Saturday, June 4, 2016

Computer Classes (free)

https://www.denverlibrary.org/files/ctc_idealab_current.pdf

(free) lunches after schools close for summer

http://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks
National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (486479) 
TX http://www.squaremeals.org/SiteMap.aspx

CO Food Assistance: (855) 855-4626
new locations in Aurora, CO
Expo Center at 10955 E. Exposition Ave., and Meadowood Center at 3054 S. Laredo St., have the space to accommodate enrichment activities that the parks department is developing (like crafts and tutoring) to keep the kids on site while they eat their meals, and keep them occupied until they decide to head home.

your kids can make that (Soccer) goal

http://soccerassist.org/

Current partners of Soccer Assist include  Westlake Youth Soccer Association (WYSA) and Lonestar Soccer Club 
To be added to the invite list, please e-mail soccerassistatx@gmail.com.  Once on this list, when training days are announced, you will be sent an easy online registration link.

Thursday, June 2, 2016

PTSD not just in Veterans

It does not have to be the designated DV awareness month to hear more and more horrific stories about women, not exclusively veterans, PTSD.
When a woman needs to talk about what she is going through, she is usually just days, minutes, or moments away from serious harm. I have seen and heard of too many situations where she was told to "get over it", "that's in the past", "fear is the opposite of faith", 'everyone has problems", "she is making it up, he is such a wonderful (military) man", "we are sick and tired of hearing that story again", "there is nothing we can do about it now, we can not un-rape you", "if you are negative, I will not speak to you again" etc.
That is victim-shaming! What we hear is: help, help, please help. Some of these women are frozen in fear (panic attack), they are mocked by the predator when he sees them shaking: "do you need a drink?" When they have no place to go: "do you have Stockholm syndrome?" "You are so unstable, assertive one minute, and acquiescent the next" and the meanest of all, cruelty, abuse to their kids.

Speak up! Get out! No contact!

the links below may be the first step to  regain sanity.
http://www.lovefraud.com/
http://www.safehorizon.org/page/domestic-violence-statistics--facts-52.html
https://www.verywell.com/ptsd-in-the-dsm-5-2797324

Trolls, ignore, ignore, ignore

Trolls, aka bullies who high five each other when they collectively dehumanize someone to make themselves feel cool and "powerful" fool themselves that actions have no consequence.  What bullies say to you, they are actually saying to themselves.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. George Bernard Shaw

need someone to talk to? http://www.bystanderrevolution.org/help

Dental Services around Austin (free)

https://stdavidsfoundation.org/dental-program/dental-program-faqs

Family Fun in Austin

I wish that our readers are inspired to have a site like this in their community. Thumbs up to: http://do512family.com/