Elizabeth Smart to Speak at Healing & Hope Luncheon
Child survivor, advocate and author Elizabeth Smart will be the guest speaker at the 4th Annual Fort Bend Women’s Center’s Healing and Hope Luncheon at the Sugar Land Marriott Time Square in Sugar Land...
View ArticleTogether, We Can Measure Up for Kids
When children of domestic violence and sexual assault come to us, they are often scared, confused and uncertain about their life and what’s next. It wasn’t just their parent experiencing the...
View ArticlePennyWise Wins Readers’ Choice Award!
Congratulations to our PennyWise Resale Stores for winning the 2019 Fort Bend Star’s Readers’ Choice Award for the Best Resale Shop and Best Children’s Clothing Store! Special thanks to all who voted...
View ArticleHelp! I’ve been assaulted and I don’t know what to do!
In an effort to make post-assault exams more convenient, Fort Bend Women’s Center (FBWC), together with Texas Forensic Nurse Examiners (TXFNE), has a new option for victims of physical or sexual...
View Article¡Ayuda! ¡He sido asaltado y no sé qué hacer!
En un esfuerzo para hacer los exámenes posteriores de asalto más convenientes, El Centro para la Mujer de Fort Bend (FBWC), junto con Examinadores Forenses de Enfermería de Texas (Texas Forensic Nurse...
View ArticleOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and you know what that means! It’s time to Step Up and Speak Out to end violence. National Domestic Violence Awareness Month was begun in 1981 by...
View ArticleDomestic Violence During the Holidays
There is a common belief that Domestic Violence Hotlines see an increase in calls during the holidays. That assumption makes sense when you consider the excess in alcohol consumption and stress among...
View ArticleWhy Doesn’t She Just Leave?
You’ve seen the headlines… “Fight between husband and wife leads to gunfire, SWAT standoff” – khou.com “Man and two children found fatally shot in apparent murder-suicide” – chron.com “Man kills woman,...
View ArticleMeasuring Success
There are various ways that people measure success in their lives. Those mitigating factors can be stemmed from a set value system, environmental influences, personality or level of intelligence. These...
View ArticleCelebrating 40 Years
In 40 years, Fort Bend Women’s Center has brought Healing & Hope to over 50,000 survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Since 1980, we have helped survivors heal from the trauma of their...
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