Beginning Aug. 19 from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Starting Point will be offering biweekly art workshops to those who have experienced domestic or sexual violence looking for creative outlets for internal expression. The instructor, an art major educator, will be supporting survivors in developing artistic techniques for expression of emotion that may be otherwise difficult…
Read MoreSexual Assault Isn’t Sexual
A different way to view sexual assault. You can help create better awareness by focusing on the assault part and help heal the sexual by ending the stigma. Here’s an analogy that might help: I use my brain for thinking, but if someone were to bash my brain, harm, abuse it, or make it bleed,…
Read MoreDomestic Violence – Make it Your Business
Starting Point recently participated in the Mt Washington Valley Chamber’s Business Expo to highlight the devasting cost of domestic and sexual violence to victims and employers. Last year, survivors lost 8 million days of paid labor due to interpersonal violence from abuse, rape, stalking, and human trafficking. This amounts to more than 32,000 full-time jobs…
Read MoreMt Mamas Donate $3,700 to Starting Point
The Mountain Mamas donated $3,700 to Starting Point. The Mt. Mamas is not so much a formal organization as they are a formidable force for good and fun in our community. The Mamas are well known as Mt. Meisters and can be found together wherever there is a patch of snow, a golf cart, a…
Read MoreCoping With Trauma
Starting Point provides services for victims of domestic and sexual violence. The agency’s outreach model is one of intention and impact. When there is a specific need, the agency endorses a focused intention, such as providing guidance for managing trauma, as they did Monday, Dec 5, at the Whitney Center in Jackson after a tragic…
Read MoreDomestic Violence and the Holidays
Domestic Violence never takes time off for the holidays. People often ask if there is an increase in domestic violence during the holidays. The data on this is limited because it is often based on call volume to crisis centers between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day rather than the actual occurrence of the incident. Starting…
Read MoreStarting Point Moves Southern Office to Ossipee
Starting Point has announced a new location for the organization’s southern Carroll County office at Mountainside Business Center, 127 Route 28 in Ossipee. The southern office of Starting Point was previously located in Huggins Hospital over the past five years. Since 1981, Starting Point has been serving victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence,…
Read MoreStarting Point receives $4,799 Grant from Tamworth Foundation
Starting Point recently received a $4,799 grant from The Tamworth Foundation to help remodel of the children’s room and teen nook in the organization’s shelter. Starting Point provides services for victims of domestic and sexual violence. The shelter provides a place to stay for up to 13 victims (five adults and eight children) at one…
Read MoreStarting Point receives $5,000 from Valley Originals
Starting Point: Services for Victims of Domestic & Sexual Violence was a recent recipient of a $5,000 donation from the Valley Originals, a collection of local restaurant owners. The Valley Originals make donations as a group and members also contribute individually throughout the year to non-profits through Dine to Donate programs and with gift certificates…
Read MoreA New Chapter for Starting Point in Conway Village
One evening this spring, Joy Tarbell opened her computer to find an email of interest. The non-profit Starting Point: Services for Victims of Domestic & Sexual Violence was searching for office space in the Conway area sufficient to accommodate 15 staff plus conference space and parking. Tarbell has been involved with Starting Point in a…
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