The Shelter Options Shoppe held its 9th Annual Fashion Show, Sunday, March 10, at the store, 968 2nd Ave North in Naples, FL. Over 200 ladies and shoppers attended the show and afternoon shopping event.
Fox 4 In Your Corner reporter Adam Pinsker interviews GADV Founder John Jordan, GADV Chair Colin Estrem and Shelter CEO Linda Oberhaus regarding the upcoming Gentle Men Against Domestic Violence® Day, March 12, 2019.
Guest Commentary on Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence by Colin Estrem, published in the Sunday, March 3, 2019 edition of the Naples Daily News.
The Shelter celebrated its 19th annual Mending Broken Hearts with Hope Luncheon, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort. The event drew 864 registered guests.
Fort Myers Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen is proposing a human trafficking bill that would require hotel employees to detect and possibly even prevent operations on their watch.
Another successful Give Where You Live Collier has passed with The Shelter receiving 57 donations for a total of $33,695 – that’s more than double our 2019 goal!
A Florida woman’s Facebook post went viral after she accused her Uber driver of being a sex trafficker, but experts say before you claim you were a potential victim, you need to know the facts.
The Shelter’s Give Where You Live link will go live for donations from 12 Noon, Wednesday, February 20 to 12 Noon, Thursday, February 21. Your donations will be matched by the Community Foundation of Collier County and the Richard M. Shulze Foundation.
Thank you to èBella magazine for a fantastic cover story on Shelly Stayer and her passion to assist victims of human trafficking and domestic violence.
National response to news stories regarding changes to the definition of domestic violence
The Shelter recently received a $25,000 Community Impact Grant from the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. The grant will help fund The Shelter’s Healing Arts program,
Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence calls on men to stand as equals with women to end domestic violence and human trafficking. On Jan. 17, GADV held its Annual Men’s Event at the Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples.
Sara was trafficked for sex from the Naples area to Miami, Tampa and Orlando in 2012. She was 21 at the time. She shared her story with the Daily News for Human Trafficking Awareness Month (January).
Having worked with victims of domestic violence and human trafficking for the past 23 years, it is rare that a case surprises me, but a recent news report out of Texas did raise an eyebrow this week.
Ted Talk sensation Dr. Jackson Katz will be the keynote speaker for the 2019 Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence® Men’s Tailgate Event, Thursday, Jan. 17, at Grey Oaks Country Club.
The Shelter is grateful to The Shelter Guild’s Transitional Cottage Committee for their wonderful work decorating the cottage for the new family.
The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural Stuff a Bus Toy Drive collected more than 1,500 toys benefiting The Shelter for Abused Women & Children and Youth Haven!
Shelter participant and former Board Member Christy Carpenter shares her story in the January 2019 issue of eBella Magazine.
The Women’s Foundation of Collier County recently awarded a grant of $25,000 to underwrite the reception area of the Shelly Stayer Shelter for Victims of Human Trafficking & Domestic Violence.
