress Firm. Andy’s
Appliance Repair, a long-time supporter of Friendship
Home, continues to donate labor for any appliance repair
needed. They also provided the children in shelter with
Valentine’s Day treats in February.
Jen Hendrickson took on the task of decorating
Friendship Home’s two new Single Family Shelter units.
Jen owns her own interior decorating business, Artsy Jen,
and used her time and talent to make the units homey
and welcoming to the many families that will use them as
a safe haven. If you’re interested in “adopting” a unit to
decorate, please contact Dani at 402-437-9367.
The employees at Mattress Firm with Ron, Friendship Home’s
Facilities Assistant, and 11 donated mattresses.
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Sincere Thanks to Our Donors
Friendship Home thanks its contributors for their generosity. The following list reflects contributions between
November 10, 2014 and January 23, 2015 . All donations help provide safe shelter, support, advocacy and
comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence and their children. Contact the Development Office at
402-434-0167 or by email to laurenp@friendshiphome.org with any questions or concerns.
Individuals
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A Birk Adams
Akhtar and Najiba Niazi
Alan Sloup
Albert and Annlee Zechmann
Aldean Lienemann
Alexis Kirschbaum
Alfred and Sonia Heckel
Alice Bergt
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Alison Downs
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Allan Lierman
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Alyce Bauer
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Amy Cox
Amy Tuttle
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Ann Wahl
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Anna Mary York
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Sincere Thanks to Our Donors
Individuals, continued
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Naomi Maske
Neil Bateman
and Jo Anne Pool Bateman
Newel and Diana Sanderson
Nick and Vicki Vollmer
Nicole M. Friesen
Nile and Lorraine Buch
Nina Fox
Nolan Tredway
Norland and Mary Ferguson
Norman Regier
Olga Prendes
Pamela Edwards
Pamela Prater
Pat Raybould
Patricia Anderson
Patricia Fritz
Patricia Jorn
Patricia Kant
Patricia Kent
Patricia Powers
Patricia Robinson
Patrick and Candace Dussault
Patrick and Courtney McCashland
Patrick and Margie O’Meara
Patrick O’Donnell
Paul and Carol Carlson
Paul and Cheri Staswick
Paul and Cheryl Svoboda
Paul and Christine Madvig
Paul and Diane Collister
Paul and Marilyn Dongilli
Paul and Rose Ragole
Paul and Sherry Lommasson
Paul and Susan Liess
Paul Chapman
Paul D. Witherby
Paul Kampfe
Paula Hansen
Peggy Stark
Perry and Jennifer Haralson
Peter and Judith Hove
Petronela Radu and Mikil Foss
Philip and Claire Marino
Philip and Emily Corkill
Philip and Mary Wolfe
Phillip and Laura Essay
Phyliss Bourne
Phyllis and Gary Larsen
Phyllis Cummins
Phyllis Knosp
Phyllis Reagan
Polly Feis
R. Kent and Terri Jex
R.T. and Cindy Gage
Rachel Garver
Rachel Novich
Ralph and Viola Harper
Ramona Maske
Randal and Pamela Palmer
Randall and Paula Burnham
Randall and Susan Jane Moody
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Randolph S. Jacobs
Randy and Anna Meier
Randy and Jeanine Johnson
Randy and JoAnne Baldwin
Raymond and Chris Taylor
Raymond and Elsie Steinman
Raymond and Leola Delka
Raymond and Marcia Cederdahl
Raymond Pulse
Rebecca Dittrich
Rebecca Sue Whitney
Regy and Kathleen Green
Renae Logan
Rene Campbell
Renee Zikmund
Rev. Sara Dingman
Richard and Ann Diers
Richard and Ann Kirk
Richard and Jan Staley
Richard and Janet Labenz
Richard and Janet Phillips
Richard and Joyce Clark
Richard and Julie Rickels
Richard and Peggy Marker
Richard and Sheryl Jedlicka
Richard and Susan Gustafson
Richard and Susan Oldfield
Richard and Sandra Maxwell
Richard Earl
Richard Haase
Rick and Donita Erickson
Rick and Paula Lucchino
Rick and Susie Windle
Rick and Valerie Krueger
Rita Harrison
Rober and Gwen Batcher
Robert and Barbara Reynolds
Robert and Bonnie Toth
Robert and Carmen Shively
Robert and Carol Schmucker
Robert and Delores Roettele
Robert and Donna Geschwender
Robert and Dotty Reier
Robert and Janet Stamper
Robert and Jessica Schultz
Robert and Joanne Hubbard
Robert and Joleen Peterson
Robert and Judith Keller
Robert and Judy Farmer
Robert and LeAnne Nordquist
Robert and Lily Hans
Robert and Loretta Fairchild
Robert and Loretta Lang, Jr.
