You’re Invited To A Benefit Concert!
You’re invited to a San Jose Peace Chorale sponsored event, and all proceeds will be donated to Next Door! Enjoy the music of the Orchard City Community Chorus, Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus, Joyful Noise Gospel Singers, Rainbow Women’s Chorus, Mission Valley Chorus, and Ladyesong. The event will be held Saturday, February 25th at [...]
Domestic Violence – No Place to Hide
This is one of an occasional post from Margaret Epperheimer, a seven-year member of Next Door’s Board of Directors. Is it just me, or are we getting less and less tolerant of domestic violence? What was once labeled a “private family matter” now gets the appropriate label of “domestic violence” and a big headline – [...]
Female Boxers Wearing Miniskirts?
Women’s boxing will make its debut at this year’s Olympic Games in London — a huge victory for female boxers who have fought for years to be taken seriously. But now it seems their participation will come with an outrageous catch: female boxers might be required to wear miniskirts in the ring. The Amateur International Boxing [...]
Next Door Partners with the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PARTNERS WITH THE LOS GATOS/MONTE SERENO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE JOINT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF LOS SAN JOSE, January 16, 2012 – Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence has been awarded $125,000 by the California Emergency Management Agency to work with the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police [...]
No Holiday for Domestic Violence
This is one of an occasional post from Margaret Epperheimer, a seven-year member of Next Door’s Board of Directors. The holiday lights and menorah are stored. The pine needles are vacuumed away, and the kids are back in school. Most of us had time to pause, take a break and enjoy. Not so, for those [...]
Tell LEGO: Stop marketing sexist toys to girls
Iconic toy brand LEGO recently launched a new line of toys meant just for girls — but two young women, Bailey Shoemaker-Richards and Stephanie Cole, think the products are unfairly “dumbed down” for girls. The new line is called LadyFigs, and it’s made up of busty, pastel-colored figurines that come with interests like shopping, hair-dressing, and [...]
We need your help to SAVE the California Commission on the Status of Women
For the past 46 years, the California Commission on the Status of Women has served as an independent voice for the women and girls of California through its work with the Legislature and other State agencies. It continues to be the only state agency that looks specifically at the impact of state actions on women. [...]
Verizon Supports Next Door’s Effort to Stop Teen Dating Violence Before it Starts
December 23, 2011 SAN JOSE, CA— Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon, has granted Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence $40,000 for its Teen POWER Program, which will help eight San Jose youth leaders to implement teen dating violence outreach, prevention and education campaigns for their high school and middle school aged peers in [...]
Our Holiday Boutique was a success – thanks to you!
Thanks to hundreds and hundreds of community volunteers and members almost 1,300 battered women and their children are anticipating the gifts they will open on Christmas morning! We wish we could share with you directly the hugs, smiles and thank yous we received as each mom and her kids left the Holiday Boutique, their eyes [...]
Shouting Hello To Next Door
By A. Alvin Winford Truly, time flies! My four month fellowship at the Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence, San Jose, California is now something of the past. I am leaving early Wednesday morning the 14th of December. An unbelievable reality! The mood is bittersweet. The oxymoron is self explicit in that it is bitter [...]