Shakee Bellamy is originally from Newark, New Jersey, but moved to Cincinnati prior to his senior year of high school. He graduated from The University of Toledo with a Bachelor's in Social Work and is currently attending the University of Akron pursuing his masters in social work. "My passion for assisting people and enhancing their [...]
Emily Wergner joined the Battered Women's Shelter in March as the Summit Shelter Manager. Emily was born and raised in, Medina, Ohio and recently moved back after spending 20 years in Chicago working in social services. Emily comes from an organization called La Casa Norte, a homeless service agency in Chicago. She started in direct [...]
You may notice that the words Hope and Healing have been creeping into the vocabulary of the Battered Women’s Shelter and Rape Crisis Center over the past few years. Allow me to explain this change. For over 40 years the RCC and BWS have grown their services in response to the needs of domestic violence [...]
New emergency shelter opens in the fully renovated Center for Hope & Healing. The campus includes space for RCC therapy offices, BWS 24 hour emergency shelter, and administrative offices.
2012 The Battered Women’s Shelter identifies the former Middlebury Manor Nursing Home as a suitable alternative and accepts that facility from the City of Akron as part of a barter. Planning begins for renovation.
YWCA closed its doors, and BWS of Summit and Medina counties secures funding to operate the Rape Crisis Centers of both Medina and Summit counties.
1986 Local women in the Medina area start a volunteer-based Rape Crisis Center for Medina County.
The Akron Task Force on Battered Women incorporates as a nonprofit to serve battered women in the Akron-Summit County area.
The Rape Crisis Center (RCC) begins in Summit County as a grassroots volunteer program.
