Fremont event helps domestic violence, sexual assault support organization

"To bring in all these women to help support us is very touching," said the executive director of Fremont domestic violence support organization The Bridge.

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Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East held its first “She Builds” event Thursday to support another Fremont nonprofit.She Builds is a national effort from Rebuilding Together led by women to support women-headed households and women-focused community spaces.Thursday, they upgraded The Bridge, a domestic violence and sexual assault crisis support center and emergency shelter in Fremont. The organization serves Dodge, Washington, Saunders, Cuming and Burt counties in Nebraska. It operates a 24/7 crisis line: 402-727-7777. “To bring in all these women to help support us is very touching,” Sampson said. Around 70 women volunteered for the event. “It’s just a really neat experience,” said Karna Dam, one of several RVR Bank employees who volunteered, “especially when you bring this many people together with the right mission in mind.”The event included a makeover for the room where people are trained to support sexual assault victims, the addition of a gate in the fence out back, and a shed built by high school students from Arlington and Wahoo High School to store furniture for survivors. Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East Executive Director Kirk Brown said the timing of the event aligned with Sexual Assault Awareness Month. “The Bridge has lost a lot of funding,” he said, “so we thought it would be appropriate to do a ‘She Builds’ event, an organization that probably 90% of their clients are women.”For Sampson, the event was about more than just renovations. “We’ve been able to partner with new people that have never been here before, that don’t know about our services,” she said. “They can help us spread the word.”Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

OMAHA, Neb. —

Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East held its first “She Builds” event Thursday to support another Fremont nonprofit.

She Builds is a national effort from Rebuilding Together led by women to support women-headed households and women-focused community spaces.

Thursday, they upgraded The Bridge, a domestic violence and sexual assault crisis support center and emergency shelter in Fremont. The organization serves Dodge, Washington, Saunders, Cuming and Burt counties in Nebraska.

It operates a 24/7 crisis line: 402-727-7777.

“To bring in all these women to help support us is very touching,” Sampson said.

Around 70 women volunteered for the event.

“It’s just a really neat experience,” said Karna Dam, one of several RVR Bank employees who volunteered, “especially when you bring this many people together with the right mission in mind.”

The event included a makeover for the room where people are trained to support sexual assault victims, the addition of a gate in the fence out back, and a shed built by high school students from Arlington and Wahoo High School to store furniture for survivors.

Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East Executive Director Kirk Brown said the timing of the event aligned with Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

“The Bridge has lost a lot of funding,” he said, “so we thought it would be appropriate to do a ‘She Builds’ event, an organization that probably 90% of their clients are women.”

For Sampson, the event was about more than just renovations.

“We’ve been able to partner with new people that have never been here before, that don’t know about our services,” she said. “They can help us spread the word.”

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.