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Nurses host Mother’ s Day event for moms dealing
with domestic violence
Members and staff of OFNHP Local 5017 volunteering were from left: Keely Glassley, Megan Hise, Carrie Slaughter,
Elaine Carty, Katie Estrom, Adrienne Enghouse, Marika Zimmerly-Beck, Kara Miles, and Christine Sciscione. The union
is using the #TimesUP4DV hashtag for nurses week activities around domestic violence.
Partnering with shelters in
Clackamas and Multnomah coun-
ties, members of the Oregon Fed-
eration of Nurses and Health Pro-
fessionals (OFNHP) Local 5017
hosted a Mother’s Day event May
12 for 25 women and 35 children
starting new lives free of domestic
violence. The project was a joint
venture with United Nurses Asso-
ciation of California (UNAC) in
honor of National Nurses Week
May 7-13.
Following a brunch sponsored
by union caterer Spin Catering,
mothers were treated to hand
massages, gift baskets, and flow-
ers. Local 5017 members helped
kids make presents for their moth-
ers.
“As a survivor of abuse, this
event was very personal,” said
union president Adrienne Eng-
house. “We wanted to show sup-
port for families who found the
courage to leave and start fresh.”
“Besides brightening Moth-
er’s Day weekend for families in
crisis in our community, we hope
to lift up this serious issue and
highlight the way we as health-
care workers lead and serve be-
yond the bedside,” said vice pres-
ident Katie Ekstrom.
The union also launched an on-
line fundraiser benefit-ing Call to
Safety, a local crisis hotline offer-
ing 24/7 support to over 20,000
callers a year.
OFNHP, an affiliate of the
American Federation of Teachers,
AFL-CIO, represents over 5,500
healthcare professionals in Ore-
gon and Southwest Washington.
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