Dear Friends of Radiant Futures, Did you know? This month we celebrate National Nonprofit Day. That’s right, the birth of nonprofits in the U.S. happened on August 17th, 1894, when the Tariff Act became law and gave exemptions for…
1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.
Bullying is something that is hard to measure but we all think we’d know it if we see it. Some folks have experienced bullying first-hand and others may have been a witness to it. Adults and parents today may think…
Dear Friends, To paraphrase Winston Churchill, we are nearing the end of the beginning. After an uneasy 15 weeks of the safe-at-home order, our community is getting ready to experience the light of a new day. At Radiant Futures, we’re…
Dear Friends, The recent killing of George Floyd as well as other instances of attacks on unarmed black citizens in our nation continue to drive outrage and calls for action by people of all cultural backgrounds. Martin Luther King Jr.…
Chances are, if we were to ask you to imagine a “survivor of domestic violence,” a very specific image would pop into your head. She’s probably a woman, probably young to middle aged, probably in a relationship with a man,…
Jaime had been reserved during the initial conversations with Radiant Futures, and our Advocate, Aly, asked if the Center itself could possibly be preventing them from sharing with her. When Jaime said yes, Aly offered the option of having Radiant…
In the 1950s and 1960s, the LGBTQ+ community faced an anti-homosexual legal system. Homosexuality was referred to as sodomy in law and was considered a crime. It was also illegal for a man to dress as a woman and women…
After John ended his relationship of 3 years with his girlfriend, she became verbally abusive and began to monitor his phone calls and his location at all times. John’s girlfriend wouldn’t let him leave the house out of jealousy and…
Dear Friends of Radiant Futures, I want to take a moment to acknowledge and commend everyone reading this for making it through the first six weeks since the issuance of the Safe-At-Home Order. In these difficult times, I encourage you…