“Fresh Start” Galentine’s Day Brunch
Cards for Caring
Cards for Caring is our New Holiday Fundraiser! Holiday e-cards are a great way to say you care, and they can also be a creative alternative to buying gifts. Especially for those hard-to-buy-for people. Instead of a gift, make a donation in honor of a loved one,...
Halloween Store Opens Aug. 16 at Seeds of Hope
If you want to welcome trick-or- treaters and also support a good community cause, visit the Halloween store that will be opening Aug. 16 in the upper level of the Seeds of Hope Thrift and Gift Store at 520 E. Main. Seeds of Hope is owned and operated by the Abused...
Giving Hearts Day
You can help provide that first night of shelter and supportive services for these families served by the Abused Adult Resource Center. And a good time to do that is on Giving Hearts Day next week Thursday, Feb. 11. For only $72, you can provide one night of shelter...
Year-End Holiday Appeal
Imagine, for a moment, a survivor with their children on the brink of making the hardest decision of their life, fleeing their home to escape violence and abuse. Add to this a pandemic, nowhere to go and the fate of being homeless. Each of these are stressful events...
Seeds of Hope Annual Christmas Store Premier Night
Tribune Jeans Day for June 26, 2020 will benefit AARC
Wear Jeans on June 26 and donate to the Tribune fund to support our work at AARC.
Part Time Sales Associate at Seeds of Hope
Seeds of Hope is an important revenue source for AARC. Proceeds from sales support our work to serve survivors of violence. Join our fun, flexible work environment. Daytime hours 9:30-5pm and closed on Sundays. Pick up an application at 520 E Main!
A Simple Way to Support AARC
Enrolling In Target Circle Guests in participating markets can enroll in the Giving Program for free. There are three easy ways to sign up for Target Circle: 1. Sign up at target.com/circle 2. Download the Target app 3. Provide phone number at checkout Earning Votes...
We are still here for services during this extraordinary time
Here is an update on the Abused Adult Resource Center's services on May 15 at 10:00am: Crisis line: Staffed 24/7 at 1-866-341-7009 Main office: Staffed but not open to the public. Please call the office at 222-8370 or the crisis line at 1-866-341-7009. Family Safety...
We Are Open!
AARC is committed to ensuring those experiencing interpersonal violence continue to feel supported on their paths to safety & healing. Our office will be open as usual. However, we are canceling all support groups this week. We would like to encourage clients to call...
Leingang receives AARC award posthumously
The Abused Adult Resource Center (AARC) posthumously presented the Sgt. Steven Kenner Lifesaver Award to Paul Leingang, former deputy chief of the Mandan Police Department, who died in 2017 from cancer. The award was presented to Leingang’s widow, Kelly, and two...
20 officers earn AARC’s ‘Badge of Hope’
Twenty members of the Bismarck and Mandan police departments have earned the Badge of Hope Award from the Abused Adult Resource Center (AARC) for their efforts in the second half of 2019. The Badge of Hope is an award given by the AARC to a law enforcement officer in...
Hope for the Holidays
Through the generosity of the community, the Abused Adult Resource Center’s “Hope for the Holidays” program each year helps families who have been victimized by violence by providing gifts at Christmas. Monetary donations are needed and welcome, according to Kayce...
AARC’s Christmas store opens Friday, Oct. 25
The Myrt Armstrong Christmas store in the Abused Adult Resource Center’s Seeds of Hope Thrift and Gift Store opens this Friday, Oct. 25. The Christmas store premiere is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., on Friday, with the entire store also open until 8 p.m. The store is named...