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It was a GREAT day at the Fiesta del Pueblo last Saturday and RCPCH was pleased to be there for the event. Community festivals are a wonderful way for RCPCH to meet people and to share our information and resources. Our organization is blessed with many staff who are bi-lingual and help to provide culturally diverse victim services. Hey Facebook Friends! RCPCH is supported in many ways and by many individuals and groups. We would like to recognize all the faith-based groups who donated over $7000 to RPCH in our last fiscal year! Thank you so much! It's coming! We are preparing for the biggest and best WAM event ever! it is not too early to sign up to walk and begin getting your sponsors and pledges. Plus, if you sign up early, we can be sure to have just the right pair of heels for you! Yes, though we are just halfway through September, it is time for RCPCH to begin our work for our Hope for Kids Holiday Project! Last year this project provided a wonderful Christmas for 214 children served by RCPCH in the past year, and in some cases, their siblings as well. Please plan to join us for our annual Candlelight Vigil set for October 3! This special evening is our traditional '"kick-off" to Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We will have two excellent speakers and will honor the memory of those Georgians who lost their lives in the past 12 months. Three of those victims were residents of our service area, the Tifton Judicial Circuit (Irwin, Tift, Turner and Worth Counties. None of the three victims ever sought help. this inspires our organization to do more and more outreach and education to let everyone know that there is help and that they deserve to not live in fear. Have you ever gotten confused and wondered why sometimes you hear individuals describe themselves as Latino vs Hispanic vs other terminologies around? Below are words from Lumarie Orozco, an advocate for Latina survivors and communities to ensure parity and equity in access to services and safety. Bi-Lingual Legal Advocate and Latino Outreach Program Manager Jim Mejia was recently invited to present at the Tifton Department of Labor Office. Jim provided information on the services of our organization and the efforts of our Latino Outreach Program to reach those victims from that community. This was also a wonderful opportunity for Jim to learn about services of the DOL that will help him in his work with Latino victims of family violence. Today was a special day for RCPCH as we kicked off National Hispanic Heritage Month with a luncheon prepared by three Hispanic shelter residents and our Latino Outreach Program Manager Jim Mejia! Traditional Mexican and Ecuadorian foods were prepared and shared with the shelter residents and RCPCH Staff. Everything was delicious and it was a treat for everyone and a lesson in appreciation for the culture of those who prepared the foods.