Reactions to Safe Harbor

After visiting the organization, I felt Safe Harbor would be an excellent way for our class to provide our services and education, while making a difference in many people's lives. Before visiting, I assumed the shelter would just provide the minimal amenities a shelter usually provides, but I was definitely wrong! This shelter was like a home-actually it was a home! Clients were provided their own beds, a kitchen to make their own meals, and even a playground outside for children.I was so happy to see that this place not only provided women and children an escape from troubled lives, but also a comfy and warm atmosphere. Julie Meredith was very touching and knowledgeable with the information she presented our class. You can tell that she is very passionate with her work and Safe Harbor, which is exactly the type of person I was hoping to work for!

Julie explained many outcomes she would like from our work, and they all seemed reasonable and incredibly useful for the organization. One goal Julie had mentioned to our class was the re-branding of the Meghan project into the R.E.P. (Relationship Education Project.) She would love to have  R.E.P. be useful for teachers and schools when trying to teach students about domestic violence. I believe we could help Julie by enabling many social media outlets for teachers and students to log on to, and explore more in depth. We could also try to implement interactive stories on the website, that would allow students to identify when domestic violence is happening.

Another goal mentioned was an event on Clemson campus that would provide information on domestic violence. I think a great way to do this would be to partner with society's on campus with the same goals, and even fraternities and sororities. Also, many professors make it mandatory that students attend at least one seminar a semester outside the classroom. This would be a perfect seminar to attend, especially for the studies of psychology, sociology, health majors, and education majors.

One last goal-actually being my favorite idea- is to have an event during the month of October to raise awareness for domestic violence and possibly even donations for Safe Harbor. A classmate had mentioned having a night at one the the bars in Clemson where drinks are purple! I think this would attract so many students. They'll wonder why drinks are purple, then have to ask questions, leading them to learn about domestic violence. We could even decorate the bar with purple balloons and banners, with our team wearing purple. For another idea, we could promote a bake sale or candy sale on the library bridge, with all the goodies being ONLY purple! When they purchase one of the items, we could give them a pamphlet or handout on domestic violence.

I hope I have generated some unique, fun, and reasonable ideas we could use in order to promote and raise awareness for Safe Harbor!