Ep 18 Special Guest House of Ruth! Help for Domestic Violence Victims Including Narcissistic Abuse Survivors

*Top 3% in podcasts globally HOUSE OF RUTH HELP/RESOURCES AND DONATION/VOLUNTEER INFORMATION BELOW: House of Ruth, Domestic Violence Support Center – www.houseofruth.org; 202/667-7001, x515 (free, confidential counseling for trauma and abuse survivors) • Office of Victim Services, Victim Hotline – www.DCvictim.org; 1-800-844-5732 (4HELPDC) • National Domestic Violence Hotline – www.thehotline.org; 1-800-799-7233 • DC Volunteer Lawyers Project - www.DCVLP.org Resources- Adolescents and kids • Veto Violence- dating violence prevention training for teachers, coaches, school personnel, youth leaders https://vetoviolence.cdc.gov/apps/datingmatters/ • Kids Help Line- online resource for broaching difficult topics for kids 5+ https://kidshelpline.com.au/kids/issues • Love is Respect- safe dating resource for teens with phone/text support https://www.loveisrespect.org/ • Teen Dating Violence Prevention Guide- icebreakers and activities https://www.communitysolutionsva.org/files/Building_Healthy_Relationships_Across_Virginia_Unit • ChAMPS- on-call, mobile mental health emergency service for DC youth www.dbh.dc.gov; (202) 481- 1440.   Want to  learn more about donating or volunteering? You can contact House of Ruth chief development officer Elizabeth Kiker via email at [email protected] ----------- Christy Jade Coaching info: EMAIL ME TO FILL THE LAST SPOT in my coaching for limited pricing of $50 (normal price $200): [email protected] Want the BEST and quickest pick me up?! My 4 MINUTE meditation: https://christyjade.ck.page/insider Join my free facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christyjade WORK WITH ME: https://www.christyjade.com/transformational-coaching Have trouble setting boundaries in your life? Grab my E-Course here: https://christyjade.podia.com/boundariescourse And if you just wanna peek around and find out more about me and my work..check out my website! It's FUN AND SPARKLY ;)  https://www.christyjade.com/ Want to drop me a line or have a question? Email me anytime! [email protected]   Let's connect on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fiercechristyjade/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fiercemamachristy After abuse we need SIMPLE. I created a planner for busy women just like you to navigate your days easier: https://christyjade.podia.com/shethrivesplanner  I am Christy Jade, adoring wife, adoptive mama and narcissistic abuse survivor. I now help other women who have gone through abuse (or are going through it) find confidence, power and peace. TRANSCRIPT: Speaker 1: (00:02)Welcome to, but still she thrives. We have a very special guest today, Leona Brannan, and she works for the House of Ruth. And this is a resource I wanted to share with you guys who are local to the DC Maryland area. So we're really just, uh, gonna share this information and share what the House of Ruth does. So welcome Leona. Speaker 2: (00:28)Thank you. Thank you for having me, Christy. Speaker 1: (00:31)Yes. Thank you for being here. So we'll just dive right in. What is the house of Ruth's mission? First, we'll start there . Speaker 2: (00:39)Sure, sure. So the House of Ruth, we were founded in 1976 by a Georgetown University professor named Veronica Madz. Um, she noticed in teaching her students and taking them out in DC to do volunteer work, she noticed that she walked past a homeless man laying on the street in DC mm-hmm. how she felt passing him by. Speaker 1: (01:03)Yeah. Speaker 2: (01:03)And really understanding there are major issues and challenges that can need to be met when it comes to the unhoused homelessness. Um, and particularly for women. Um, and especially for women who are leaving domestic violence situations. Um, so our mission essentially is to empower women, children, and families to rebuild their lives and heal from trauma and abuse and homelessness. You know, our services include support enriched housing for families and for single women. Mm-hmm. Also, trauma-informed care via our devel