Hey everyone!
Another win for the 22! I couldn’t be happier with this team and the way we are running. Our Shell-Pennzoil Ford was great this weekend. It’s definitely nice going into Talladega knowing we advance to the next round.
This Week’s Cause: Domestic Violence
My blog post from last week discussed the ideas behind preventing domestic violence- mainly through education. For this post, I want to highlight some of the effects domestic violence can have, especially on children.
As adults, we can tend to overlook the effects our actions have on children who are watching us. Each time I am asked a question in an interview or am in public at an event, I try to stay aware of the young eyes that may be watching me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not always easy! It can be a little frustrating on track at times.
For a family living in an abusive situation, the children who watch a parent being abused or watch a parent committing acts of abuse take in what they see and it can lead to many issues well into adulthood.
Domestic violence poses a threat to children’s psychological, and physical well-being. In the report Behind Closed Doors: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children (UNICEF 2006) it states…
Children who are exposed to violence in the home may have difficulty learning and limited social skills, exhibit violent, risky or delinquent behavior, or suffer from depression or severe anxiety.
Children can also experience short term effects such as sleeplessness, anxiety, nightmares, high activity levels, intense worry about their safety or the safety of their parent. Long term the effects can produce physical health problems, depression, PTSD, alcoholism, and substance abuse.
I found this video that shares, from the perspective of a child, what domestic violence looks like. If you have two minutes, check it out:
This Week’s Joey Logano Foundation Chasing Second Chances Partner
This week’s charity partner is 2nd Chance, Inc. Founded in 1988, 2nd Chance, Inc. is a non-profit 501 c 3 organization that provides safe shelter and supportive services to victims of domestic and sexual violence and offers educational outreach to the communities served to create awareness of and strengthen the movement to end this violence.
2nd Chance serves Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph and Talladega Counties in Northeast Alabama providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, assistance with permanent housing, court and legal advocacy, counseling, lethality assessment, community referrals, thrift store vouchers, training and presentations on the dynamics of domestic and sexual violence, dating violence and abuse in later life.
The Joey Logano Foundation is providing a donation to complete a backyard play area makeover. The yard will receive some needed attention along with updates to the fifteen year old play equipment. We wanted to focus on something that would provide children staying there a safe place to play where they can focus on being a kid while mom heals from the abuse she has experienced. We are proud to support 2nd Chance, Inc. and the support services they provide. This non-profit safes lives and makes their community a better place to live. What’s more important than that?
