GEARING UP FOR 3RD ANNUAL WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES

Open Arms is gearing up for the 3rd Annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event, locally sponsored by Huntington National Bank.  The event is being held at Riverside Park on Saturday, April 30.  With over 200 walkers already registered, this will prove to be our biggest Men's March yet in Findlay, Ohio!

This year's event includes a free Kids Zone, sponsored by Something Special Learning Center, Face Painting by Mercy, and an inflatable bounce house by Pirate's Cove!!  Don't miss your chance to come out and meet Spongebob at the Kids Zone!

With vendors, prizes, awards, food and fun, this event is a family friendly good time you won't want to miss!  Registration kicks off at 10:30 AM, with the walk beginning at 12:15.  There will be an awards ceremony at 1:00 PM.  For more information, visit http://www.openarmsfindlay.org/.

NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK

April 10, 2011, marks the beginning of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, a time to honor victims and the advocates of victims’ rights. This year’s theme—Reshaping the Future, Honoring the Past—evokes victims’ past struggles and our nation’s duty to help them rebuild stronger lives.
For victims, reshaping the future means confronting many challenges. After a crime, victims need to know what rights and resources they can count on. They may need funds to pay medical bills or find an attorney. They may want information on the criminal justice process, their rights to be present or heard in court, and to be notified about court proceedings and offenders’ whereabouts.

For victim advocates, reshaping the future—particularly in these financially stressed times—means finding ways to do more with less. It means locating resources for victims and making sure victims have a voice. Reshaping the future requires meeting present and emerging challenges.

We encourage community members to honor victims of crime and look for several displays in the community this week as advocates are out meeting the needs of victims. For additional information about National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, and how to help victims in your community, please contact Open Arms Domestic Violence & Rape Crisis Services at our 24 hour crisis hotline, 419-422-4766 or the Hancock County Prosecutor Office at 419-424-7287.

Advocates For Ohio's Future

Advocates for Ohio's Future works to maintain vital public services - health, human services, and early care & education - at a level that meets people's basic needs and protects our state's most vulnerable populations. Advocates for Ohio's Future accomplishes its mission by:

• Making sure that our state budget priorities take into account the basic needs of the vulnerable and of those struggling because of the current recession;


• Raising awareness of the value of vital public services and the role they play in the lives of Ohio children and adults;


• Educating Ohioans about the interdependence between human services and economic stability;


• Building district-wide networks of supporters and organizations across the state willing to inform their families, friends, neighbors, the media, and constituencies and to advocate for vital public services; and


• Working to make Ohio's health and human service delivery system more streamlined and coordinated.

To that end, Advocates for Ohio's Future supports a budget solution that provides vulnerable populations.

A nonpartisan coalition, Advocates for Ohio's Future is funded by a combination of foundation and member grants, supporter contributions, and in-kind donations. AOF is particularly grateful to United Way of Greater Cincinnati, The George Gund Foundation, Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks, Ohio AARP, and the Ohio Provider Resource Association for their support this year. If you would like to support the work of Advocates for Ohio's Future, visit http://advocatesforohio.org/donate.