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Women Against Abusive Relationships

Women Against Abusive Relationships (WAAR) empowers women and girls by breaking the cycle of violence through education, awareness, and healing programs. We provide resources to identify abusive behaviors and foster healthy relationships for lasting change.

Empowering Women: A Holistic Approach to Healing and Growth is a three-hour self-love workshop created especially for survivors of domestic violence. Hosted by Women Against Abusive Relationships (WAAR), this empowering experience offers a safe, supportive space to reconnect with yourself, build confidence, and find strength in community. Participants will engage in a guided peer discussion led by University of Pittsburgh Social Work Master&#39;s Student and WAAR intern, Francesca Grignon, focused on self-love and healing after abuse, develop practical coping skills, and connect with others on similar journeys. The workshop also features an interactive self-compassion presentation led by licensed social worker Ta&rsquo;lor Pinkston (The Heart Advocate), exploring how our upbringing shapes self-worth and how to cultivate compassion for ourselves. The experience concludes with an energizing drum cardio fitness class by Thick But Fit Crew, designed to uplift, motivate, and celebrate body confidence through movement. Join us on Thursday, March 26th from 11:00 AM&ndash;2:00 PM at Pitt&rsquo;s Community Engagement Center in Homewood for a restorative and inspiring afternoon centered on healing, growth, and self-love. By completing this form, you help us prepare a safe, supportive space that honors your experiences and needs. Please let us know if childcare will be needed by filling out the drop down questions upon clicking the &quot;Add +&quot; button on the registration form as well as how many children will accompany you with their ages listed. We shape this healing journey together, guided by your voice, comfort and boundaries. 💜

Empowering Women: A Holistic Approach to Healing & Growth

<p fr-original-style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;background:white;' id="isPasted" style="margin: 6pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ready to sweat, move, and have fun? Join Thick But Fit Crew Fitness&nbsp;for a 10-week Drum Fit &amp; Fitness series!<p fr-original-style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;background:white;' style="margin: 6pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This class combines:<p fr-original-style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;background:white;' style="margin: 6pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Drum Fit&nbsp;&ndash; A high-energy cardio workout with fitness balls and drumsticks.<p fr-original-style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;background:white;' style="margin: 6pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Circuit Training&nbsp;&ndash; Strength, toning, and endurance in every class.<p fr-original-style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;background:white;' style="margin: 6pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Community &amp; Fun&nbsp;&ndash; For all fitness levels&nbsp;&ndash; whether you&#39;re a beginner or advanced, you&#39;ll feel right at home!<p fr-original-style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;background:white;' style="margin: 6pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All equipment (fitness balls, stands, and sticks) will be provided&mdash;just bring your energy, water, and a smile!

Drum Fit & Fitness Classes with Thick But Fit Crew in Partnership with Women Against Abusive Relationship

