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Corporate Partner Spotlight

In the News

Read Our 2023 Annual Report

Action Alert: Survey on Masculinity

Corporate Partner Spotlight

ABW Appliances – Arlington Showroom


Many thanks to ABW Appliances for their gift of $4,500! Their Arlington showroom had selected Doorways to be their #ABWGives Charity for winter 2023. Their team did an incredible job fundraising for us - and eclipsed their record for giving!

Bartaco


Huge thanks to our delightful new neighbor Bartaco for bringing our team a delicious spread of "welcome tacos"! Doorways' staff enjoyed the meal in Lila's Café, a special space in our new admin offices that is dedicated to Lila Reinold, who has been part of our team for nearly 40 years.

In the News

Q&A: Why are more survivors seeking shelter at Doorways?

"Domestic violence has increased in both frequency and severity. As the only provider of emergency shelter for survivors in imminent danger – called safehousing – Doorways has been at the front lines responding to the growing need for safehousing.


We are responding to survivors' needs by reinventing ourselves. With our community's support, we are increasing, improving, and transforming the way we serve survivors, including expanding our safehousing capacity."

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More teens are reporting that a partner has threatened their reproductive health


"The increase in 'reproductive coercion' calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline after the overturn of Roe v. Wade underscores the need for policies addressing teen dating violence, experts say."

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Deadly shooting sheds light on growing domestic violence problem


"Over half of the women murdered in the U.S. are murdered by a male intimate partner. Overall, a third of women in America and a quarter of men report suffering severe violence from intimate partners. I also understand that these numbers have been rising in recent years. Do we know why that is?"

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Read Our 2023 Annual Report

"Our community's needs are increasing and changing rapidly," Diana continues. "Survivors told us what they need. Doorways listened. We are responding by reinventing ourselves. With your support, we are increasing, improving, and transforming the way we serve survivors."

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Action Alert: Survey

Survey on Masculinity


We are asking people in the Arlington Community to fill out this quick survey to help shape the direction of this work. Several participants will win a $15-$30 gift card in appreciation for their time. We welcome all ages, and the survey is available in four languages: English, Spanish, Amharic and Mongolian. Thank you for your input!

Take Survey

This initiative is all a part of Project PEACE's goal to promote healthy relationships and prevent violence. To find out more about Project PEACE's mission, please visit www.arlingtonva.us/projectpeace.

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