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 Lunafest, the fundraising film festival dedicated to championing women filmmakers and bringing women together in their communities, will be hosted virtually by Centre Safe during the weekend of April 16. This is the second time the film festival will be virtual due to the pandemic. While the team at Centre Safe misses holding the event in person with the community, the streaming festival also has its benefits. “Last year, I bought tickets for my nieces and my daughter who live out of town,” Anne Ard, executive director at Centre Safe, said. “I sent it to them as a gift because these f...

Discussions, workshops, speakers, arts offered on theme of 'Conquering Distance through Empathy' Image: Gender Equity Center at Penn State Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention Week events to be held April 5-14 April 06, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — April is nationally recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) which is marked annually by various programs, workshops and events to educate the Penn State community and raise awareness. At Penn State, in recognition of SAAPM, the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) is collaborating with the Gender Equ...

April is Child Abuse & Sexual Assault Victim Month 11:26 pm Sarah Metts talked to local Centre County non-profits and youth service organizations who are partnering up to help educate and engage the community, she has the details on what you can do to help, Sarah? Jess, during the month of April, to show recognition and support the courthouse here in Bellefonte is lit up blue and teal. Blue represents child abuse victims, and teal is for sexual assault victims. “Were all about the mission and were all about making sure people get the best help for whatever their issue is.” ...

Centre Helps — a nonprofit crisis center for residents living in Centre County — offers a 24-hour crisis hotline for those who are in need of assistance.

BELLEFONTE — For several Centre County entities, help is on the way. At Tuesday’s Centre County commissioners’ meeting, it was announced that several groups and non-profits are part of a community development block grant. Chair Michael Pipe said that the distribution of funds was a “rather important and large item.” “The money is now available, it can be dispersed out,” Pipe said. The allocation of funds was approved by the commissioners on Aug. 11, 2020. The recipients of the funds are: Seven Mountains EMS Council ($40,875), Centre Volunteers in Medicine ($10,000), Centre Safe ...