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NOA NEWS 2010 Vol. 2

L I V I N G A S H E L T E R E D L I F E

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A M Y ’ S C O U R A G E

V I C T I M S S P E A K O U T

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Y O U R G I V I N G I S C A R I N G

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H A N D M A D E F O R T H E S H E L T E R

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SPECIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS ISSUE

NOA’s emergency shelter, services and

crisis line are accessible 24 hours a day,

seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Victims can find a place of safety and

hope at the shelter, a twelve bed facility.

Shelter life for the women and children

in the NOA program is as comfy as possi-

ble. Each room is furnished much like a

guest bedroom would be— with nice

wooden beds, nightstands, lamps, etc.

Guests receive bed linens, blankets,

pillows and personal items when they

arrive at the shelter. NOA staff also

keeps a supply of new sleepwear,

underclothes and socks in a variety

of sizes for moms and kids that may

arrive during the late night hours without

their belongings.

Shelter living is community living. Guests

share spaces for living, cooking and

laundry under one roof. Advocates sit

down with the victims each week to

develop healthy menus and divide the

cleaning chores for the shelter “house”.

NOA staff completes an initial evaluation

of each family and works with them to

develop a case plan that includes short-

term and long-term goals for success.

Victims meet with a counselor for individ-

ual sessions and also attend a weekly

support group. Individual counseling

and support group is provided for the

children as well.

Life skills classes, career coaching and

parenting education are offered on a

weekly basis. Victims meet regularly with

legal and family advocates to address

legal issues, develop a working budget

and for emotional support.

Specific activities for children include

a variety of educational, recreational

and structured sessions geared toward

enhancing each child’s self-esteem

and promoting positive parent-child

interaction. Children are provided the

opportunity to share their fears and

concerns and are made aware that

violence is not the appropriate way to

solve problems.

Advocates help children cope with the

trauma of domestic violence and offer

them a safe environment to talk

about it. Even though the effects of

victimization my last a lifetime, NOA

services support, comfort and help

prevent the escalation of family

violence and homicide. ~

706-864-1986 24-hr Crisis Line

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Y O U C A N H E L P

Page 2 ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS IN CRISIS

NOA is dependent on funding and donations to ensure that “No One is Alone” and “No One” has to return to a violent situation.

Turn to page 4 to donate online and help save lives here in your community. 

Making a donation to NOA (No One Alone) is easy.

Mail a donation in the enclosed return envelope. (add postage)

Call 706-864-1306 x 1 to make a donation by phone.

Visit our secure website at www.noonealone.org to make an online donation by

Credit Card or PayPal.

Designate your gift as a memorial to or in honor of someone special. We will be sure to

make the family or honoree aware of your gift with a presentation card announcing your gift to NOA.

PHILOSOPHY

NOA is guided by

principles of honesty,

integrity and respect

for others while

empowering victims

to take control of

their lives.

In April 2002, Amy wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer. It read

"Today Ron Ball and I are romantically involved, but I fear I have placed myself at risk

in a variety of ways. Based on his criminal past, writing this out just seems like the smart

thing to do. If I am missing or dead this obviously has not protected me..." Two months

after writing this note, Amy Latus tragically lost her life to domestic violence.

Amy's Courage Fund is named in honor of Amy Lynne Latus and the many other victims who have suffered in silence. Amy's Courage Fund was established to alleviate the financial con-straints that often prevent a victim from escaping abuse. Through the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), Amy’s Courage Fund provides emergency financial assistance to victims of domestic violence and their children to meet their immediate needs after escaping an abusive home.

NOA is committed to support programs and services to help victims achieve safety and stability.

Read below to learn more about how NOA helps victims in your local community and how victims

have found their voices to speak out against domestic violence—

NOA Implements National Program

To the NOA staff:

“My children and I just want to thank every-

one at NOA for everything you have done for

us. NOA knows that shelter isn’t the sole an-

swer to domestic violence and that repairing

the invisible scars of abuse are essential to

being a successful survivor.

We have great memories of our time at the

shelter. I know that things are not always

going to go smooth but I know one thing—

I am not alone. God bless you all for helping

me and giving my children the stability they

so much deserve.” —Holly*

Dear NOA:

“My greatest discouragement , of course, is related to my finances and the lack

of support from my family. But, with the help of NOA it has become manage-

able. I finally have a job with some benefits. My education plan makes me feel

empowered and makes me feel like I have a voice.

