WINONA LAKE — The Beaman Home will host its third annual Angels of Hope luncheon April 17. The event, at Christ’s Covenant Church, 2090 E. Pierceton Road, Winona Lake, coincides with Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m., and the program begins at noon, according to information provided by The Beaman Home. The annual event is …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The National Sexual Violence Resource Center and the Beaman Home want our communities to realize that sexual violence happens in every community and affects people of all genders and ages.  The impacts of sexual violence affect individuals, families, communities, and society as a whole.  But prevention is possible.  By working together, communities can …read more.

WARSAW — According to Department of Justice statistics there are roughly 237,868 victims of rape and sexual assault each year in the US. This is approximately one victim every two minutes.

Did you know a quick internet search on local media sites using the keywords “Child Molestation” will reveal that our local community has had 11 different adults arrested, charged, convicted and/or pleaded guilty to child molestation in the last 24 months? This means at least 11 children are now beginning the challenge of healing from …read more.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Beaman Home will be hosting special events on April 17 to educate local professionals and raise awareness of The Beaman Home’s Emergency Shelter and Outreach Center programs and services benefiting this community. Mary Ellen Mann, MS., LCSW, will facilitate “Stewards of Children” workshops on …read more.

In light of a recent sexual assault that occurred here in Warsaw, and as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Personal Security Awareness Month, personal safety instructor Steve Zorn is offering to hold a free class for women. Zorn’s Self-Defense/Rape Prevention course in Warsaw, now scheduled for Sunday, April 21, will be a 3-hour …read more.