Upcoming Events
The Little Fleet
On December 2nd, from 6 to 8 p.m., The Little Fleet in Traverse City will host their Soup and Bread event with the Women’s Resource Center as the designated nonprofit! Local restaurants provide soup and you make a donation. It’s that simple! Learn more about this tasty event that is in its 10th year, at thelittlefleet.com.
Evo Athletics
Evo Athletics will be leading a self-care product drive, now through December 6th at their location on US 31. As well, on Dec. 13th, 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. HIIT style classes will be donation based, benefiting the Women’s Resource Center. They are free to sign-up for online through the Mindbody app, with a $20 donation requested at the door. HIIT style classes are science-based, technology-tracked, coach inspired 45 minute workouts. These are full bodied, challenging workouts that rely on your heart to torch calories and strengthen the mind and body. Visit Evo’s website to learn more!
Grand Traverse Bay YMCA
November 21-24, Grand Traverse Bay YMCA will host a food drive for Helen’s House. The joiner fee will be waived with a donation of a non-perishable food item. Learn more about all the GT Bay YMCA has to offer here.
Eyemart Express Food Drive
Stop by Eyemart Express at GT Crossing Circle by Walmart with your non-perishable food donations! Eyemart Express will be coordinating a food drive from Saturday, November 9th to Saturday, December 14th for our emergency shelter. They are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thank you for your support Eyemart Express!
Solitude Float & Wellness
Through November, Solitude Float & Wellness will be accepting round-up donations on client services for the WRC. Also, on Black Friday (11/29/24), they will donate 10% of the day’s sales to us. Enjoy some personal relaxation and support the mission of the WRC! Learn more about their services and packages here.
Subaru’s Operation Warm
This January, we are partnering with Serra Subaru of Traverse City for Operation Warm. Operation Warm ensures that brand new coats and shoes are gifted to children who need them most. We are excited to join Serra Subaru of Traverse City for this program and help keep children warm this winter.
Past Events
Educate. Unify. Empower. A community discussion with the Honorable Judge Rosemarie Aquilina
On May 23rd, the Honorable Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, a Judge of the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County, led a presentation at Kirkbride Hall in Village of the Grand Traverse Commons. She is best known as the Judge who sentenced Larry Nassar in the USA Gymnastics sex scandal. In the landmark trial Aquilina allowed over 150 victims to present personal testimony.
Special thanks to MSUFCU for sponsoring this free event for our community.
Important Community Discussion with Attorney General Dana Nessel
Every 16 hours, a woman is fatally shot by a current or former intimate partner.
On Thursday, May 26th Attorney General Dana Nessel joined us to discuss the connection between gun violence and domestic violence and what we need to know about both.
Conversation with Brenda Tracy, founder of Set The Expectation
Registered Nurse, Gang Rape Survivor, Speaker, Activist
On Wednesday, April 27th we discussed gender-based violence prevention through the work of Brenda Tracy’s nonprofit organization, Set The Expectation.
Set The Expectation is dedicated to ending sexual and interpersonal violence through prevention work with men, advocacy, and engagement with agencies serving survivors and their families.
A Q&A on sexual assault in our community by local attorney Doug Fierberg
Before watching the video, a note of warning: the topic we discussed contained graphic language about sexual assault and violence.