<div fr-original-style='box-sizing:inherit;flex-grow:1;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-flow:wrap;align-items:center;column-gap:1em;margin-right:1em;color:rgb(44, 46, 47);font-family:PayPal-Sans, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;' style='box-sizing:inherit;flex-grow:1;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-flow:wrap;align-items:center;column-gap:1em;margin-right:1em;color:rgb(44, 46, 47);font-family:PayPal-Sans, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;'><div fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;" style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;">Donate to Support WAAR!Thank you for your support! Your support helps us stand together, united in our commitment to healing, hope and empowerment for those we serve. Women Against Abusive Relationships (WAAR) is an awareness, education, and prevention program. We teach participants how to identify the signs of abusive characteristics and what defines a healthy relationship. We also offer empowerment activities through our After Shelter Kare (ASK) Program to help participants make informed choices necessary for healthy relationships and self-sufficiency after experiencing intimate partner violence. Your donation supports:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Basic Emergency Needs Funds (BEN-Bucks)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Empowerment Workshops and Activities&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Healing Through the Arts In-Person ArtShops</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Family Bonding Field Trips</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">And MORE!</li></ul>WAARs MISSIONWAARs mission is to break the cycle of violence against women and girls and aid in their healing process. WAARs STORYWAAR has provided relationship workshops and conferences to teens and adults throughout Allegheny County in schools, community centers, and churches since 2001. In 2004 WAAR partnered with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, where the Healing Space was born. WAAR was on hiatus from 2016 to 2021 while the CEO/Founder, Roxanne Elizabeth Epperson, completed her educational journey in 2019. Her goal was to resume programming upon her retirement in November 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she re-established WAAR in the spring of 2021 with a strictly online format. WAAR now provides virtual and in-person programs. <div fr-original-style='box-sizing:inherit;flex-grow:1;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-flow:wrap;align-items:center;column-gap:1em;margin-right:1em;color:rgb(44, 46, 47);font-family:PayPal-Sans, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;' id="isPasted" style='box-sizing:inherit;flex-grow:1;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-flow:wrap;align-items:center;column-gap:1em;margin-right:1em;color:rgb(44, 46, 47);font-family:PayPal-Sans, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;'><div fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;" style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;">CONTACT US:</div></div><a data-fr-linked="true" fr-original-style="" href="//www.waarheals.me" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.waarheals.me</a><a data-fr-linked="true" fr-original-style="" href="mailto:info@waarheals.me" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">info@waarheals.me</a>412-301-7662 </div><div fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;text-align:right;display:inline-block;line-height:1.5;" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-align:right;display:inline-block;line-height:1.5;"> </div></div>

WAARs 21st Anniversary Sponsorship

<div style="box-sizing:inherit;flex-grow:1;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-flow:wrap;align-items:center;column-gap:1em;margin-right:1em;color:rgb(44, 46, 47);font-family:PayPal-Sans, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="box-sizing:inherit"><h2>Thank you for your support! Let us continue to stand together, united in our commitment to healing, hope, and empowerment!</h2></div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;text-align:right;display:inline-block"> </div></div>

WAAR 20th Anniversary Sponsorship

Women Against Abusive Relationships 20th Anniversary Fundraising Celebration

🌟 Join us in Creating Change! 🌟 At Women Against Abusive Relationships, we know that change starts with people like you. Every act of kindness, every dollar, and every moment of your time brings us closer to achieving our mission.&nbsp; <p data-end="636" data-start="379" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="isPasted" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity that inspires people everywhere to do good and make a difference in their communities. It&rsquo;s a day when compassion becomes action and your action can help survivors of domestic abuse find healing and strength.<p data-end="636" data-start="379" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p data-end="975" data-start="638" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">WAAR empowers survivors to rebuild their lives through workshops in financial literacy, job readiness, emotional healing and more. With your Giving Tuesday donation, WAAR can expand these programs and offer them to even more survivors who are ready to take their next step toward independence.<p data-end="975" data-start="638" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p data-end="1155" data-start="977" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">The more we raise, the more lives we can help transform. This holiday season, extend the spirit of giving and help us grow a future filled with safety, empowerment, and hope. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all. How you can help power our mission:<ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Donate: Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.</li></ol>Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

🌟 Join us in Creating Change! 🌟At Women Against Abusive Relationships, we know that change starts with people like you. Every act of kindness, every dollar, and every moment of your time brings us closer to achieving our mission. Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity that inspires people everywhere to do good and make a difference in their communities. It’s a day when compassion becomes action and your action can help survivors of domestic abuse find healing and strength.WAAR empowers survivors to rebuild their lives through workshops in financial literacy, job readiness, emotional healing and more. With your Giving Tuesday donation, WAAR can expand these programs and offer them to even more survivors who are ready to take their next step toward independence.The more we raise, the more lives we can help transform. This holiday season, extend the spirit of giving and help us grow a future filled with safety, empowerment, and hope.Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all.How you can help power our mission:Donate: Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

Women Against Abusive Relationships

Women Against Abusive Relationships

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Empowering Women: A Holistic Approach to Healing & Growth

Drum Fit & Fitness Classes with Thick But Fit Crew in Partnership with Women Against Abusive Relationship

WAARs 21st Anniversary Sponsorship

WAAR 20th Anniversary Sponsorship

Women Against Abusive Relationships 20th Anniversary Fundraising Celebration

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