Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation
www.MKACF.org
Mary Kay Ash believed that motivation, recognition and an unlimited opportunity could transform women, empowering them to achieve better lives for themselves and their families. Sadly, one in three women in the U.S. today will be the victims of violence during her lifetime. Domestic violence, rape, stalking and murder threaten and destroy women’s dreams, their families and, too often, their lives.
Since 2000, the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation has awarded thousands of dollars to women’s shelters across the country. To help bring national attention to the problem of domestic violence, Mary Kay Inc. and the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation underwrote a powerful PBS documentary in 2001 called “Breaking the Silence: Journeys of Hope,” produced by Connecticut Public Television. The program has aired more than 800 times, reaching 98 million television households in all 50 states. Recently, the MKACF gave an additional $500,000 grant to underwrite a companion documentary called “Breaking the Silence: Children’s Stories,” produced by Connecticut Public Television. The documentary chronicles the long-term effects of domestic violence on children and premiered on many PBS stations on Oct. 20 (in conjunction with Domestic Violence Month). For details, go to www.pbs.org to check your local PBS station listing to find airdates and times in your area.
The Mary Kay Ash Foundation invites you to join the effort to help women and children affected by violence. We encourage you to educate yourself about the issue; To be an informed listener; To seek help when there is a need. Most of all, we encourage you to break the silence. Only when the silence is broken can help be found and lives changed.
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