Avalon Healing Center

@avalonhealingcenterdetroit had a fantastic night at the @afp National Philanthropy Day dinner! We’re so proud of our distinguished volunteers who received recognition. ?? Avalon Healing Center Board Chair - Christina Hajj and our amazing volunteer (For whom has asked to be anonymous on rsocial channels) - both of these women show true passion and support for our work with survivors and we’re grateful for their contributions. We were also a bronze sponsor for the event and truly enjoyed all of the networking and learning opportunities we received over the years with @afpdetroit Shout out to our Senior Director of Development - MiVida Burrus (not pictured ??) for her dedication and work with AFP. We’re so excited for role as President next year! ?? #philanthropy #community #detroit #giveback #event #volunteer

The holiday season is upon us! Also a perfect way to celebrate #givingtuesday What better way to celebrate the season or giving then by supporting a survivor and their family! ?? visit our Avalon Amazon wishlist to purchase items for our clients and their little ones. https://a.co/a5tqsE3 Sponsorship opportunities available soon! We will also be providing each family with a take home holiday meal! More information on that to come! Please share with your family, friends and co-workers! Questions? Please reach out to our Director of Communications Katie Smith at: [email protected] #givingtuesdaydetroit #giveback #give #detroit #nonprofit #supportsurvivors

We have so much gratitude for our funding partner Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation for supporting our mission and work with survivors! ??

A special thank you to our Bronze Sponsors for our 2024 National Philanthropy Day celebrations: Avalon Healing Center Co.act Detroit Cranbrook Educational Community Diversified Portfolios, Inc. DTE Foundation Gleaners Judson Center Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Mondo Unlimited Schoolcraft College Foundation Melissa Weisse, CFRE, ACFRE We are grateful for your support! We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at our National Philanthropy Day Strolling Dinner & Awards Ceremony on November 13 at The Henry Ford Museum! For more information, please visit www.npddet.org. #NPDDET2024 #AFPDET #Philanthropy #NationalPhilanthropyDay #michiganfundraisers #michigannonprofits

We’re hiring! ?? - Forensic Examiner (full-time) - Adult Human Trafficking Counselor (full-time) See jobs below: https://lnkd.in/gDihnRJV #hiring #jobs #applynow #socialwork #nursing #medical #nonprofit #detroit

@avalonhealingcenterdetroit has exciting news! Our new forensic exam site at Children’s Hospital Detroit is officially open. Our site is located behind the Children’s emergency department. This will allow us more convenient and timely access to examinations for children and their families. Thank you to The Carl’s Foundation for their generous support and advocacy for survivors. Additionally, they have helped us to update our children’s waiting space at our healing center. AND thank you to @childrenshospitalofmichigan for donating the space necessary to administer these vital services. We are so thankful for our partners in helping make this vision a reality. ?? #partners #medical #forensicexams #nonprofit #supportsurvivors #detroit #medicalcare

Avalon is excited to be a new nonprofit member! ??????

Yesterday was the best day @avalonhealingcenterdetroit ?????? Because of our news coverage from @wxyzdetroit and @fox2detroit We were able to find our anonymous “Avalon angels” Otis and Darnell - the wonderful guys who came and cleaned the graffiti off our building. ??Thank you to Detroit Blight Removal! We now have a contact if we should ever need anything! Our work is not always easy….but no matter what we’re here for survivors ?? and these folks sure did put a smile on our faces - reminding us that we’re not alone in this fight. Community is everything ?? #thankyou #community #supportsurvivors #news #detroit #cityofdetroit #michigan #nonprofit

THANK YOU ???????? to the amazing good samaritans that came by this morning and cleaned the graffiti off of our building anonymously! Please reach out to us here so we can thank you! We have had an outpouring of support from our community since our story aired last night on @wxyzdetroit and @fox2detroit thank you to everyone who has reached out as well as these amazing news stations for giving us a platform! ?? Follow the links below to watch our news stories! https://lnkd.in/griaydYp https://lnkd.in/gkurhVnh

URGENT SUPPORT ?? On Monday, September 2, 2024, Avalon Healing Center (601 Bagley) was targeted by a vandal. This individual came to the center around 6:30pm and tagged the building with a very derogatory message regarding sexual violence. The vandal tagged the building with this message: "I love it when I'm not asked" implying that survivors are okay with rape and/or being raped. Avalon Healing Center (formerly WC Safe) has been a beacon of hope and healing for so many survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking for 19 years and to be targeted by such a hateful message on our building is appalling. We provide a safe space where survivors are welcomed and supported on their healing journey. We have always felt safe and supported by the community. This act of violence not only feels like a deliberate attack on Avalon Healing Center but a deterrent for those seeking help. Currently we do not have 24/7 security and felt very safe in this location. We are now in the process of changing this dynamic. We invite our local news media stations out to help us bring awareness around this incident (right across from the Police Department.