Synergy 2019

Relationship Safety Alliance
START
02
September 2019
10:00 PM CDT
END
10
October 2019
07:00 PM CDT
RAISED
$35,698.82
GOAL $50,000.00
71.4% To Goal

About Our Auction

You may be asking yourself, “Why is ‘Synergy’ significant to our domestic violence shelter?” Synergy is the benefit that results when two or more work together to achieve something either one couldn’t have achieved on its own. It’s the concept of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. This word resonates with us on so many levels: relationships between shelter residents, relationships between advocates and residents, relationships between staff members, relationships between our shelter and the community, but most importantly, the relationship between a victim’s past and future. All of these “parts” can accomplish so much more working together than working independently.

Here are some numbers to demonstrate the relationships that have occurred at the Women’s Shelter in the last 12 months: 30 staff members; 167 volunteers; 9 board members; 2,877 new individuals in need of services; and, 59 community partnerships.

Visit www.32auctions.com/synergy2019 to place a silent auction bid; items are being added daily. You can also purchase $50 admission tickets. Each ticket includes entrance to the event, one free drink token, hors d'oeuvres and entertainment. We have a few more surprises planned, but you must be present at the event to find out what they are!

This year our goal is to raise $50,000 so we can continue offering hope and saving lives! Every dollar collected from silent auction purchases will go directly toward our efforts to end domestic violence.

The Women’s Shelter is a program of Mid-Minnesota Women's Center, Inc., a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization whose mission is to keep families safe from domestic violence.


About Relationship Safety Alliance

Mid-Minnesota Women’s Center is now Relationship Safety Alliance! We continue to be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization led by a volunteer board and an amazing staff. We continue to serve individuals who have or are experiencing some type of relationship abuse through our three signature programs and two facilities. We provide our services at no cost thanks to generous support from our donors and grant funding. We will continue to rely on our community to support these programs until the day we can eliminate the stigma around getting help and changes in the legal system ensure every abuser is held accountable.

Relationship Safety Alliance’s three signature programs are:

o Louise Seliski Shelter - Opened in 1978, we believe no one deserves or wants to be abused. All people have the right to be physically protected by the society in which they live. RSA recognizes that most people stay in a violent home because they have nowhere else to go and because they are afraid. The Louise Seliski Shelter (the only 24-hour emergency shelter in Region 5) provides a secure facility where people can be physically safe while beginning the process of finding healthy alternatives to their violent situation. The Shelter’s major objectives are to provide 24-hour intake at the physical shelter, 24-hour crisis hotline, on-scene advocacy, information and referrals to residents and non-residents, assistance with filing orders for protective orders and accompaniment and support at court hearings. The Louise Seliski Shelter provides residential services to more than 400 individuals (men, women and children and their pets) every year. More than 5,500 additional people receive non-residential services from our shelter annually.

o Alex & Brandon Child Safety Center - Since 2000, the Alex & Brandon Child Safety Center has been family-friendly and nurturing place where families in crisis can visit with each other in safety 365 days a year. This includes children and their parents who have been involved in an abusive relationship and/or conflict over visitation. We also welcome parents who are allowed contact with their children in foster care to arrange to visit them at the Center. Alex & Brandon Child Safety Center is an ideal place for a parent and child who have never met to become acquainted or for parents and children who haven’t seen each other for a long time to get reacquainted. Every year we provide more than 1,500 individuals (including more than 500 children) with supervised visitation and safe exchange services.

o Support Groups, Outreach & Education - RSA offers self-help support groups for clients, residents and the community. We also offer educational speakers and professional trainings free of charge.

We envision a future where the collective voices of survivors and advocates will transform our community to one where healthy relationships thrive, abuse is not tolerated and individuals have the resources to succeed. We know you do too so here’s how you can get involved: donate, tour our facilities, volunteer, attend our events and speak out.

Generous community partners, just like YOU, provide invaluable assistance to our clients, residents and staff. RSA could not operate without your support. We have amazing volunteers supporting our victimization programs and services each year.

Know that when you support Relationship Safety Alliance, you are making a difference for real families experiencing real crisis. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for supporting our cause!

Visit our social media accounts for more information about our programs https://www.facebook.com/MMWomCtr/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/relationship-safety-alliance-fka-mid-minnesota-women-s-center-139187125/.

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