Friend to Friend is a non-profit organization, located in Moore County, North Carolina, that offers help to all persons affected by interpersonal violence, such as domestic violence, sexual assault and unhealthy relationships. We offer help in the following areas. Domestic Violence Sexual … Read More
Friend to Friend's mission is to help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault rebuild their lives. We help achieve this mission by providing services, including a 24-hour crisis hotline, safe shelter at our Serenity House, court advocacy, assistance with protective orders, safety … Read More
Friend to Friend's vision is to help build a community in which everyone is free from the threat of physical, sexual & emotional abuse. While we realize this goal is lofty, we are always in pursuit of seeing an end to physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Our approach to reaching this … Read More
Friend to Friend offers a wide range of services from a 24-hour confidential crisis phone line to community education to court advocacy programs for our clients. Our services are free and available to anyone who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, bullying or … Read More
If you or someone you know is in need of shelter and would like to know more about Friend to Friend’s shelter, The Serenity House, watch this video tour and see just how beautiful and warm our home is for our guests.
Friend to Friend is a United Way Agency and is supported by the North Carolina Council on Women.
Cyberbullying is becoming more and more of a challenging issue with our youth. If you are being cyberbullied, here are some steps you can take. The sooner you take action, the quicker the bullying can come to an end.
Steps to Take Immediately
Report Cyberbullying to Online Service Providers
Cyberbullying often violates the terms of service established by social media sites and internet service providers.
Report Cyberbullying to Law Enforcement
When cyberbullying involves these activities it is considered a crime and should be reported to law enforcement:
Report Cyberbullying to Schools
Cyberbullying can create a disruptive environment at school and is often related to in-person bullying. The school can use the information to help inform prevention and response strategies.
In many states, schools are required to address cyberbullying in their anti-bullying policy. Some state laws also cover off-campus behavior that creates a hostile school environment.
Friend to Friend is a United Way Agency and is supported by the North Carolina Council on Women.
The Family Channel on ABC aired the movie, Cyberbully, to give the public an inside look at what really goes on with cyberbullying. The movie is not an exaggeration of the issue. It is a very real look into the world of a young girl who was cyberbullied and the impact it can have on a teen and her family.
Watch the full movie here:
Friend to Friend is a United Way Agency and is supported by the North Carolina Council on Women.
An alarming 44 percent of women say they have experienced abusive behavior from a partner. Years after the bruises from domestic violence fade, the physical effects can linger in the form of serious health problems—migraines, arthritis, hormonal disorders, diabetes, hypertension, chronic pain and even gastrointestinal disease.
Read the excerpt from the latest issue of More Magazine here.
FRONTLINE ON PBS will be highlighting this story starting tomorrow night, November 26. For more information: http://video.pbs.org/video/2365114290/
Friend to Friend is a United Way Agency and is supported by the North Carolina Council on Women.
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. — News of the shooting arrived via police radio as Deputy Debra Maynard and two other officers were sipping late-night coffee at the Hess gas station, a brightly lit outpost on a slumbering stretch of Dixie Highway on St. Augustine’s south side.
“The call came out, Signal 18, shot fired, possibly one of our own,” Ms. Maynard recalled. “When you hear it’s one of your own — adrenaline’s pumping.”
Michelle O’Connell, 24, the doting mother of a 4-year-old girl, was dying from a gunshot in the mouth. Next to her was a semiautomatic pistol that belonged to her boyfriend, Jeremy Banks, a deputy sheriff for St. Johns County. A second bullet had burrowed into the carpet by her right arm. Banks claimed that Michelle O’ Connell had died from taking her own life, but as the case moved forward, family and some law enforcement officials began to look more closely at Banks as the criminal of homicide…a domestic violence case that went sadly in the wrong direction.
The O’Connell case, in which the sheriff’s department failed to explore the possibility of domestic violence, is a vivid demonstration of what can go wrong in an inquiry when the police, lacking effective supervision and a clear mandate, confront potential abuse in their own ranks.
Friend to Friend is a United Way Agency and is supported by the North Carolina Council on Women.
The StarNews sponsored a public forum and panel discussion about human trafficking in the BB&T Auditorium of the McKeithan Center at Cape Fear Community College North Campus on July 25, 2013.
Friend to Friend is a United Way Agency and is supported by the North Carolina Council on Women.
Plan now to visit CCP’s Holiday Gift Shop December 1st and 8th, following worship at 11 a.m., to find unique, distinctive and creative gifts, contributed for sale by our own community of generous folks. Proceeds benefit Friend to Friend, a local agency whose mission is to help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault rebuild their lives. If you are contributing to the sale with your services, food, crafts, art, pony rides, songs, and neck massages (get in line!), please know we will be setting up the day before, Sat. Nov. 30. Someone will be available to help you all day. Join us, as a participant, shopper, setter-upper, or encourager. All are welcome to this new holiday undertaking!
We are Congregational Church of Pinehurst, United Church of Christ
895 Linden Rd.
Pinehurst 28374
910.295.4889
www.youarewelcomehere.org
Contact: Sarah Edwards 295.4889
Friend to Friend is a United Way Agency and is supported by the North Carolina Council on Women.
Friend to Friend would like to thank H.C. Management for donating a tree for the Southern Pines Christmas tree lighting. The tree has been decorated and is ready for viewers. To see the tree, go to 275 SE Broad Street (on the corner of SE Broad and Massachusettes Ave). The tree is next to the bench in front of Sycamore Corner Office complex.
Friend to Friend is a United Way Agency and is supported by the North Carolina Council on Women.
Anne Friesen, Friend to Friend Executive Director and the Mid-Tal Wednesday Night Bunco Group
Friend to Friend would like to thank the Mid-Tal Wednesday Night Bunco Group for their generous donation of toiletries, clothing, cleaning supplies and paper products. As always, we could not do the great work we do without the financial and in kind donations we receive, so thank you again!
Friend to Friend is a United Way Agency and is supported by the North Carolina Council on Women.
The topic of unhealthy vs. unhealthy relationships is one that is being discussed more and more, as teens and young adults are finding that they are often drawn into a relationship that is not in their best interest.
We would like to share a video with you on healthy vs. unhealthy relationships and a list of the signs of both an unhealthy and healthy relationship.
“Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that many people enter into a relationship in order to get something: they’re trying to find someone who’s going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take.“-Anthony Robbins
Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship:
Signs of a Healthy Relationship:
If you or someone you know is in an unhealthy relationship, call Friend to Friend today at 910-947-3333. We can help provide support and resources for you or someone you love.
Friend to Friend is a United Way Agency and is supported by the North Carolina Council on Women.
To install, simply go to the applications button on your iPhone and search for Friend to Friend. Once you locate the app, install it to your phone. You can also click on the icon above, download the app into your iTunes account and sync your phone with your updated iTunes applications.
If you need a barcode scanner, you can download the free Zxing barcode scanner by Android here.
