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02/25/2023

R. Kelly has just been sentenced in Chicago to 20 years for his federal s*x crimes case.

02/25/2023

Today, February 21st, is the birthday of former Congressman and lifetime civil rights advocate, John Lewis. John Lewis spent his life leading the charge to protect human rights and is known as one of the “Big Six” leaders during the Civil Rights Movement.

The legacy of John Lewis will be remembered for generations to come and as we reflect on Black History Month, we honor the steadfast action by Lewis and countless other activists that fought for freedom, basic human rights, and equality for all.

09/01/2017

Stephanie Gosk, NBC News correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about the emergency response to the crisis in Houston as flood waters push dams and levees t...

08/23/2016

06/10/2016

Texas Congressman Poe called for Judge's removal from the bench:

Excerpt: Poe, a former criminal court judge, read a portion of the victim’s emotional statement, and then called for Persky to be removed from the bench.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/texas-goper-shreds-stanford-judge-the-punishment-for-r**e-should-be-longer-than-a-semester/

Conservative Texas Congressman Ted Poe (R) on Thursday lashed out at Judge Aaron Persky after he sentenced former Stanford student Brock Turner to six months in jail for the s*xual assault of an unconscious woman.

05/14/2016

The weather is not stopping the . We moved in side. We sill have games, bubbles and lots of ice cream.

Bring your donations of baby clothes for Austin Children's Shelter, Hope Alliance Crisis Center and Dell Children's Medical Center - Foundation. We are here til 4:30

05/11/2016

Are you ready for a treat for doing something ? Yes, just bring your donations of baby clothes and diapers for Austin Children's Shelter, Hope Alliance and Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas and tasty free ice cream is yours! http://www.atxbabyshower.com/ #!events/go2j4

05/05/2016

This is a great event for and through out the month of .

Come join the fun at one of the events, clean out your kid's closets, make a monetary donation or all three! atxbabyshower.com

The Lifeline Awards Banquet & Fundraiser to award and honor all three honorees has moved to May 28th. Please buy tickets at atxbabyshower.com

What's the one thing that you need when you travel above all else: Money? Food? Clothing? How about when you are a child fleeing abuse? They need all the above and more - equally. Austin Children's Shelter, Hope Alliance Crisis Center and Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas provide that to hundreds of children and expectant moms each and every year. Lets do something different this , lets to moms, adoptive moms, and volunteers who fill in as moms by providing much needed , clothes and supplies. you have three ways to give:

1. Baby Clothes and Diaper Drive. Donate diaper and new or gently used baby clothes size preemie to 4T.

Bring your donations to any our 12 official drop off locations:
Downtown Austin: BookPeople and Berry Austin on Congress;
South Austin: Dragonfly Wellness Center;
Bee Caves: Hat Creek Burger Co. - Westlake;
NW and Central Austin: Berry Austin, Canyon Resort; Balcones Country Club, Hat Creek Burgers, Bexley at Whitestone;
Cedar Park: Eileen's Colossal Cookies Cedar Park;
Round Rock: Hat Creek Burger Co - Round Rock;
Georgetown: Hat Creek Burger Co.

2. Make a monetary donation online. Choose from $10 to $50 dollars to help children thrive. Your donation goes directly to the organization - no middle man!

Visit http://www.atxbabyshower.com/ #!2016-honorees/zt5si and click on the learn more button to donate to any of the honorees.

3. Come to one of our community events. Profits from the tickets sales go directly to our three honorees.

Learn more at: http://www.atxbabyshower.com/ #!events/go2j4

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03/23/2016

Realtors are some of the best marketers in an offline person-to-person environment. Stick a realtor in a networking event, and they'll have a contract to sell a...

03/14/2016

Expert in and advocate against domestic violence and abuse to come to Austin, TX for the 2016 Lifeline Awards Banquet & Fundraiser honoring Austin Children's Shelter, Hope Alliance Crisis Center, and Dell Children's Medical Center - Foundation

The Lifeline Awards are coming soon and we wanted to introduce you to one of our keynote speakers Barry Goldstein.

Barry Goldstein is the research director of the Stop Abuse Campaign and author of the Quincy Solution. Recently, Goldstein has written the Safe Child Act that been introduced into Hawaii's state legislature (HB1701). Barry Goldstein practiced law for 30 years in New York. He served on the Board of Directors of My Sisters' Place, one of the leading domestic violence agencies in the country for 14 years, including four years as Chairperson. As a result, in the height of Goldstein's legal career, many domestic violence agencies have referred clients to Mr. Goldstein because he is one of the few lawyers with expertise in domestic violence and because of his willingness to take cases on a pro bono or reduced fee basis. Mr. Goldstein had also worked with the Community Change Project of the Volunteer Counseling Service in Rockland County, New York since January of 1999 teaching domestic violence classes for men who have been convicted of domestic violence crimes.

The Lifeline Award Banquet will take place May 4th, honoring three great organizations: Austin Children's Shelter, Hope Alliance Crisis Center and Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas.

Pre-register here to have access to early bird tickets, announcements and more.
https://www.facebook.com/events/438109726395254/

03/01/2016

Video shown at the ACS Gala in November 2009.

08/13/2015

Is it true? Many Public Service Announcements over the decades state to report abuse. Especially child abuse. Has this message been lost in Family Court? Has political gain or special interest groups corrupted the system?

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Oakland County Family Court Judge Lisa Gorcyca gave the father temporary sole custody despite a history of abuse and the children's refusal due to fear.