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Posted on 2/19/2008 – Safe at Home training
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The Safe at Home program is a vital service for survivors of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, or stalking, who have relocated or are
about to relocate, that helps keep their assailants from finding them.

The Safe at Home program provides for a designated address to use
when creating new records with state and local agencies and the
courts, and acts as a mail forwarding service. These services limit an assailant’s ability to access public information which could identify
the new location of a survivor who is in the program.

Safe at Home is not a witness protection program; rather it is a mail forwarding service.

When: Wednesday March 14, 2008

Where: Fiddlesticks
             8945 Highway 36
             Hannibal , MO 63401

Time: 10 am-11:30 am Informational
           Lunch
          1:30 pm-3:30 pm Training

Questions and RSVP: Heidi Pfeifer
                                    573-406-1400
                                    by March 8, 2008
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Posted on 1/25/2008 – February 4-8 is Teen Dating                                 Violence
                                           Awareness and Prevention Week
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This is the 3^rd Annual Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week. Approximately 1 in 5 high school girls report being abused by a boyfriend. Only 33% of teens who were in an abusive relationship ever told anyone about the abuse.  For more information or to set up a presentation for your school or teen group please contact Heidi @ ave.publiceducator@yahoo.com
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Posted on 1/25/2008 – January is Stalking Awareness Month
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January is National Stalking Awareness Month, and victim advocates throughout the country are using this month as an opportunity to educate the public about the pervasive crime that affects nearly 1.4 million Americans a year.

Stalking—defined by Missouri law as purposely, repeatedly and intentionally harassing or following someone—is a criminal offense under the laws of all 50 states, the District of Columbia , and the federal government. Although its prevalence is high, public awareness that stalking is a crime remains dangerously low. One in 12 women and one in 45 men will be stalked in their lifetime, for an average duration of almost two years.¹ Seventy-six percent of women who were murdered by their intimate partner had been previously stalked by the killer, and more than half of these victims reported the stalking to the police before being murdered.
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Posted on 3/12/2007 - AVENUES to host Book Fair
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The book fair is being held at the Admiral Coontz Armory on:

Friday, April 27th from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m
Saturday, April 28th from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 29th from 12 p.m.- 4 p.m.

Anyone wishing to donate good used books, cd's, videos, and dvds may drop them off at any of the following locations:

In Hannibal :
All locations of F & M Bank
Java Jive
Hannibal Nutrition Center
Moberly Community College

In Bowling Green :
US Bank
University Extension Office in Bowling Green Court house

In Louisiana :
Eagle Business Supply

A Book Blitz is being held on Saturday, April 14th in the Parking Lot across from the Hannibal Public Library. The Book Blitz will take
place from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Anyone interested in donating can drive up
and drop books off without getting out of their car. For more
information call 573-406-1400

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Posted on 11/29/2006 - AVENUES Needs Your Support Now! ________________________________________________________

This year more than ever, AVENUES needs your help!!! A statewide cut in funding to domestic violence shelters in Missouri has forced us to close our Resource Center and tighten our budget. This funding cut, along with the increased cost of providing transportation and shelter for clients, has left AVENUES with a need to raise $20,000, just to maintain the services it already provides...(continues)

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Posted on 9/15/2006 - Volunteers for Victims of Violence
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AVENUES is seeking volunteers to assist us in our goal to empower all victims of domestic and sexual violence.  There is a growing demand for AVENUES services and we need help from the communities which we serve.  Come learn more about AVENUES and the work that we do for residents of North East Missouri.  You can be a part of AVENUES helping to make North East Missouri a safer place to live for everyone
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