📢 We urgently need supplies including paper towels, wipes, and bedding. Shop our Amazon Wish List to ship directly to Doorways. Thank you for your help! Shop Wish List Back-to-School Drive Success! Thanks to Our Sponsors, Every Child at Doorways Is Prepared for their First Day Here in Arlington, the first day of school is next Monday, August 28th. Thanks to our amazing Back-to-School Sponsors, every child at Doorways was provided with a backpack, lunch box, water bottle, umbrella, and a gift card to buy clothing and classroom supplies. We are so grateful to all of our sponsors for helping to ensure that kids at Doorways start the new school year with the tools they need. Thank you! Support Kids Year-Round through the Virginia McCaffrey Fund for Children at Doorways The Virginia McCaffrey Fund for Children at Doorways was founded to honor Dr. Virginia “Vee” McCaffrey, who dedicated her life and career to protecting the most vulnerable in her community. Gifts to the Virginia McCaffrey Fund support Doorways’ Children’s Services, which provide dedicated support to our youngest clients. Counselors work one-on-one with children and young adults residing in Doorways’ shelters and supportive housing program to provide services and support including art and play therapy, as well as access to medical care and immunizations. Learn More and Donate Now In the News How Climate Change Impacts Homelessness Ending homelessness is deeply connected to climate justice. When natural disasters strike, people with the fewest resources are most likely to be impacted and left without a place to live for the foreseeable future. Read More “Without immediate action to mitigate the impacts of climate change, more displacement, increased harm, and loss of life will disproportionately impact marginalized communities, communities of color, and people living in poverty – and will therefore result in increased homelessness.” Climate Change Puts More Women at Risk for Domestic Violence "The threat of violence could become more common as climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent." "Scientists emphasize that extreme weather events do not cause domestic or gender-based violence, but instead exacerbate existing pressures or make it easier for perpetrators to carry out such violence. The mass displacement that follows disasters can expose women to greater danger." Read More Helping Survivors in Hawaii From The Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance "Our hearts go out to the people of Maui as they navigate unprecedented devastation. Our friends at Pouhana O Nā Wāhine (Native Hawaiian Resource Center on DV) have shared ways to help, including the Hawaiian People's Fund. Please donate if you are able!" From The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) "Domestic violence advocates are currently at the front lines of the Maui fire evacuation efforts. Help them meet their basic needs while they continue supporting survivors." Learn More For a Domestic Violence Survivor, this One Flight Meant Freedom "Every day, dozens of people in Hawaii flee abuse in their homes and find safe haven in transitional housing or eight emergency shelters across the state. But for very serious cases, a flight may be the only way to survive." See Maila's Story   Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email Doorways | P.O. Box 100185, Arlington, VA 22210 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!