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of the COSTLY societal impact of family abuse and violence. Pass
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"Time
To Fly" Theme song
Written & Performed By 2008
Graduate Pat F.
Events:
Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors selects
the Time To Fly Foundation to receive on
the behalf of county residents the
National Domestic Violence Awareness
Month Proclamation. Sept 22, 2008
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Time
To Fly Foundation (TTF) is a grass roots faith based, public supported
501c3 non-profit organization. TTF is devoted to helping formerly
abused women and their children regain their God given worth, break
the generational cycle and strengthen the family unit with the unconditional
love and transforming power of Jesus Christ! The goal is empowering
participants with tools to victoriously move forward in life!
The quarterly held training is provided FREE of charge to
participants. Private donors, individual contributors,
grants and awards support the delivery of training to program participants.
What
is Domestic Abuse?
It
is defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors used by one person
to control another person in an intimate relationship. The abusive
behaviors include verbal, emotional, psychological, sexual, physical
mistreatment, property destruction and financial control.
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Source: People of Faith in Virginia say- Violence Is Wrong. Faith
Advisory Group of Virginia Family Violence & Sexual Assault
Hotline.
Sponsored by VA DSS.
What
Is The Cost Impact of Domestic Abuse?
Domestic abuse is NOT an isolated family matter. It negatively and
silently impacts the entire society.
Nationally:
Lost productivity and earnings due to intimate partner violence
accounts for almost $1.8 billion each year.
Intimate partner violence victims lose nearly 8.0 million days of
paid work each year - the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time
jobs and nearly 5.6 million days of household productivity.
The health-related costs of rape, physical assault, stalking, and
homicide by intimate partners exceed $5.8 billion each year.
To Employers:
68% of senior executives surveyed agreed that their company’s
financial performance would benefit from addressing the issue of
domestic violence among its employees.
78% of Human Resource Directors identify domestic violence as a
substantial employee problem.
60% of senior executives said that domestic violence has a harmful
effect on their company’s productivity.
Of the approximately 1.7 million incidents of workplace violence
that occur in the US every year, 18,700 are committed by an intimate
partner: a current or former spouse, lover, partner, or boyfriend/girlfriend.
To Individuals/ Employees:
85-95% of all domestic violence victims are female.
5.3 million women are abused each year.
Domestic violence/abuse is the leading cause of injury to women.
96% experience problems at work due to abuse.
56% are late to work due to abuse.
28% leave work early.
54% miss entire days of work.
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Source: American Institute on Domestic Violence- 2001
Are
You Ready To Break The Generational Cycle Of Domestic Abuse?
Business
& Corporate Appreciation
Your support at our 2009 Fallfest Gala helped make it a
success!
On behalf of the Time To Fly Board, program graduates and
future participants, we would like to thank the following
sponsors and donors for helping to make the mission available
to families during a critical season of need.
Time To Fly Foundation (TTF) is devoted to helping abused women
regain their God given worth and confidence with the unconditional
love and transforming power of Jesus Christ!
Areas covered include:
-Discover the True You!
-Roots of Domestic Violence
-Effects Of Abuse
-Why Women Don't Speak Out
-Discovering God's Plan for your Life
Read statements shared by former graduates. They now have hope
for a bright future. YOU could be the next one!.
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1980, America's Charities has brought the nation's best-known
and most-loved charities to workplace giving campaigns
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