It takes a community to create awareness and prevention and to begin building healthier relationships. Be part of the solution and join us at one or more of the upcoming activities and events in April. Click here to go to our Events page to learn more about our Stewards of Children child sexual abuse prevention training on April 2 in Baraboo, our Hope and Healing Quilt Project, Denim Day on April 27, Miss Representation film screening and discussion on April 28 in Baraboo, and more!
Monetary donations are most needed. Individuals have the option of donating online. Please note that a portion of your online donation will go towards PayPal fees. Donations can be mailed to Hope House, P.O. Box 557, Baraboo, WI 53913. We also appreciate gas cards, gift cards (Walmart, Kwik Trip, Walgreens, Kohl’s), taxi vouchers from Baraboo Taxi, and used cell phones, iPods and iPads. Please note that we are not accepting stuffed animals/plush toys, used toys, clothes (except for new sweatshirts and sweatpants), shoes, used books, furniture, TVs, bar soap, hats, scarves or travel-size bottles of shampoo, conditioner, or body wash. Current needs include
- Bathrooms: Toilet bowl cleaner, Toilet paper, Deodorant, Disposable razors, Body spray and makeup, Small garbage cans with bags, Nail clippers, Cleaning supplies such as Lysol disinfecting spray and floor cleaner, Clorox wipes, Hairspray, Bleach, Bathroom rugs and bath mats
- Kitchen: Paper towels, Ziploc bags, Silverware, Tupperware, Small mason jars, Dishwasher soap, 13-Gallon garbage bags, Brush for cleaning bottles, Sip cups, Saran wrap, Aluminum foil
- Food and Beverages: Meat, Fresh fruit and vegetables, Yogurt, Cheese, Canned soup, Snack items (crackers, granola bars, etc.), Fruit juice, Milk
- Laundry: Laundry detergent, Dryer sheets, Fabric softener sheets
- Clothing for Women and Kids: Socks, Women’s underwear, Medium-Large size pajamas, New sweatshirts and sweatpants
- Misc: Diapers (especially sizes 4-6) and pull-ups, DVD or BluRay plaer, Vacuum, New white full/twin bed sheets, Double stroller, Baby wipes, Band-Aids, Pocket-sized calendars, Baby bottles, Umbrellas, Hangers, Weather radio, Journals, Exercise balls, Yoga/exercise DVDs, Relaxation CDs, Baby thermometer, CD players, Regular light bulbs
Special Note about Travel-Size Items: We encourage those looking to donate travel-size items to donate them to the Backpack Project. The Backpack Project strives to provide Baraboo School District students who are financially challenged to enter the school doors on the first day ‘just like everyone else’ and to show these children the community supports and encourages them to learn and do their best. If interested in donating towards this project, please contact Becky Hovde at 608-963-8230 or hivebiz@centurytel.net.
News and Research
Sexual Assault
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- There’s a Moving Story behind this Powerful Photo of Biden and a Sexual Assault Survivor at the Oscars: “Karesek, 22, told the vice president that before she went on stage she had been thinking about all the women and men who weren’t there because they’d taken their own lives after being sexually assaulted. Karasek began to cry, her eyes fixed on the floor, as she told him she hoped the performance would make others feel less alone, that it would save even just one life. That’s when Biden stooped down, clasped her hands and rested his forehead on hers. He told her that was why her bravery that night had been so important”…Read more
- Students Protest Howard University's Handling of Alleged Rapes: “More than 100 Howard University students gathered Tuesday to protest the university's handling of investigations into two allegations of rape…In both cases, the alleged attacker is a student at Howard and a former residence hall advisor…And accusations of sexual misconduct appear to have followed the RA from California, where a woman forwarded a letter purported to be from UCLA officials to the same man – banning him from campus amid accusations he distributed revenge porn depicting a female student. Students have released a list of demands for the university in response to the alleged rapes, including more thorough investigations for alleged assaults”…Read more
- Gov. Walker to Sign Sexual Assault Bill to Help College-Age Victims Report Crimes: “Petrowski says the new law will not only allow victims to report sexual assault without fear of being cited for alcohol consumption, certain witnesses will also have the same protections”…Read more
- Why I Stayed and Why I Left My College After I Was Raped: “Whether or not they choose to report the assault, survivors on college campuses face an impossible dilemma of staying on a campus with her assailant or leaving the school. Neither choice is wrong. Cosmopolitan.com spoke with two women who were raped at their respective colleges — one woman who chose to stay after reporting her crime and another who chose to leave”…Read more
Domestic Violence
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Miscellaneous News
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- Dakota Myer, 23, of New Lisbon, is charged with sexual assault of a child under 16 repeater and incest repeater…Read more
- April Stokes, 36, of Elroy, is charged with two counts of sexual assault by correctional staff…Read more
- Patrick Kraemer, 47, accused of killing his then-girlfriend, 43-year-old Traci Rataczak in April 2013, has been committed to a psychiatric treatment facility where he will remain until he is found competent to proceed with his trial on a charge of first-degree homicide…Read more
- Shaquille Brown-Johnson, 22, of Reedsburg, faces three felony charges of second-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 16 and three misdemeanor counts of sexual assault of a child over 16…Read more
- Anne Simon, 59, of Baraboo, who stabbed her brother to death pleaded guilty to reduced charges Monday and was sentenced to five years behind bars…Read more
- Justin Bryce, 26, of Friesland, charged with two counts of strangulation and suffocation, two counts of substantial battery-intent to do bodily harm, and one count of false imprisonment…Read more
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