April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. We need YOUR help to make it happen! Tickets are selling fast! Get yours now to join us at Rocklands on May 2nd! Buy Your Tickets Now Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) 5 Ways to Take Action Every April, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) calls attention to the fact that sexual violence is widespread and impacts every person in the community. SAAPM aims to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it. Join us! Learn More In the News NNEDV Domestic Violence Counts: 18th Annual Report On September 6, 2023, the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) conducted their Domestic Violence Counts Survey: a one-day, unduplicated count of adults and children seeking domestic violence services in the United States. Doorways participates in the count each year. This annual survey documents the number of people who sought services in a single 24-hour period, as well as the types of services requested, the number of service requests that went unmet due to a lack of resources, and the issues and barriers domestic violence programs face in providing services to victims. Read the Virginia Report Read the Full Report NLIHC The Gap Report: No state has an adequate supply of affordable rental housing for the lowest-income renters The U.S. has a shortage of 7.3 million rental homes affordable and available to renters with extremely low incomes – that is, incomes at or below either the federal poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income, whichever is greater. Only 34 affordable and available rental homes exist for every 100 extremely low-income renter households. In the DMV metro area, there are 195,725 extremely low-income renter households, but only 51,290 affordable and available rental homes. Read the Virginia Report Read the Full Report The salary a single person needs to live comfortably in the 25 U.S. cities with the highest cost of living Arlington comes in at number 11 with $117,686. Among the cities considered more affordable than Arlington? Honolulu and six major cities in California, including Los Angeles. And our neighboring Washington, DC, which is often considered more expensive than Arlington, isn’t even on the list. See the List   Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email Help create pathways out of homelessness, domestic violence, and sexual assault. Give the gift of safe harbor, healing, and hope today. Donate Now 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!