3 Ways You Can Help from Home As Doorways continues our work to keep survivors, youth, and families safe and housed in this unprecedented COVID crisis, we need you. How can you help from home? Here are some ways you can keep our Doorways open this week. 1) Sew Cloth Face Coverings for Doorways The CDC is advising the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus. If you sew, we need your help! Create covers like the one shown here with step-by-step instructions from the CDC. Mail your completed covers to Doorways at P.O. Box 100185, Arlington, VA 22210, or deliver them in person during Drive-Thru Deeds on Fridays. Get Instructions 2) Conduct a Fundraiser on Social Media With Facebook, you can easily create a fundraiser for Doorways to collect critical donations that keep our shelters, programs and services operating 24/7/365. “Donate” your birthday and ask for donations to Doorways as gifts, celebrate holidays with donations to favorite charities instead of exchanging items, challenge friends and family to match your donation, and more! Create Your Fundraiser Now What your friends' gifts can do $100 can help provide trauma-informed therapy for a survivor of sexual assault $50 can provide fresh set of clothing and a welcome kit for a survivor $25 can help provide court advocacy for a survivor's protective order petition process You can also use a donation sticker to support Doorways on your Instagram Story. Learn how now! 3) Share Resources to Keep Families Safe Hang these posters in your apartment building or any essential service you access During this period of isolation, it's especially important that resources are available in places where survivors already are, or are permitted to go. We have created a collection of posters that you can easily print on your home printer, on standard-size office paper. Hang them where they can be seen, such as in your apartment building's elevator. If you do leave home to go grocery shopping, pick up a prescription, or access other essential services, consider taking a poster with you and asking the business to display this resource for their customers. Download Posters Thank You! 🚗 Drive-Thru Deeds 🚗 Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Doorways' Administrative Office Have more at home than you need? Swing by our office's Drive-Thru Deeds on Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to drop off items you may have "extra" of at home. Please contact Joy Myers at [email protected] or (703) 504-9290 for donation drop-off instructions. RSVP on Facebook This week's items: Toilet Paper, Gift Cards (Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter, Target), Diapers (all sizes), Cleaning Products, and Cloth Face Coverings. Call (703) 504-9290 when you're out front and a staff person will welcome you and accept your donation! Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Learn how to respond supportively to survivors of sexual assault Talking about sexual assault is hard. For many survivors, the reaction of the first person they disclose to, often a friend or family member, can have a huge effect on their healing process. That's why RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, is helping family and friends of survivors learn how they can support their loved ones after assault with this guide. Get the Guide (Free) Click the image to view larger Self-Care Saturdays Create to Heal: Making Paper Cranes April 18th, 10:00 a.m. Join Sonia, art therapist and children's counselor at Doorways, to learn how to make your own paper crane! Just bring a square piece of paper. Set a reminder to join on Facebook. For more Self-Care Saturday tips this month, follow Project PEACE on social media! April 29th is Denim Day Make a statement by wearing jeans and posting a selfie to social media as a visible means of protest against the misconceptions that surround sexual violence. Tag Doorways to connect survivors with the resources available to support them! RSVP on Facebook Doorways | P.O. Box 100185, Arlington, VA 22210 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!