Robert and Marjorie Larson
Robert and Mary Lou Reeves
Robert and Patricia Lee
Robert and Roberta Frerichs
Robert and Sandra Schindler
Robert and Sharon Olmsted
Robert and Sheila Warkow
Robert and Teresa Carnazzo
Robert Kallio
Robert L. and Katherine Tyler
Robert Morse
Robert Raymond
Robert Reisdorff
Robert Throop
Rochelle Nelson
Rod and Marcia Engelbart
Rodger and Rose Felix
Rodger and Janelle Johnson
Rodney Fanders
Rodney Moore and Tamara Phillips
[continued]
Roger and Ann Lott
Roger and Carolyn Allen
Roger and Gloria Wohlers
Roger and Margaret Miller
Roger and Patricia Niemann
Roger and Patricia Poppe
Roger and Sally Buchholz
Roger and Sharon Graff
Roger and Sherri Wright
Roger and Sondra Weber
Roger and Wanda Rikli
Roger and Julie Sand
Roger Westerberg
Roland and Carol Wendelin
Ron and Connie Krumm
Ron and Diane Miller
Ron and Susan Minchow
Ron Kreinbrook
Ronald and Betty Ganzel
Ronald and Deborah Brester
Ronald and Dianne Brown
Ronald and Dorothy Krejci
Ronald and Patricia Herman
Ronald Svoboda
Rosalie Meyer
Rose Drew
Rose Sorensen
Ross and Joyce Hecht
Roxanna Wollen
Roxanne Skulstad
Roy and Janice Covault
Roy and Linda Miller
Roy and Frances Scheele
Roy Helm
Royal Chadwick Jr.
Russ and Michelle Raatz
Russell and Glenda Teten
Rusty and Alicia Lewis
Ruth Ford
Ruth Hietbrink
Ruth Langan
Ruth Manke
Ruth Snyder
Ryan and Deborah Hoage
Ryan and Jessica Allington
Ryan Fitzgerald
Sachi and Amrita Mahapatra
Sally Dunham
Sally Kingston
Sam and Joyce Baird
Samir Muslic
and Amila Tanovic-Muslic
Sande Dirks
Sandra Kriha
Sandra Renli
Sandra White
Sandy and David Langemeier
Sara C. Thompson
Sara Lord
Sarah Dimon
Sarge and Gayle Dubinsky
Scott and Carol Holder
Scott and Cheryl Webert
Scott Brown and Joni Lafever-Brown
Senator Mike and Stephanie Johanns
Seth and Carrie Derner
Shalla Young
Shane Harms
Shannon Harner and Philip Goddard
Shannon Muffly
Sharon Brehm
Sharon Doll Fund
Sharon L. Smith
Sharon Mohatt and Roger Reinhardt
Sharon Okra-Goll
Sharon Paden
Sharron Mathieu
Sheila Purdum
Sherie Sapp-Stutheit
Sherry Lawton
Sherry Wang
Sheryl and La Rhue Friesen
Shirley Huss
Shirley Lucke
Shirley Pickens White
Shirley Wittwer
Simeck Carpentry James Simeck
Simon Ringsmuth
Sitaram and Alice Jaswal
Sohrab and Jena Asgarpoor
Stan and Linda Maly
Stan and Pat Hart
Stanley and Linda Bennett
Stephanie Leeper
Stephanie Scheffler
Stephen and Diane Andersen
Stephen and Heather Ingracia
Stephen and Joyce Hickman
Stephen and Judi Schlife
Stephen and Jan Leeper
Stephen Danielson
and Kathleen Everts Danielson
Stephen Frederick
Stephen Hums and Janet Wolfe, MD
Steve and Charlene Dunbar
Steve and Cindy Devoe
Steve and Janet Boshart
Steve and Robin McKelvey
Steve and Susan Pozehl
Steve Bartels
and Christine Carbon-Bartels
Steven and Florence Shaw
Steven and Sharla Broening
Steven Friesen
Steven Willborn
and Elizabeth Hazen Willborn
Sue Lawlor
Sue Moraczewski
Susan and Harlan Wiederspan
Susan Kwapnioski
Susan McClelland
Susan Spencer
Susan Stoehr
Susan Tubbs
Susan Vanicek
Susie Larsen
Suzanne Graham
Sylva Meyer
Sylvia Dunlap
Tadd and Jodi Delozier
Tami and Scott Shaner
Tammy Green
Tara Wilkinson
Ted and Mary Ann Sonderegger
Ted Bailey
Ted Simonson
Teda Meints
Tera Beermann
Teresa Wright
Terry and Carol Mason
Terry and Ellen Waak
Terry and Virginia Hudson
Theodore and Deanna Suhr
Theodore and Stella Bellin
Thomas and Barbara Fausch
Thomas and Debra Dee
Thomas and Debra Nesbitt
Thomas and Linda Hoegemeyer
Thomas and Margaret Polk
Thomas and Pamela Gillaspie
