Treat Women Right

NOTE: This site is put together and maintained by Christian Fisher and Journey of Life Productions , a national entertainment company. We work in books, music, and film.
To reach Karen Justice-Guard, please visit Safe Havens For Little People online. Thanks!
If you have a domestic violence emergency, do NOT contact us. Instead call one of the numbers below:
Police, Fire, Medical Emergencies (within the U.S.): 911
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network: 1-800-656-4673
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
If you have a blog and would like me to re-post YOUR well-written and thoughtful blog entries for folks on THIS site to read, please let me know. Send me a message and tell me which of your blog entries I should consider. There are a few rules I need you to consider, so read my blog above for details...then drop me a note. Thanks! ~C
Order the latest book by Christian Fisher and Karen Justice-Guard for just $10.00 USD (plus shipping) using your PayPal account.
BUY THE BOOK: You can purchase a copy of the book, Keep Showing Up: Living & Healing Beyond Welfare & Abuse for just $10 at the PayPal link below.
You can also purchase the book at Safe-Havens.org .
Other retailers include:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble.com
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I've recently released a music video/public service announcement from one of my musical artists (from Journey of Life Entertainment), Heather Mere.
The video is below.
If you have a Myspace page or website that is dedicated to preventing child abuse, domestic violence, or that you feel this video would be an impactful addition to...please put it on your page. You can embed the video using the code available at Youtube. Simply search "Heather Mere" in Youtube to get her videos. This one is at the top.
Thanks!
~Christian Fisher
Artist: Heather MEre
Song: "Raped"
Heather Mere - "Raped"
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This is a link to an online support group for women who have joint/partial custody of their children; or just visitation or no contact with their children at all, for various reasons.
Many of the women have been victims of mental/physical abuse, domestic violence, etc. They come from all walks of life.
Some of these women have gone through and still are going through much worse. There are also a few non-custodial dads on the site who deal with the same issues. Non-custodial moms, dads, grandparents, or their families are all welcome.
This is a place for emotional support and strength. Please visit National Association for Non-Custodial Moms (NANCM) .
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Here's another link to a site referred to us:
http://www.darccwc.org/
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SAFE HAVENS WOMEN NEED YOUR HELP! Safe Havens For Little People is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and your donations to the organization are tax-deductible. The organization also offers A Sister's Love, an original product line of aromatherapy products, cookbooks, candles, soaps, gift baskets, cooking sauces, and much more. Many women that work through the Safe Havens program have taken jobs to develop these products and bring you top quality creations. Call Safe Havens at 1-800-628-8787 or visit Safe-Havens.org to purchase Safe Havens and A Sister's Love products, or to offer a tax-deductible donation to the organization. Thank you for your support!
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Former drug-addicted twin sisters help women rebuild their lives.
CONCORD, CA - Twin sisters, Karen Justice-Guard and Kim Justice-Meyer, survived years trapped in a cycle of street life, domestic abuse and drugs. Karen’s experience took her through the high life with a multi-millionaire boyfriend whom she later parted with after rehab…an event that left her financially destitute. Kim was so consumed by drugs that she abandoned her children for four years in favor of life on the streets.
After their father, a successful landscaper, died, each of the girls received a $100,000 inheritance. Karen, out of rehab by this time, began to follow her dream: to start an organization that will help women rebuild their lives after drug addiction and abuse. Kim, literally rescued near death from a street corner, eventually cleaned herself up through rehab as well. Karen and Kim reunited with several professionals to build Safe Havens For Little People, an organization named after their father’s dying words and aimed at helping abused and addicted women leave welfare, get reunited with their children, and turn their lives around.
“My father said, ‘Help the children, they’re little people.’ My father was a huge inspiration to me,” Karen says.
Started in 1998, Safe Havens For Little People quickly took shape through Karen’s own investment and others’ donations small and large. Three years after its inception, Safe Havens For Little People was designated a certified welfare-to-work program by Contra Costa County in California.
“We are committed to the economic independence of the women who come to us for assistance,” says Karen. “We offer a 12-month transitional housing and job-training program through our W.E.L.L. model (Work, Earn, Live & Learn) to help women build their work skills, life skills and gain real self-sufficiency. Upon completion of the training, we have a variety of employment opportunities waiting for them as we continue to mentor them as graduates.”
Safe Havens For Little People also offers transitional housing, daycare, mortgage banker training, drug counseling, educational programs, and a wealth of other services and opportunities for women escaping lives of domestic violence, drug abuse, and welfare. It aims at reuniting families, fighting for welfare reform, and empowering women into success.
