Results from the 2010 Minnesota Crime Victim Survey

Thursday, March 1, 2012, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Greater Twin Cities United Way, Minneapolis
Domestic Violence has a crippling effect on our community. An estimated 200,000 women and men experience domestic violence each year in Minnesota. Nationally, women lose 8 million paid days of work a year, which translates to roughly 133,000 lost days of work in Minnesota. Join us for a presentation about Domestic Violence: Results from the 2010 Crime Victim Survey, a new report to be released in March through the partnership of United Way and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety-Office of Justice Programs.

Space is limited. Register by Friday, February, 24.

A new ally joins fight to end teen sex trade
Reposted from the Star Tribune

Women’s Foundation of Minnesota has launched a $4 million campaign to halt trafficking of teen girls.

Terry Williams stood in front of guests at a swank Wayzata home on a recent evening, carrying a message that wasn’t exactly cocktail party fare. Surrounded by lovely furniture and a glowing fireplace, she showed them a gritty film titled “Minnesota Girls Are Not for Sale.” For the next 45 minutes, a dozen guests sipping wine learned about a new $4 million, five-year campaign to halt sex trafficking of teenage girls.

“Most people are quite shocked that this is happening,” said Williams, of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, the campaign’s sponsor.

Such unlikely house parties are taking off across the metro area, as the foundation launches the first philanthropic campaign in Minnesota — and one of a handful in the nation — focused on teen sex trafficking. READ MORE