VERIZON AWARDS DEAFHOPE $20,040 GRANT

For Immediate Release
February 29, 2008

Media Contacts: 
Kate Kovacs-- KateKovacs@sprint.blackberry.net
Julie Rems-Smario-- Julie@Deaf-Hope.org

On February 21, 2008, Verizon awarded DeafHope $20,040 to support DeafHope Children’s Violence Prevention and Healing Program.  This grant will be used to support the continuance of DeafHope’s art therapy program for the children of Deaf mothers who experience domestic violence.  The program also includes outreach to schools with Deaf children in San Francisco bay area.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Julie Rems-Smario, Executive Director, Julie@Deaf-Hope.org

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DeafHope Receives Grant from Target for the Children’s Program

Oakland, CA (February 29, 2008) – Today Target announces a partnership with DeafHope in recognition of its efforts in supporting Deaf children and hearing children of Deaf mothers who experienced domestic and/or sexual violence.  DeafHope received a grant from Target in the amount of $2,738.00 for support of the DeafHope Children’s Violence Prevention and Healing Program.

This grant will help many children like this 11-year hearing old son of a Deaf woman, “I feel so scared when I am alone because I get bad dreams that my father would go after us again.  He hurt me before when I tried to protect my mom.  Now my mom and I have moved far away from him, I still get flashbacks.  I worry about my mom. Often I have to interpret for her with the police and the lawyers.  We do not talk about what happened, but I would like to”.

Glimmer of Hope 2008 a big success!!

The Board, Staff and Glimmer of Hope committee would like to thank all of those involved who helped make Glimmer of Hope 2008 a great success!!

We sold out this event and are still counting all of the $$ that was raised through the various auctions, sponsors and VIP waiters.

We will announce soon how much money was raised. Photos by Chris Hamilton are posted HERE. Chris’s pictures are also available for purchase HERE. Some videos will soon be available to view also.

Thank you again for your support!

- DeafHope Board, Staff and Glimmer of Hope committee

Dear Community,

It is with great pleasure that we announce Julie Rems-Smario is now the full-salaried Executive Director for DeafHope.  Julie was one of the eight founders of DeafHope in 2003.  DeafHope is the product of many volunteer hours by more than a dozen people.  We have leveraged many in-kind services to provide much-needed services for Deaf survivors of domestic and sexual violence.  Julie has lead this organization in the right direction with the guidance of our strategic plans based on our vision for DeafHope and the needs of Deaf survivors.