Welcome to the November 2016 edition of Hope House's Community Education E-bulletin!
November 14 in New Lisbon: Free Stewards of Children Training
You're invited to a free Darkness to Light Stewards of Children sexual abuse prevention training for adults on Monday, November 14 from 4-6:30pm at the New Lisbon City Hall, 232 West Pleasant Street. Stewards of Children is the only evidence-based child sexual abuse prevention training proven effective in educating adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. This training utilizes a video, workbook, and group discussion. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVPs greatly appreciated to Jess Kaehny, Community Education Program Manager of Hope House at jessicar@hopehousescw.org or 608-356-9123.
Crisis Response Advocates
Hope House is expanding services! We are accepting applications for 2nd and 3rd shift Crisis Response Advocates. Second shift is a full time position at 30-32 hours/week, plus benefits, working 3pm-Midnight with every other Sat/Sun/Mon off work. Hourly wage is $15.50-$18.50/hour depending on experience. Third shift is a full time position at 30-32 hours/week, plus benefits, working 11pm-8am with every other Sat/Sun/Mon off work. Hourly wage is $16.25-$19.25/hour depending on experience. If you know anyone that may be interested, please direct them here.
Upcoming Empower Baraboo Advisory Committee Meetings
The next Empower Baraboo Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 15th from 6:15-7:15pm in the Baraboo High School library. We welcome all Baraboo area community members who are interested in helping to create a high school environment that is respectful, inclusive, and free of sexual harassment and assault. At this meeting, we will plan events that will engage students and staff throughout the high school community. Future meetings will also be held on the third Tuesday of each month at the same time and location: December 21st, January 17th, February 21st, March 21st, April 18th, May 16th. Questions can be directed to Prevention Project Coordinator Nola Pastor at preventcoord@hopehousescw.org or 608-356-9123.
TEENS N THEATER (TNT) Presents CUTTER on November 9 from 2:30-4 pm
A play dealing with the very real contemporary topic of self harm in the teen community TNT, in partnership with the West Central Wisconsin Boys and Girls Club, will be premiering this play on Wednesday, November 9th in the Baraboo Civic Center gymnasium, located at 124 2nd Street in Baraboo. This performance is free and open to the public and will run from 2:30 to 4 pm. This group of courageous teens has joined together to tackle the difficult issues that face our kids on a daily basis in our ever growing complex world. Among other topics looked at by this ground breaking group are, bullying, divorce, sexual pressure, and group dynamics. TNT is bringing these issues out in the open in hopes of demonstrating better coping skills and having healing conversations. In an effort to promote this kind of dialogue, the teen actors will be facilitating a talk-back session after the show to discuss these issues and their impact on teens’ lives.
Hope House Donation Needs
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 the following; our most needed items are bolded:
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.
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Not In Our Town’s Faith Resources: “Communities of faith play a vital role in bringing people together. Whether it is healing and responding when a hate incident occurs or hosting interfaith dialogues to address an issue of inclusion, faith leaders and congregants are part of the solution. Here you will find short films, stories, and resources that show how interfaith communities can work together to prevent hate and intolerance while building safer, more inclusive towns”…Read more
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Lantern Project: Since October 2013, Hope House has joined with other domestic violence programs around the state by implementing the Lantern Project. For our part in this statewide project, we added to the lamppost in front of Hope House a purple wreath. We will turn on the light for a week every time there is a death related to domestic violence in Wisconsin. We will post information online about the person(s) that was killed. If you drive by our building and see our lamppost on, please reflect on the deadly impact that domestic violence has on our communities. We know the list of stories we post here is incomplete. We strive to learn about and share these stories but know that there are some that we and the media miss. If you see a news story of a death in WI related to domestic violence and don't see it posted here, please feel free to let us know about it here. Thank you. Obituary News Story: "APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) – Appleton Police have identified a man who shot his brother before taking his own life Saturday night.Police say the shooter was Danny Ortega, 21, Appleton. Officers are waiting for results of an autopsy completed Monday morning. The police department calls it a 'tragic domestic violence incident.' Officials say a lengthy verbal argument between Ortega and his brother led to the 21-year-old shooting his 24-year-old brother in the leg. The two lived together at a home in the 800 block of N. Oneida Street. Ortega’s brother fled the home after being shot. Police say Ortega then shot himself with the same weapon. The self-inflicted