Walk A Mile in Her Shoes Event April 30th

Fairfield, CT - The 4th Annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Event will be held Saturday, April 30th beginning with registration at 8:30am at 1720 Post Road (near Starbucks) in Downtown Fairfield.

Male community leaders and co-ed teams of supporters walk the Post Road in Fairfield wearing women’s heels to show their support and solidarity for the efforts to eradicate sexual and domestic violence.

The walk begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at Fairfield’s Old Town Hall.

For four consecutive years Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara has joined The Center for Family Justice in leading the national Walk a Mile in Her Shoes campaign in Fairfield. The event is the centerpiece of The Center’s community awareness events during Sexual Assault Awareness Month or SAAM. Many of the men participating, including Chief MacNamara, walk the route in towering stilettos.

Numerous state and local public officials, dignitaries and community leaders will be present along with teams representing local high schools, colleges, businesses and corporations.

The event is rain or shine and benefits the Center for Family Justice.

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE

The Center for Family Justice Inc. (formerly The Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County Inc.), brings all domestic, sexual and child abuse services – crisis intervention, police, prosecutors, civil/legal providers, counseling – under one roof, in our headquarters in Bridgeport, CT. Together, we work to break the cycle of violence by helping those in crisis restore their lives. Although our name has changed, we continue with the work we have provided for 12 decades, providing free, confidential, bilingual crisis services in Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull. It is the comprehensive services our partners are providing that are streamlining the road to healing and self-sufficiency.

Within the past year, The Center answered more than 950 calls on a 24-hour crisis hotline; assisted with the civil and criminal court processes for more than 2,500 survivors of domestic violence; responded to more than 500 survivors of sexual assault and their families; provided a safe home for more than 100 women and children fleeing domestic abuse; coordinated the investigations of more than 170 cases of child sexual and severe physical abuse, developing service plans for the young survivors and their families; and provided psycho-educational support to more than 1,200 survivors of domestic violence, planning for their safety and promoting self-sufficiency.

As part of our mission, The Center educates approximately 4,000 members of the community about the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse to prevent future violence and spread the word that about the services we offer at The Center for Family Justice. Annually, we teach more than 2,000 children and teens about building healthy relationships, bullying prevention and dating violence.

For more information, visit www.CenterForFamilyJustice.org.

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