Center for Positive Change

10/25/2026

🎉 YOU SHOWED UP, SO WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN! 🎉

Thanks to the incredible support we received during our Hacienda Gives Back Night, we’re excited to announce another opportunity to eat good food while supporting a great cause!

📅 SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 8!
📍 Taphouse on the Edge

🍔 Join us for lunch, dinner, or carryout!

All you have to do is present the fundraising token attached to this post when you order, and you’ll be helping support the mission of Center for Positive Change!

Every meal makes a difference, and every bit of support helps us continue providing mental health services, education, and resources to our community. ❤️

Mark your calendars, invite your friends and family, and come hungry!

10/24/2026

She is someone.

Someone’s daughter. Someone’s sister. Someone’s mother. Someone’s friend.

But more importantly:

She is someone entirely on her own.

Women should not have to be described by their relationship to someone else before their humanity matters.

When we talk about violence against women, the conversation too often turns toward what a woman wore, where she went, how much she drank, who she trusted, why she stayed, why she left, why she didn’t report sooner, or whether she was “careful enough.”

Those questions put responsibility in the wrong place.

Preventing violence against women requires us to talk about the choices of the person causing harm.

Did they respect boundaries?

Did they accept “no”?

Did they use fear, force, manipulation, or control?

Did they recognize the humanity and autonomy of the person in front of them?

This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, let’s spend less time teaching women how not to become victims, and more time teaching everyone how not to cause harm. 💜

10/20/2026

Today, let’s talk about consent.

Consent is not simply the absence of “no.”

Consent is a freely given, informed, voluntary YES.

And consent extends far beyond physical or sexual intimacy.

Consent matters in how we communicate, how we handle disagreements, how we share personal information, how we manage finances, and how we respect one another’s independence.

Consent means respecting another person’s right to make choices about their own life.

Someone who agrees because they are afraid of the consequences of saying no is not freely consenting.

Someone who gives in after repeated pressure, guilt, threats, or manipulation is not necessarily making a free choice.

Being in a relationship does not entitle someone to access their partner’s phone, passwords, location, money, body, or private conversations.

Love does not give someone ownership over another person’s time, friendships, decisions, or independence.

And agreeing to something once does not mean agreeing to it forever.

Consent can be withdrawn. Boundaries can change. And “no” does not require justification.

In healthy relationships, people are allowed to disagree. They are allowed to have privacy. They are allowed to make independent decisions. They are allowed to set boundaries without being punished, threatened, manipulated, or made to feel guilty.

When someone uses fear, intimidation, emotional pressure, or consequences to obtain compliance, that is not mutual agreement. It is control.

We need to teach young people, and remind adults, that respecting consent is not just about what we do to another person’s body. It is about how we treat another person as a human being.

A healthy relationship does not require surrendering autonomy to maintain peace.

It creates space for two people to have their own voices, needs, boundaries, and choices.

Because love is not control. Respect is not conditional. And consent matters in every part of a relationship. 💜

10/15/2026

Today, the CPC team wore purple in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month! 💜

We stand together in support of survivors, in remembrance of those whose lives have been lost to domestic violence, and in our commitment to breaking cycles of abuse through education, accountability, and meaningful change.

Domestic violence is no laughing matter, but apparently no one taught our Director of Clinical Services how to pose for a picture! 😂💜 (Yes, that’s really him on the end. And yes, we promise his eyes were open for at least part of the day.)

All jokes aside, we are incredibly proud of the work our team does every day to support survivors, challenge harmful behaviors, and help create safer families and communities.

We wear purple today, but our commitment to ending domestic violence continues every day. 💜

10/14/2026

Another common question: “If it really happened, why didn’t they report it?”

Because reporting violence is not simple.

A survivor may fear retaliation. They may worry they won’t be believed. They may depend financially on the person who harmed them. They may fear losing their children, their home, their relationships, or their privacy.

They may feel ashamed.

They may blame themselves.

They may love the person who hurt them.

They may not even have words yet for what happened.

There is no single “correct” way to respond to trauma.

When someone discloses abuse, one of the most powerful things we can do is listen without immediately interrogating their choices.

“I believe you.”

“What do you need?”

“How can I help you feel safe?”

Those words matter. 💜

Together, we can change the way we talk about domestic violence and reporting. Challenge victim-blaming when you hear it, lead with compassion, and remind others that a survivor’s decision about when, how, or whether to report does not determine the truth of what happened.

10/12/2026

Survivors deserve compassion, not judgment 💜

10/08/2026

Awareness starts with knowing what we’re looking for 💜

10/07/2026

✨ Employee Spotlight — AGAIN! ✨

Please help us congratulate Abby, our September Employee of the Month!

Yes, you read that right, this is Abby’s second Employee of the Month win! And when your coworkers choose to recognize you more than once, that says a lot about the kind of teammate you are.

This month, Abby was nominated for her kindness, consistency, reliability, and innovation. As our Front Desk Administrator, Abby is often one of the first faces you see when you walk through our doors and one of the first voices you hear when you call. She brings warmth and kindness to our clients while being someone her coworkers know they can depend on.

Abby, thank you for showing up every day with a willingness to help, find solutions, and make CPC a better place for the people we serve and the people you work alongside.

Two-time Employee of the Month has a pretty nice ring to it.

Congratulations, Abby! We’re lucky to have you on Team CPC!

10/01/2026

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 💜

And this year, raising awareness feels more important than ever.

Domestic violence does not always look the way people expect it to. It can be physical violence, but it can also be intimidation, coercion, isolation, manipulation, sexual violence, financial control, threats, stalking, or the slow erosion of another person’s freedom and sense of safety.

At Center for Positive Change, we believe awareness must be about more than wearing purple.

It means believing survivors.
It means having difficult conversations about power, control, consent, and accountability.
It means challenging the attitudes and behaviors that allow abuse to be minimized or excused.
It means asking why survivors are so often scrutinized more closely than the people accused of harming them.
And it means creating communities where people feel safe enough to speak, seek help, and be heard.

Domestic violence thrives in silence. Prevention requires all of us.

Throughout October, we will be sharing information, resources, and conversations intended not only to support survivors, but also to challenge our community to think critically about the role each of us plays in preventing violence.

To every survivor: your story matters. Your safety matters. Your future matters.

This month, we wear purple. But our responsibility to prevent domestic violence, support survivors, and promote accountability lasts all year long. 💜

09/29/2026

It’s Taco Tuesday! We hope to see you there!

🌮 REMINDER: Hacienda Gives Back Night is TOMORROW! ❤️

Join us tomorrow, September 29, at 100 Center Hacienda and help support Center for Positive Change while enjoying dinner!

Simply present this token to your server (physically or electronically), and Hacienda will donate a portion of the proceeds to Center for Positive Change. Every dollar we receive helps us continue making quality mental health care accessible to people in our community.

And yes, we know it’s Hispanic Heritage Month. Are we claiming Hacienda is authentic Mexican cuisine? Absolutely not. 😂 Are we claiming it’s delicious and tastes even better when it supports mental health care? Absolutely! ❤️

Can’t stay for dinner? Carryout counts, too! You can also purchase gift cards, so there are plenty of ways to participate.

Grab your family, friends, coworkers, or anyone who can be persuaded with chips and salsa, and come support CPC!

Don’t forget: You MUST present the token for your purchase to count toward the fundraiser.

Thank you for helping us keep mental health care accessible in our community. ❤️