Thomas and Patricia Runge
Thomas and Peggy Barbee
Thomas Miller
Thomas Tomes
Tim and Marcia Bohlke
Tim and Michelle Tonner
Timothy and Kristen Zeng
Timothy Einspahr
Tina Mesa
Tod and Brenda Morgan
Tom and Caroline Forstrom
Tom and Deborah Boren
Tom and Karla Wendelin
Tom and Nancy Goeglein
Tom and Nancy Martin
Tom and Rhonda Peed
Tom and Sue Tallman
Tony and Marianne Oberley
Tonya and Michael Montanez, III
Troy Brown and Susan Kash-Brown
Valetta Plessing
Vanessa Bartlett
Verdell and Elaine Schramm
Verna Weber
Vernon and Ann Williams
Vicki Bauer
Vicki L. Evans
Vickie Spires
Victoria Jones
Viji Pushkaran and Preetha
Valsalakumariamma
Virginia Culwell
Virginia Schulte
Vivian Snell
Wade and Anna Walkenhorst
Wallace and Martha Richardson
Wallace Albers
Walter and Germaine Switzer
Ward Hoppe
Wayne and Doris Rowe
Wayne and Lorraine Nelson
Wayne and Nancy Hester
Wendell and Donna Bailey
Wesley and Carol Christensen
Wesley and Carolyn Galligan
Wesley and Linda Oestreich
Wilcox Family Foundation
Wilfred and Audrey DeVries
Will Spaulding and Mary Sullivan
William and Annette Hord
William and Beth Rainey
William and Connie White
William and Joan Schwalm
William and Linda Synhorst
William and Lynne Janssen
William and Pamela Weekly
William and Patrica Lundak
William and Valerie Leipold
William Lewis and Doris Hitz Lewis
William Marienau
and Lynn Mongar Marienau
William Melton, Jr.
and Angela Duvall Melton
William Ness
William Smith and Susan Johnson
William Workman
Wilma Droge
Wit Lehmann
Yvonne K. Davenport, M.D.
In Memory of
Barbara J. Albers from Bob & Elaine Albers, David & Debbie Albers, Kathryn Calvert,
Martha Anne Cech, Steve & Charlene Dunbar, John & Carol Fuerst, Rita Harrison,
Stan & Pat Hart, Harry & Audrey Herrington, Don & Marlene Leising, Naomi Maske,
Ramona Maske, Richard & Sandra Maxwell, Ron & Susan Minchow, Joel & Jerlene
Mosley, Margaret Nelson, Janet Resseguie, Harold E & Elaine Roper, Eileen Sawyers,
Denis & Trudy Schneckloth, Roger & Sondra Weber and Dick & Pat Wolf
Dana Summers from Jeremiah & Becky Baumfalk
Freda Bancroft from Larry & Phyllis Mitchell
Glenn & Margaret Laughlin from Michael & Carol Laughlin
Ilene Sieck from Ron Kreinbrook
Jeanne Mohatt from Mary Mohatt
Melvin Blixt from Eugene & Lois Friesen
Rita Huenke from Robert & Sheila Warkow
Trudee R. Schweppe from Darrell Schweppe
On Behalf of
Stacy Topf from Nationwide Foundation
In Honor of
Becky Valentine from Daniel & Donna Bloch and Kathy Wichtendahl
Brad Fitzgerald & Family from Ryan Fitzgerald
Jessi James from Matthew Steinblock
JJ Harstick from Monica Burklund, Randy & Anna Meier, Brian & Christy Syfie, Dara
Harstick Wells, Delores Zitek and Julie Zitek
Judy Eicher from Anonymous
Neva Winkle from Lisa Schulze
Pastor Marsha Carol Anderson from Lorena Ryan
Psi Chi Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority from Gwendolyn Newkirk
Saint Elizabeth’s Foundation from Lincoln Chapter of AAPC
Tabitha Lombardi from Jerry & Kathleen Eichner
In the Name of
Jon & Angela Paolini from Marilyn Paolini
Philip Morgan & Michelle Hrbeck from Ellen Hargus
Organizations
Active Life Family Chiropractic
Aldersgate United Methodist
Church Women
All About Travel William
Alpha Chi Omega Xi Chapter
American Lutheran Church
American Lutheran Church Women
Ameritas Angelene Sherard
Antelope Creek Family Physicians
Assurity Life Insurance Company
Belmont Baptist ABWM
Bethlehem Covenant Women
Black Hills Energy
Brennan & Nielsen Law Offices, P.C.
Bryant, Katt & Associate, P.C.
