Looking for summer reading for your kids? Check out our recommended children's books! Learn More You Did It! Thank You! Summer Match Campaign Success After 30 of Doorways' Board Members and Emeritus Board Members came together to fund a 2:1 matching pool for our Summer Match campaign, YOU—our generous community of supporters—responded by giving Doorways 141 gifts. Together, your gifts and the boards' matching gifts totaled more than $250,000! Thank you for your tremendous show of support! Back to School Sign Up to Be a Back-to-School Sponsor The weather may still be heating up, but here at Doorways, our eyes are always turned to the future. For the kids and teens in our programs, that means getting ready for the new school year. With kids returning in person, the 2021-2022 school year brings a fresh start and an exciting new adventure. We need you to help us provide a backpack, all the necessary supplies, and a gift card for new school clothes to each the school-aged kids living with us, plus their littlest siblings heading off to daycare and pre-k classes. Sign up to sponsor one or more children today! Sign Up to Sponsor a Child In the News Doorways Joins NNEDV in Celebrating Unanimous Senate Passage of the VOCA Fix We applaud the U.S. Senate passage of H.R. 1652, the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 ('VOCA Fix"), with an extraordinary vote of 100 to 0! Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants have decreased by 70% over the last four years. The VOCA Fix addresses this ongoing crisis, reducing additional catastrophic cuts to VOCA. Learn More Rent prices are soaring as Americans flock back to cities "Nationwide, rent prices are up 7.5 percent so far this year, three times higher than normal, according to data from Apartments.com. Analysts expect rent prices to keep climbing for the foreseeable future, a major burden for renters and a warning sign that higher inflation could linger far longer than the White House and Federal Reserve keep predicting." Read More Women and tenants of color grapple with higher rates of eviction "When it comes to gender, women face 16% higher eviction rates than men, which translates to thousands more women renters evicted than men, according to a study by the Eviction Lab," Business Insider reports. "The gender disparities are even starker when race is factored in: The Eviction Lab study found that 36.3% more Black women were evicted than Black men between 2012 and 2016." Read More Bill Cosby release sparks worries it will set back #MeToo progress "When the system disregards dozens of accusers in a situation like this - because of a technical loophole, not because of the proof that led to sentencing - it creates the perception that it's 'not worth it' for victims to come forward." Read More Our epidemic of sexual violence "Three women friends of mine have confided in me that they have been raped. Sexually assaulted. This should not be so but it is. All of them are Black women and at least two of them have gone to therapy because of the incidents. None of the women ever reported the incident. Their reasons are the same: what's the use?" Read More Whether or not you choose to report, you deserve support. Through Doorways' 24/7 hotline, you can reach an advocate for free and confidential support, information, and referrals. Call us any time at 703-237-0881. Events Save the Date! Doorways' Open Hearts, Open Doors fundraising event is returning this fall! Mark your calendars for October 14th! Drive-Thru Deeds Swing by our office on Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to drop off these items, or purchase them from our Amazon wish list to ship them directly to our offices: Baby Monitors (pictured) Baby Bottles Sippy Cups Size 5 Diapers We appreciate your support! Do you need support? Do you know someone else who might? Call Doorways to speak with an advocate any time. 24-Hour Domestic & Sexual Violence Hotline: 703-237-0881 ‌ ‌ ‌ 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!