Tennesseans – Help Us Reach More People! Donate to YHTP for the Big Payback May 5 The mission of You Have the Power is to empower those victimized by crime through information, advocacy, and understanding. We create and provide resource guides in a number of languages, including Spanish, Mandarin, and Arabic. A recent project produced...
It’s tough when you don’t speak the local language well. For crime victims, the problem is amplified because they are also experiencing trauma. Nashville crime victim advocacy group, You Have the Power (YHTP), has released a variety of written resource guides in a number of languages, including Spanish, Arabic, and Mandarin. A series of short...
Do you like to take ideas and make them shine with graphics, words, and photos? Do you like telling the stories of survivors and delivering information that makes our community stronger? Then you would be a good candidate for You Have the Power. We are seeking a team player with strong communication skills and a...
Are you passionate in educating others on interpersonal crimes? Do you enjoy advocating for others? As You Have the Power’s (YTHP) Director of Education, you’ll be a full-time member of a dynamic team. You’ll help drive YHTP’s efforts in fulfilling their mission to empower those victimized by crime through education, advocacy, and understanding by coaching,...
Former First Lady of Tennessee Andrea Conte Honored for 30 Years of Human Rights Advocacy. You Have the Power…Know How to Use It, Inc. (YHTP) is pleased to announce that YHTP founder and human rights advocate, Andrea Conte, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at Tennessee’s celebration of Human Rights Day event, held virtually on...
After many years of collaboration and hard work, a new beginning for the garden is here. Join us on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 12pm (noon) in Centennial Park for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Children’s Memory Garden of Nashville. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2021/11/11/nashville-break-ground-new-garden-children-lost-violence/6339665001/ https://wpln.org/post/nashvilles-memorial-garden-honoring-more-than-200-deceased-children-will-finally-be-redesigned/ https://www.mainstreet-nashville.com/townnews/politics/new-childrens-memory-garden-to-break-ground-saturday/article_40b1f3d2-4307-11ec-b339-af3f0a9fe795.html
NASHVILLE, TN – You Have the Power…Know How to Use It, Inc. (YHTP) welcomes Azadeh Najafian as Assistant to CEO Cathy Gurley. In this role, Najafian will address internal and external needs that support You Have the Power’s long-term strategies and outreach. She will help identify and research information needed for the agency’s growth and functioning. Najafian will...
Patsy Smithson Bruce, a musical pioneer and a woman of power, beauty, creativity, elegance, and impeccable taste, died on May 16. She was 81. Her unprecedented resume spanned industries, skill sets, and states as she found success in the entertainment industry, event planning, tourism, journalism, activism, and politics.
YHTP is pleased to welcome Melanie Davenport as the newest member of our Board of Directors!
AWAKE Tennessee needs your help promoting two bills this week. The Advocate Confidentiality Bill will be heard on the Senate floor Tuesday evening.
We appreciate all of you who turned out for our Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month event in February. We’re still taking registrations for “The Unseen Impact” in March, our child abuse webinar series in April… and a new session on self-care and safety planning set for May.
The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) is introducing new divisions and branches that will jointly investigate crimes involving domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking. Chief John Drake (a YHTP board member and longtime supporter) announced the organizational changes in a December 16 press conference.
Congress is finalizing its year-end funding bill right now, and it must include important provisions to prevent catastrophic cuts to Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants.
You Have the Power was featured in the December 2020 edition of DELTA, the newsletter of the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.
YHTP wishes to congratulate Interim Chief John Drake, a member of You Have the Power’s Board of Directors, on his selection as the new Chief of the Metro Nashville Police Department, as announced by Mayor John Cooper on November 30.
In acknowledgment of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, You Have the Power presented its "Crack the Wheel" webinar series on Wednesdays in October 2020. Installments of the four-part series focused on the dynamics of the phenomenon and how to help people affected by domestic violence during a time of social distancing.
YHTP Domestic Violence Education Coordinator Meaghan Bodrie was a panelist during yesterday’s Virtual Domestic Violence Rally 2020, live-streamed on mixxradio.com.
You Have the Power is proud to announce a revised and expanded edition of our resource guide on sex trafficking.
