YES, WE ARE ON OUR SOAPBOX AGAIN!!

We are still shouting the same message PREVENTION, PREVENTION, PREVENTION. We cannot stop until we are accomplishing what needs to be done.
Take a look and see if it doesn’t make sense to you! What we need to do in addition to running the existing shelters for the abused is to raise funds for the Fix The Hurt program to stem the flow of victims to the shelters. If we build more shelters we will continue to have full shelters. If we prevent violence we can reduce the number of beaten and battered victims that need shelter. TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PLAN AND IF IT MAKES SENSE GO TELL SOMEONE! Heck go tell everyone!

We, at Fix the Hurt, are making a special plea for assistance from large companies and foundations to expand a program designed to help stop the murder of 1181 people in this country each year and the suffering of many thousands of others including little children and expectant mothers. The culprit? Domestic Violence!
Domestic Violence! What is it?
Its the number one killer of women in the workplace, the cause of more than 10,866 victims in Arizona having to seek refuge in 2007 and 10,218 additional victims to be denied access to shelters due to the lack of space, and it is the cause of many of these families losing an average of $40,000**income per year per family. And that is just in Arizona.
We, at Fix the Hurt, continue to have grave concerns over the exceedingly large numbers of victims that continue to seek shelter and the proportionately large number of victims that have to be rejected. There are simply too many to accommodate. When victims are turned away from the shelter’s they often have to return to an abusive relationship at home with disastrous results.
Denial = return to abuse = more control & abuse = poor work performance = termination = less income = more abuser control & financial crisis = elevated abuse or death.
A study conducted in Massachusetts in 2002, reflects the following:
At a hearing in Massachusetts, 60% of those testifying cited job loss, including being suspended and fired, as a direct or indirect result of domestic violence.
Domestic violence impeded victim’s job performance or job advancement and compromised safety for themselves or their children, as well as financial security.
In addition to the personal financial impact, the Massachusetts Study reveals that each year domestic violence costs businesses $3 billion to $5 billion in diminished productivity, increased health care costs, absenteeism and employee turnover. (Bureau of National Affairs “Violence and Stress”.)

Fix the Hurt is a not-for-profit corporation, formed to circumvent domestic violence and believes much more needs to be done to stem the flow of victims that are forced into shelters to save their own lives and the lives of their children.
Armed with that belief, and a desire to use the arts to communicate the issues, we have produced a musical entitled “Domestic Violence the Musical?”.,
This program has been presented to over 4,300 people since July, 2008, including 600 airmen, 1800 High School students hundreds of victims, advocates, law enforcement and the general public, with tremendous reception. Unfortunately, we have not been able to respond to the requests from such places as New Hampshire, Wisconsin, New York, Florida, California, East Texas, Utah, as well as, England and Australia. Fortunately, the United States Marine Corp. has recognized the desperate need and is considering bringing our program to the Marine Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan to be presented to Marine and Navy personnel, families, school students and the general public in mid-April.
Our challenge is to secure funds to take our cast to the various locations to present to these communities. Most communities can afford the cost of the play, but are not able to pay the travel expenses.
John Says: There is always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it.
For example, I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don’t hurt!