A Better Way: Education and SupportWe are excited for a new event that we will cohost with Speaking Truth in Love Ministries! Join us in April for some great teaching from people who have been quite popular at previous events. The event will be held on April 25-26, 2025, from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM each day. Speakers will include: Dale and Faith Ingraham of Speaking Truth in Love Ministries Justin Woodbury, survivor and author of Sheltered But Not Protected…
A year ago, we unveiled the “What Were You Wearing?” clothing exhibit, featuring outfits from 13 sexual assault survivors from plain-dressing backgrounds. Today, we’d like to share the video version of this display. Trigger warning that this may be disturbing/triggering for discussion of sexual abuse. Photography by Daniel Horst Photography
After five years in existence, A Better Way is becoming a non-profit organization! Soon, your gifts will be tax-deductible. We are now incorporated in the State of Ohio as A Better Way: Education and Support, and are preparing to file with the IRS for tax-exempt status. As you may imagine, the costs associated with this filing are not trivial. Please stay tuned as we will be raising funds to cover these costs. The good news…
At the Child Abuse Prevention Seminar in April, we were excited to reveal a project that had been in process for months: the “What Were You Wearing?” clothing project. As far as we know, it is the first such project to exclusively feature clothing from those who were part of a plain-dressing community at the time of their assault.
The series follows the stories of several survivors as they attempt to find justice and healing. It shows the obstacles they face and the opposition they encounter, not only from their perpetrators and the justice system, but also their own communities, friends, and relatives.
You may have read Misty Griffin’s story, “Tears of the Silenced”. Now, she is circulating a petition to require all teachers to have training in mandatory reporting, and for all schools to provide training for children to prevent sexual assault.
On April 29th, 2022, we debuted the ”What Were You Wearing: Plain People’s Edition” clothing project. A collaboration between Hope Anne Dueck of A Better Way, Mary Byler of The Misfit Amish, and Ruth Ann Brubaker, the display showcases actual items or exact replicas of clothing worn by Plain survivors at the time of their assault. Peter Smith of the Associated Press covered the project in a news article entitled “What they wore: Clothes spotlight…
A Better Way is committed to continuing to partner with Safe Communities and our speakers to bring much needed awareness and information to Lancaster County.
Come and get training from professionals on identifying and reporting abuse and making our homes, churches, and communities safe places. Learn ways to teach and empower children, how to respond wisely in the event of possible abuse, topics of special interest to survivors, and much more.
On Saturday, March 4, Hope Anne Dueck, along Mary Byler and Ruth Ann Brubaker, attended the Amish Abuse Awareness Conference in Middlefield, OH.
