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An online blog for those helping to break the cycle of domestic violence 

Category: Summer 2019

Rose Brooks Center has been providing assistance through our Court Advocate program for over 19 years in several Jackson County courts...
“Back to school!” We’ve all heard this phrase and are certain it elicits a different response from nearly everyone who hears it. For the students in Rose Brooks Center’s Project SAFE® program, back to school can mean much more than ‘back to homework...'
Through our Nutrition Program, Rose Brooks Center provides over 35,000 meals to survivors and children fleeing domestic violence in need of food, shelter, and support EACH year.
Did you know Rose Brooks Center has a training center that provides education for over 100 service organizations throughout Kansas City, and beyond?! We believe the destructive cycle of abuse can only be broken by offering a full continuum of care which includes educating the greater community and its service organizations.
Christine O’Brien was born in Atchison, KS in 1945. After receiving both her undergraduate and masters degree from Purdue in 1969, she went on to achieve a BS in Nursing from the University of Kansas in 1974, and worked in Kansas City in research on ALS and other neurological diseases. . .
When I think about what it takes to end the cycle of domestic violence, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for those in our community who are standing with us - to ensure thousands of families have a safe future, free from abuse.

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