Grant means more support

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Thanks to a generous donation from Central Okanagan Foundation, local women who’ve experienced intimate partner violence and abuse will have the opportunity to learn why love shouldn’t hurt.

Kelowna Women’s Shelter is proud to have received a grant for $9,180 from Central Okanagan Foundation to cover the costs of staff training and two, 10-week support groups, based on the renowned book When Love Hurts: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding Abuse in Relationships https://www.whenlovehurts.ca/, by Canadian authors Jill Cory and Karen McAndless-Davis.

First published in 2000, and now in its third edition, the book helps women recognize the signs of relationship abuse and the strategies their partner uses to control and disempower them, and offers real world advice on what to do. When Love Hurts is an excellent resource full of insightful information and practical tools designed to help women move forward into lives free of abuse,” says Kelowna Women’s Shelter executive director Karen Mason. “We’re so grateful Central Okanagan Foundation agreed to support our efforts to provide this specialized training to our frontline staff, and a support group to the women we serve.”