Cabela’s World’s Foremost Bank
Cedar Hill United Methodist Church
Christ United Methodist Church
Christian Women Fellowship of the
First Christian Church
Christ Temple Mission Church
Christo Design Build, Inc
Clark Jeary Retirement Community
Clark’s Tool Repair LLC
Consortia Consulting, Inc.
Cornhusker Early Ford V-8 Club
Cornhusker Republican Women’s Club
Country Cabinets
Custom Blinds & Design
Czech Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Didon Enterprises
Dillon Foundation
Drywallers, Inc.
Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Evans, Lipka and Associates, Inc.
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
Circles of Faith
First Christian Church
Friends In Council
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
Harre Orthodontics
Havelock I.O.O.F. Lodge #244
Hotsy Equipment, Co.
Imperial Foundation
In Between Club
Kiwanis Club of Lincoln
Lincoln Chapter of AAPC
Lincoln Northeast Sertoma Club
Lux Middle School
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
Mahoney Manor Resident Council
Martell Church U.M.W.
Maxey Elementary Student Council
May L. Flanagan Foundation, Inc.
McFarland Law Office
Nationwide Foundation
Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
Nebraska LabLinc
Nebraska Land Model T Club
Nebraska Title Company
Nelnet
New Vision Community
Nifty Fifties Ford Club
Northeast United Church of Christ
Women’s Fellowship
Northwood Apartments
O’Hara, Lindsay & Associates, Inc.
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
P & S Custom Siding Inc.
Palmyra Presbyterian Church
Paragon Sanitation, Inc.
Pathology Medical Services, P.C.
Peace Lutheran Church, Women
of the ELCA
Pegler Family Foundation
Donald H. Pegler, III
Plymouth Congregational Church
of Crete Nebraska
Psychotherapy Associates
Riverport Insurance Company
Rogers Foundation
Sam’s Club #4873
Sampson Construction Co., Inc.
Scheels All Sports
Schulenberg Construction LLC
South Gate United Methodist Church
Southeast Community College
Continuing Education Center
Southern Heights Presbyterian Church
SouthPointe Christian Church
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
St. John of Kronstadt Church
St. John’s United Church of Christ
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
St. Peters Dorcas Society
Star City Chapter of the Betty’s of
Nebraska
Ten Thousand Villages
The Viking Foundation
Tiger Inc
Ross W. & Judy A. Wilcox Charitable
Lead Annuity Trust I R. David Wilcox
United Methodist Women-Waverly
Wal-Mart
William Lauer Foundation for
ALS & Charities
Women of Redeemer
Women of the ELCA,
Hope Lutheran Church-Burr
Women of the Moose #1164
Women’s Clinic of Lincoln
Woods Bros Realty Foundation for Giving
Woods Charitable Fund
Challenge Deadline is Looming
Thanks to YOU, we have raised $222,142 of the $434, 284
necessary to make much needed repairs and renovations to our
emergency shelters. We still need $100,153 to take advantage of
the Kiewit Foundation’s $100,000 match by June 30, 2015.
If you like seeing where your donation goes… here’s an
opportunity to make a permanent difference! Please call
402-434-0160 or send in your gift, noting it is for the Peter
Kiewit Challenge Grant.
$434, 284 g o a l
$222,142
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4,187
7,557
Bed nights
Meals were provided
144
132
Families requested
safe shelter
Victimes received pre-shelter
crisis services
140
Victims of domestic violence
were sheltered
More Ways You Can Help
April 11-12
It’s time to Stuff the Bus for Friendship Home! Join Friendship
Home, StarTran, 1240AM KFOR, 106.3 KFRX, KX 96.9, 92.9
The Eagle, ESPN 1480 and 104.1 The Blaze at all Lincoln
Walmart and Sam’s Club stores as we strive to fill city busses
with NEW items for families in shelter. Shop at Walmart or
Sam’s Club April 11-12 and leave a needed item or items at
the bus. Volunteers are also needed to hand out needs lists and
organize donations. Sign up by contacting Lauren at laurenp@
friendshiphome.org or 402-434-0167.
One Dime at a Time
Now – April 12
Bring your reusable shopping bags to
Whole Foods and support victims of
domestic violence! Simply tell your
cashier to donate your $0.10 cash back
to Friendship Home. Every dime makes a
difference!
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Russ’s Market Community
Rewards March 18 – 24
Use your Russ’s Rewards Card and earn
community points for the groceries you purchase,
every time you shop. When you use your points
to help Friendship Home, Russ’s will match your
point spend, doubling your contribution to make
an even bigger difference. Just redeem your points
at the register!
Annual Golf Tourney benefitting
Friendship Home at HiMark Golf
Course
June 14, 2015 — 2pm Shotgun Start
Teams of 4 will play best ball. To register a team and
for additional information, contact Amy Schlichting at
402-560-3916 or amyschlichting@gmail.com.