The Joyful Heart Foundation(JHF) came to be in 2004 when Mariska Hargitay felt compelled to reach out to help the many sexually abused women, domestic violence victims, and child abuse victims. She had been playing the part of Detective Olivia Benson on the intensly popular,"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit " for several years. The show itself brought to light a little talked about subject. She received thousands of letters from people who had been abused in some way. Her heart was moved with compassion when she heard about their pain, suffering and inability to move beyond it. There had to be something she could do to help these people. Thus, Joyful Heart Foundation was born. It's purpose is to provide counseling, education, healing and empowerment that would allow people who had been wounded by abuse move on with their lives.
Today, JHF is up for a possible grant in the amount of $250,000 towards furthering their magazine "Reunion".
There are two ways to get information about it and help JHF get this grant. $250,000 will go a long way!
1) go to http://www.mariska.com/ and click on Mariska's blog. 2) go to www.refresheverything.com/votejoy.
Please vote once a day, every day until Feb 28. And be sure to tell your friends or even strangers to vote too!
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