http://www.chicagolandbrowncoats.com Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:14:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.chicagolandbrowncoats.com/local-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-320 The Cause – Help Equality Now make a difference | Can't Stop the Serenity Sat, 15 May 2010 04:01:14 +0000 http://www.chicagolandbrowncoats.com/?page_id=70#comment-320 [...] The House of the Good Shepherd is a shelter and recovery program for battered women and their children that works to end the cycle of domestic violence in the Chicagoland area. The women and children in the 3.5-month program receive intensive counseling, education, and help to heal, regain their dignity and become self-sufficient. Each family has a private apartment where they practice independent living skills and prepare themselves for lives as healthy families. The House also provides a learning center where the women work on their education and job goals, a child care center and an aftercare program that promotes long-term recovery. 91% of the women in the program leave their abusers and go on to make productive lives for themselves and their children, and 83% of all donated funds goes directly to the program. [...] [...] The House of the Good Shepherd is a shelter and recovery program for battered women and their children that works to end the cycle of domestic violence in the Chicagoland area. The women and children in the 3.5-month program receive intensive counseling, education, and help to heal, regain their dignity and become self-sufficient. Each family has a private apartment where they practice independent living skills and prepare themselves for lives as healthy families. The House also provides a learning center where the women work on their education and job goals, a child care center and an aftercare program that promotes long-term recovery. 91% of the women in the program leave their abusers and go on to make productive lives for themselves and their children, and 83% of all donated funds goes directly to the program. [...]

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