I have overcome my ex-husband’s attempts to beat me down and have moved

and settled into my new apartment, job and neighborhood. The financial help is

so needed and with that I can still continue to go to school. I have only one

year left to have my Associates Degree in Criminal Justice.

I know with your help, I will be OKAY and so will my kids. Thank you guys

SOOOOOOO MUCH!” —Melissa*

NOA advocates help victims apply for emergency funding through Amy’s Courage Fund

THANK YOU TO ALL NOA LAKE ZWERNER 5K RUN SPONSORS

Community Partners

Lumpkin County and City of Dahlonega

Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office

Ace Hardware

AutoZone

Jolie Day Spa

Platinum Sponsors

Artistic Printing

Lumpkin 400 Storage

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Be Active, Be Healthy, Run/Walk!

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Silver Sponsors

Appalachian Contracting

CertaPro Painters of NE Georgia

Chestatee Medical Group

Coppermines Pest Control

Crown Mountain Limo

Dahlonega Wheelworks

Knepper Heating & Air Conditioning

Mills Fuel Service

North Georgia Wealth Management

Northeast Georgia Inc. (McDonald’s)

Townley Construction

Wellspring Counseling

Bronze Sponsors

A-CCARES Counseling, Dr. Howell

Administrative Solutions Group LLC

Appalachian Outfitters

Aramark

Banister Funeral Home

Beyer Family

Chestatee Real Estate, Tony Nunley

Cochise MTS

Dahlonega Box and Supply

Dahlonega Hearing Aid

Dahlonega Network

Dahlonega Pharmacy

Farm Bureau

Foothills Family Medicine

Margie Greer Photography

Steven Leibel, P.C.

Stringer Insurance

Trammell Tire

United Community Bank

White Interiors

Gold Sponsors

PR Threadworks Chestatee Animal Hospital

Applied Studios LLC

SAWNEE EMC DONATION provides

for shelter security gate repair.

AMICALOLA EMC DONATION provides

shelter food and supplies. JACKSON EMC DONATION provides

trauma counseling for victims.

N O R D S O N C O R P O R A T I O N FOUNDATION GRANT

We are proud to announce that the Nordson Foundation recently

awarded NOA a generous grant to support the operating costs of the

shelter and its programs. Nordson Corporation Foundation is dedicated to

improving the quality of life in our communities by improving educational

outcomes that enable individuals to become self-sufficient, active

participants in the community. Thank You!

Small Change Makes a Big Difference in Our Community The contributions of Operation Round-Up through local Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMC) makes a powerful impact on the

well-being of the community . EMC members can choose to sign up and automatically have their electric bill rounded up to

the next dollar. Small change can make a really big difference in lives of victims in our community. Thank you!

Handmade for the Shelter When I was a child, I spent many hours watching

and helping my mother quilt. She insisted on

making sure that every stitch in each quilt was

done by hand even though she had a very nice

sewing machine.

One day I asked her, “Why don’t you use your

sewing machine to finish the quilts?” With the

patience only a mother can have, she went into

great detail about the small inconsistencies in

the length of the handmade stitches allowing the

fabric to drape closer to the body. “This” she

said, “makes a hand-stitched quilt much warmer

than a machine-stitched quilt.”

Mother knew that anything made by loving hands

is better and warmer, too. Thank you so much

Dahlonega Woman’s Club! —Brenda

2010 NOA BOARD

OF DIRECTORS

Charity Cagle, Chair

Brandy Thomas, Treasurer

Becky Mooney, Secretary

DIRECTORS

Lari Lyn Beyer

Cathy Maher

Margie Greer

Kathy Becknell

Stacy Jarrard

Tammi Scales

Lynne Goebeler

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NOA NEWS NOA- No One Alone

P. O. Box 685

Dahlonega GA 30533

Dahlonega Women’s Club donated beautiful,

handmade pillow cases for the shelter

residents to use on their new, fluffy pillows.

MISSION STATEMENT NOA provides safe haven and support services for victims of family violence. Through educational

programs, NOA works to foster attitudes in the community that violence is not acceptable.

This project is supported by Award Numbers W09-8-030, W82-8-035 and W7-8-059, awarded by the Office of

Violence Against Women and Award Number C09-8-095, awarded by the Office of Victims of Crimes and adminis-

tered by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.