With success in California—having helped 150 women and 85 children in the past year alone—Karen is seeking to expand Safe Havens For Little People across the country by starting a pilot program in each of the 50 states. A large source of funding for the programs is the “A Sister’s Love” product line invented by Karen and Kim. The product line includes candles, soaps, lotions, a cookbook, cooking sauces, and more. Helping to spread their message, Karen also teamed with professional author, Christian Fisher, and wrote a book about their lives titled Keep Showing Up: Living & Healing Beyond Welfare & Abuse released last year. It can be ordered through Amazon.com, Borders Books & Music, Barnes & Noble, at http://www.safe-havens.org, or through this Myspace site directly from the authors (see below).
“Our organization has helped women pull themselves off of welfare (even third-generation welfare recipients), re-enter society after prison, leave shelters, rebuild their lives after violent relationships, overcome homelessness, get their children back from child protective services, and continue sobriety after drug programs. We help women transition back into society. We stand up for these women publicly and are fighting to reform the current government systems in place,” says Karen.
Karen and Kim, twin sisters survivors that share their story in this book. Today the twins operate Safe Havens For Little People, a non-profit, all-inclusive women's advocacy organization that helps women rebuild their lives after domestic violence, drug addiction, prison, or welfare dependency.
"Our transitional homes and our resource centers empower people to gain self-esteem and financial freedom as they and their children rebuild their lives. Becoming free from the pain of their past and at the same time building a future for themselves and their children. Healing spiritually, physically, emotionally and last but not least financially is the way Safe Havens succeeds in doing this." ~ From Karen's website .
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ABOUT CHRISTIAN FISHER
Christian Fisher knows how to rise to the top in fiercely competitive industries. Fisher owns and operates Journey of Life Productions (JOLP)(ASCAP). He is an agented and award-winning book author specializing in stories of triumph over adversity for and about women. As a freelance writer, Fisher wrote true stories of inner strength and survival, on assignment for five years, for the leading weekly women's national magazine, Woman's World. For the music industry, he has been a talent manager and music publisher since 2003.
A few years ago, Fisher had a big crazy idea to "write or publish books that become movies that feature music from JOLP artists." Manifesting this big crazy idea has since given Fisher an unique resume of accomplishments throughout the entertainment world and a healthy cross-section of relationships spanning the North American book, music, media, and film industries.
In the entertainment industry, Fisher has been key in negotiating music broadcast licenses, national magazine advertising and editorial placements, a made-for-television movie option, regional and national talk show appearances on television and radio, and much more. The latest news and specific new deals are always discussed on this site.
Fisher is also a speaker and media guest on the topics of domestic violence awareness and preventing abuse against women.
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Want to help women and children in need?
Hey, some ladies and their kids around the world and in your own hometown need your help sometimes. Help them out by doing what you can for these groups when you get a chance:
RAINN (Started by Tori Amos.)
Music Is Art Foundation (Started by Robby Takac of Goo Goo Dolls.)
American Red Cross
Women For Women International
Safe Havens For Little People
UNICEF
Children's Miracle Network
THANKS!
Some domestic violence statistics...
Domestic violence is more prevalent than most people are aware.
Rank of domestic violence among major cause of injury to women: 1
Number of American women physically hurt in some way by intimate partners each year: 4,000,000
Number of female victims of violence whose attacker was an intimate: 2 in 3
Percent of murdered women whose killers were an intimate partner: 42%
Number of Americans who have witnessed an incidence of domestic violence: 1 in 3
Percent of corporate leaders who believe domestic violence affects their balance sheet: 33%
Percent of Fortune 1000 executives who believe domestic violence increases insurance costs: 44%
Number of corporate leaders aware of employees affected by domestic violence: 2 in 5
Percent of employed battered women harassed by their abusive partners at work: 74%
Estimated absenteeism and excessive use of medical benefits due to family violence: 25%
Estimated days of paid work missed by American employees due to domestic violence each year: 175,000
Average annual medical expense resulting from domestic violence each year in US: $4 BILLION.
Odds that a pregnant woman will have a violent partner: 1 in 4
Average number of women seeking medical assistance for injuries incurred by battering each year: 1,000,000
Percentage of women who discuss abuse with their physicians: 8%
Percentage of physically abused women who report that they never discuss their abuse with anyone: 50%
Estimated number of American married couples that experience violence within marriage: 6 in 10
Violence cited as a reason for divorce in middle-class marriages: 22%
Percentage of women in prison for homicide that have killed their abusers: 90%
Percentage of women and children homeless today as a result of fleeing abuse: 50%