gunshot was witnessed by a family member. Ortega was pronounced dead at the hospital. His brother was treated but has since been released from the hospital"...Read more Lantern Project: Since October 2013, Hope House has joined with other domestic violence programs around the state by implementing the Lantern Project. For our part in this statewide project, we added to the lamppost in front of Hope House a purple wreath. We will turn on the light for a week every time there is a death related to domestic violence in Wisconsin. We will post information online about the person(s) that was killed. If you drive by our building and see our lamppost on, please reflect on the deadly impact that domestic violence has on our communities. We know the list of stories we post here is incomplete. We strive to learn about and share these stories but know that there are some that we and the media miss. If you see a news story of a death in WI related to domestic violence and don't see it posted here, please feel free to let us know about it here. Thank you. ![]() Obituary: "Linda L. Munz-Kline age 53 of Prairie du Chien passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at her home. She was born October 15, 1962 in Prairie du Chien the daughter of Francis and Colleen (Douglas) Munz. Linda attended West Grant High School and later graduated from Southwest Technical School with a degree in accounting. She was most recently working as an over the road truck driver for Swift Transportation. She enjoyed shooting pool and riding motorcycles. She is survived by her children, John and Steven Gates both of Monona, IA, David (Danielle) Gates of Highland, WI, Ross Travis (Maria) Schilgen and Michael Munz both of Prairie du Chien, Stephanie (Andrew) Kenning of St. Cloud, MN, Her mother Colleen Munz of Prairie du Chien, her sister Michelle (Holly) Little and her brother Dennis Munz and his partner all of Prairie du Chien, 15 grandchildren, aunts and uncles; Sally Laidig, Randy Hahn and Jerry (Kathy) Fennel. She was preceded in death by her father.A memorial service will be Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 10:00 AM at the Garrity Funeral Home Chapel in Prairie du Chien with Rev. James Weighner officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9:00 AM until the time of services A private family inurnment will be later." News Story: "A Georgia man faces an intentional homicide charge in the Wednesday death of his girlfriend in the Crawford County town of Bridgeport.Authorities found Linda Kline, 53, dead outside her house on Velvet Lane about 12:20 a.m., according to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department. Her sister and boyfriend Jimmy McDaniel, 48, also were at the house. Police arrested McDaniel Thursday at a Prairie du Chien hotel while he was waiting for a ride to the La Crosse Regional Airport for a flight back to Georgia, according to the department. Prosecutors are expected to file charges next week." Lantern Project: Since October 2013, Hope House has joined with other domestic violence programs around the state by implementing the Lantern Project. For our part in this statewide project, we added to the lamppost in front of Hope House a purple wreath. We will turn on the light for a week every time there is a death related to domestic violence in Wisconsin. We will post information online about the person(s) that was killed. If you drive by our building and see our lamppost on, please reflect on the deadly impact that domestic violence has on our communities. We know the list of stories we post here is incomplete. We strive to learn about and share these stories but know that there are some that we and the media miss. If you see a news story of a death in WI related to domestic violence and don't see it posted here, please feel free to let us know about it here. Thank you. ![]() “GLENDALE -- Glendale police say a 21-year-old Milwaukee man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old woman. The victim has been identified as Nya Hammond of Milwaukee. FOX6 News has learned Hammond was on her way to work when she was shot and killed. Hammond's body was discovered in a parking lot in the 400 block of River Woods Parkway in Glendale around 5:30 a.m. on Monday, September 26th. FOX6's Myra Sanchick spoke with Hammond's mother on Wednesday, September 28th -- who described her daughter as a dedicated mother to her three-year-old son, PJ and a hard worker -- getting up at 5:00 a.m. to clean the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin in the River Woods Parkway in Glendale. On Monday, Hammond was on her way to work when her mother says she collapsed at the front door and died after she was shot. Hammond's mother told FOX6 News the 21-year-old man who has been arrested in this case is the father of Hammond's child. Hammond's mother said Hammond left the man earlier in September due to domestic violence. ‘She kind of kept it quiet because I guess she didn`t want to feel ashamed or want us to think we were ashamed of her or you`re stupid for going back with him,’ Hammond's mother, Shalonda Hammond said”…Read more ![]() Obituary: “Alexandra M. Marifke, ‘Sandy,’ 75, of Augusta, Wisconsin, passed away at her home on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. Alexandra Mary Marifke, daughter of Raymond and Cecilia (Koralewski) Bonczkowski, was born July 27, 1941, in Milwaukee. She was raised in Milwaukee, where she was baptized and received her First Communion at St. Veronica’s