Dear Radiant Futures Friends, Love Is Here!! It is time for our collaborative fundraiser supporting healthy teen relationships in Orange County. As you may already know, this annual fundraiser brings together organizations and individuals who are passionate about making a…
Dear Friends of Radiant Futures, As we bid farewell to 2023, our team is running ahead into 2024. January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The "2023 Human Trafficking Victim Report," created by the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, paints…
Dear Friends of Radiant Futures, Can you believe that we are in the month of November? I remember as a child, eagerly anticipating the holiday season, how time seemed to crawl at a snail’s pace. Nowadays, time seems to zoom by…
Dear Friends of Radiant Futures, Radiant Futures was founded in 1976 during the height of the women’s movement. Our start was a little rocky, to say the least. Our mission was not welcomed by many members of the community. We…
In July of this year, Linda and her two young children entered our emergency shelter after fleeing the depths of domestic violence. Linda had suffered physical, verbal, emotional, and psychological abuse by her partner for many years. Not knowing where…
When you think of PTSD, who do you think of? For many of us, the first people that come to mind are combat veterans, whose past experiences of trauma continue to impact their lives every day. The US Department of…
Did you know Radiant Futures has a Center that is open to the community? We do! Prior to opening the doors to our Center in 2017, all of Radiant Futures’s services were available only in connection to an emergency shelter…
There are a myriad of risk factors leading to Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence, and substance misuse is often observed as a common complicating factor. Their co-existence expresses itself in a variety of ways, from being an element leading to violent incidents to maladaptive coping and navigating the impact of trauma. The use, misuse, and addiction of substances or…
With the sun shining through her window, Amy awoke early in the morning. Unfortunately, she did not have a peaceful sleep in her car. Due to fleeing her home in a hurry, she lacked many of the necessities needed to…
Rebecca Jasmine is a volunteer who has kindly donated her time and talent as a writer to share her thoughts and experiences with Radiant Futures. She wrote this article to help our community understand how we can all do our…