5 Steps to Saying YES to the Things You Love
May 4, 2020, RAFT Team
Many people have an aversion to boundaries. They’re hard to determine, all about “no,” and difficult to enforce. Today we’d like to flip that thinking on its head. ...
15 Tips to Get the Most From Your Online Conference
April 20, 2020, RAFT Team
Virtual meetings provide great opportunity to move things forward. And we’re learning some great lessons as we move more towards the online space. Hour-long meetings can be replaced ...
7 Tips to Enhance Your Self-Care Journaling
April 6, 2020, RAFT Team
Define Self-Care There are so many ways to practice self-care. We’ve talked about a daily self-care routine, physical practices to help your emotional health, and the ways meditation ...
RAFT’s Research-Based Model Helps Strengthen Leaders
March 24, 2020, RAFT Team
Research Points to Immense On-the-Job Stress for Advocates At RAFT, we are learning more and more about the occupational stressors Advocates face. With insights gleaned from studies and ...
No Place to Hide: The Reality of Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors During a Pandemic
March 19, 2020, RAFT Team
The COVID-19 pandemic has halted our society—forcing millions indoors and disrupting crucial systems we depend on. Even more devastating is its ability to expose and greatly exacerbate preexisting ...
Trading the Power and Control Wheel for the Equality Wheel
March 2, 2020, RAFT Team
Almost all those who work in Advocacy know about the Power and Control Wheel. Developed in the early 80s in Duluth, Minnesota by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project ...
5 Physical Practices to Strengthen Your Emotional Health
February 24, 2020, RAFT Team
For most Advocate, days can feel very long. You’re up early to take care of your family before work. You support survivors all day. You’re running errands, preparing ...
4 Things You Need to Know About Domestic Violence
February 10, 2020, RAFT Team
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) defines domestic violence as “the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of ...
Super Bowl = Super Busy
January 27, 2020, RAFT Team
Most eyes in the US will be on Miami for the Super Bowl on February 2. Whether or not you’re a football fan, it’s easy to fall into ...
Making Community Connections to Support Domestic Violence Survivors
January 13, 2020, RAFT Team
As with all industries, the every-changing nature of shelter work has a predictability. People come, people go, budgets are tight, and staff turnover rates are higher than the ...