From our hearts to yours, have a joyous, safe and healthy holiday season. Our sites will closed on 31 December and 6 January.
May 2022 bring peace to you and those you cherish!
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Thank you for continuing to partner with us in support of victims and survivors of violence and building safer, healthier and more joyous communities for us all. We wish all the best to you and those you cherish for the holidays and the coming year.
Are you looking for volunteer or community service opportunities? Closet To Closet needs your help with sorting, organizing and preparing our thrift stores for customers. Send your cover letter and resume to our thrift store manager, Karlean DeLeon, at c2cmanager@wcstx.org.
If you are planning on donating to Closet To Closet in the holiday season, please bring any clothing donations on or after Wednesday, December 29. Thank you.
We thank you for your support of Closet To Closet, Shabby Chic Corner and The Home Store!
Join our 40/40/$40 anniversary fundraising campaign today! Donate $40 and become a campaign Ambassador, to help victims and survivors or violence through our 40th anniversary fundraising goal of $64,000 by Friday, December 31. Call or email Lavonne Wise, our fundraising coordinator, for information on joining the campaign, at 340.773.9272 or lwise@wcstx.org. Click here or the donate button above to visit our secure page to give today. Thank you for caring!
We have discovered that there are phony emails being circulated that may appear to come from employees of the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix, or someone whose name you would recognize. We have notified the authorities and have taken steps to increase our email security. Please know that the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix and its staff would never ask you to reveal sensitive information through texts or emails, nor would we ask you to purchase gift cards or other currency and send us the codes to redeem them. Please be aware and stay safe.
We are rescheduling the general meeting for the Anti-racism Project. We will let you know as soon as the date has been confirmed. A very special thank to those of you who are ready to continue supporting anti-racism in our community. The Time is Now: Anti-racism in the USVI, will continue with task forces to decide on the next action steps and where they should be focused. Videos from all four sessions of The Time Is Now: Discuss, Digest & Dismantle Racism In The USVI are available on our YouTube Anti-racism playlist.
Our 2021 end-of year newsletter is hot off the presses! Click here to read Voices.
If you or someone you know is in need of support, including safety planning or crisis counseling, please call our main office/crisis center at 340.773.9272. We are here when you are ready, with advocacy, programs and services at no cost to you, including 24-hour crisis intervention and more.
COMMUNITY UPDATES
The message of Silence Speaks, Secrets Revealed (SSSR), our radio drama about child sexual abuse, continues to inspire positive action. Visit our YouTube channel for video from our Denim Day 2021 community event, featuring all 26 episodes of SSSR. Click here to read the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s profile on the making of the radio drama. Listen to SSSR episodes here.
WCSC's COVID-19 RESPONSE UPDATES
- Our main office/crisis center is open, but we ask that you contact us to make an appointment before coming to the Crisis Center, if possible. Call us at 340.773.9272.
- Closet To Closet, Shabby Chic Corner and The Home Store, our community thrift stores, are also open, with health and safety measures in effect. Click here for details or call 340.773.2503.
- Our teen sexual assault survivors support groups remain suspended until further notice.
- Our 24-hour crisis intervention hotline remains operational. Volunteer advocates and staff are reachable for crisis intervention and support without judgment, at night and on weekends at 340.773.9272.
Our thoughts, prayers and hopes for perfect health and peace are with you and your loved ones. Please practice self-care and positivity, as much as possible. We WILL get through whatever comes, together.
In an emergency situation, please diall 911 from a landline or 340.772.9111, from a mobile phone. Please call our main office/crisis center at 340.773.9272, for information on advocacy, services and support without judgment. Please be well and stay safe!
THANK YOU TO OUR ANNUAL DONORS!
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