Catholic Church in Milwaukee. She attended St. Veronica’s Grade School and graduated from Bay View High School. Sandy went on to attend Marquette University and also worked in the registration office at the university until 1967. She then took a position in the accounting office of DePaul Rehabilitation Hospital for alcohol and other drug addiction. On June 18, 1966, she was united in marriage to Edward Marifke at Gesu Catholic Church in Milwaukee. The couple lived in Milwaukee until 1967, when they moved to Wind Lake, Wisconsin. After her marriage she and her mother-in-law operated the Marifke’s Green House in Wind Lake for over 20 years. Sandy also worked as an LPN with in-home health care agencies in the Wind Lake area. Through the years Eddie and Sandy vacationed on their land just east of Augusta, and permanently moved there in September of 1999. Throughout her life Sandy had always enjoyed hunting and fishing, especially in the Augusta area. She was thrilled to be able to still take her 90-plus-year-old mother out fishing on opening weekend. She also enjoyed photography, knitting and crocheting. While in Augusta she looked forward to her daily coffee clutches with friends, working of the election board for Bridge Creek Township, and attending Grace Lutheran Church. Sandy was a generous soul who gave of herself in so many simple ways without wanting anything in return. She had a kind and giving heart, and if you were her friend, you knew true friendship. She will be dearly missed”…Read more News Story: “A 73-year-old Racine man is being held on a $500,000 cash bail for first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the strangulation and stabbing death of his sister in the town of Bridge Creek. The woman, Alexandra ‘Sandy’ Marifke, 75, was killed over the weekend at her residence at E23695 Highway M”…Read more
Welcome to the October 2016 edition of Hope House's Community Education E-bulletin!
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Pictured here are Hope House staff and volunteers getting ready to walk in the Tournament of Chips Parade during Cow Chip in Sauk Prairie on September 3. They were promoting the new Sauk County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Program! If you are interested in learning more about becoming a CASA volunteer, email Mary Jo at Hope House at mjelert@hopehousescw.org, call 608-356-9123, or visit www.saukcountycasa.org.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
There are several ways you can get involved with Domestic Violence Awareness Month:
Join Us for This Year’s First Empower Baraboo Advisory Committee Meeting!
As the 2016-2017 school year starts, Hope House is excited to continue implementing our Rape Prevention & Education grant focused on sexual violence prevention at Baraboo High School. Through this grant, we will be working to address the following four risk factors for sexual violence: hypersexualization of youth, a culture that glorifies violence, gender-based and homophobic harassment, and sexual entitlement and misconceptions around consent. As with last year, we will be guided in this process by the Empower Baraboo Advisory Committee, a group of passionate BHS students, staff, and other community members working together to create a safer, healthier, and happier school for everyone. Our first meeting will take place on Monday, October 17th from 6:15-7:15pm at East Elementary School in the Professional Development Room. If you’re interested in joining the committee but can’t make this meeting, or if you have any other questions about the grant, please contact our new Prevention Project Coordinator Nola Pastor at 608-356-9123 or preventcoord@hopehousescw.org.
Hope House Donation Needs
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 the following; our most needed items are bolded:
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.
Wisconsin's 2015 Domestic Violence Homicide Report
2015 Wisconsin Domestic Violence Homicide Report Released: “At least 58 people lost their lives because of domestic violence in Wisconsin in 2015. This is just one of the grim statistics included in the 2015 Wisconsin Domestic Violence Homicide Report, released by End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin on Monday...In addition to 48 domestic violence homicide deaths, nine domestic abuse perpetrators committed suicide and one individual was killed by law enforcement as he held a knife to the neck of his estranged wife. End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin has released the homicide report annually since 2000. The 2015 numbers are some of the highest on record. The organization indicates that a preliminary count of 2016 domestic violence homicides is also significantly elevated… Victims reflected the span of life, from 2 months old to 92 years old. The average age of victims was 37 years old. Perpetrators ranged in age from 14 to 66. The average age for perpetrators was 41 years old. In 2015, homicides were committed in 21 separate counties in Wisconsin. About 57% of the homicide incidents occurred in urban areas, and roughly 43% happened in rural communities. Consistent with the findings throughout this report’s history, firearms remain the most common means of perpetrating domestic violence homicides. In 2015, firearms were the weapons used in half of the domestic violence homicide incidents, excluding the one homicide by legal intervention"...Read the report here
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