Pretty in Purple Days is a month-long fundraising and awareness campaign held each May to benefit Purple Ribbon Council, a national 501 (c ) (3) charity dedicated to preventing domestic abuse from the bottom-up. Pretty in Purple Days benefits the Purple Ribbon Council’s Purple Ribbon Fund for Children. This special children’s fund provides financial assistance, counseling resources and peer-guided SUPPORT to children orphaned by domestic homicide and their caregivers. Pretty in Purple Days also benefits community-based initiatives that:

• Heighten awareness on the root causes of domestic abuse.
• Mobilize salon professionals, volunteers and survivors to help break the silence, break the cycle and save lives.
• Educate the general public on ways to prevent domestic abuse before it starts.
  

 

Beneficiaries:

Purple Ribbon Council
Founded in August 2006, Purple Ribbon Council’s mission is to engage more people in the work of preventing domestic abuse. We meet this mission through turn-key grassroots efforts, such as Pretty in Purple Days, that engage community members, heighten awareness, educate on root causes, and reach out to the most silent and under-served victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our ultimate goal is to Break the Silence, Break the Cycle, Save Lives.

To learn more about Purple Ribbon Council programs and services and Local Chapters, please visit: http://www.purpleribboncouncil.org

Purple Ribbon Fund for Children
The Purple Ribbon Fund for Children provides necessities critical to helping children and their guardians restore and rebuild their lives after domestic homicide. Funds are released on a referral and application basis to give children and their guardian(s) supportive, post-traumatic stress relieving approaches and assistance that foster hope, healing and happiness.

Cut It Out of the Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund
Cut It Out is a program of the Professional Beauty Association’s Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund. Cut It Out is an education and awareness program that mobilizes salon professionals and advocates to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse. Cut It Out trains salon professionals how to recognize and respond to the warning signs and how to safely refer clients to local resources. Click here for more information on Cut It Out.