YWCA honors survivors for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The YWCA will honor victims and survivors of domestic violence during its annual "Hear my Voice" event to kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The event is to remember victims and survivors of domestic violence, and will include the winner of the 2025 Mary Jolly Memorial Award, which recognizes individuals who have shown outstanding service to victims and survivors of domestic violence.

The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the St. Joseph YWCA, located at 304 N. 8th St.

According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, an average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States — more than 12 million women and men over the course of a single year.

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