You’re Living Proof, a nonprofit organization that assist survivors of domestic violence, will present a series of interactive workshops this summer to educate teens about the dynamics of dating violence.
The workshops are part of The Squeaky Wheel Project, that helps teens understand the dynamics of healthy dating relationships and identify and become a “squeaky wheel” about dating violence.
Squeaky Speaks, a coloring and activity book for children surviving domestic violence, co-authored by Doris Forté, founder and CEO of You’re Living Proof, and her daughter, Camryn Barganier, is a fundamental component of The Squeaky Wheel Project. It tells the story of how a little girl named Squeaky, a victim of family violence, broke her silence. The book includes a series of exercises called Stop Shops, and will be used as the textbook for the teen dating violence workshops.
The Squeaky Wheel Project will present the free teen dating workshops at Katy Budget Books, 2450 N. Fry Road in Houston, on June 25 and July 18 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For information, call the store at 281-578-7770. The program will be presented from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. July 11 at the Cy-Fair Public Library, 9191 Barker-Cypress Road; call 281-290-5248 for information.
The Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek, 16719 Clay Road in Houston, will offer the program from 1:30-3 p.m. Aug. 2. For information, call the library at 281-550-0885.
To learn more about The Squeaky Wheel Project and how to help end domestic violence, visit the Web site at www.Squeakyspeaks.com. To donate coloring books to local women and children shelters, e-mail: orders@squeakyspeaks.com.
The Squeaky Wheel Project teen dating violence summer workshops are underwritten by Bear Creek Neighborhood Wal-Mart No. 3452, Wal-Mart Richmond No. 3827 and Bear Creek H-E-B No. 553.
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