Buy a dress, fight abuse

Lending a hand to local victims of sexual assault doesn't require experience or a degree. On Saturday, Aug. 4, support can be offered by dress shopping.

The District IV Human Resources Development Council is holding a dress exchange from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. that day to raise awareness and funds for their sexual assault and domestic violence programs.

"It's not something that you really discuss over the dinner table, " Michelle Holden, a victim advocate at HRDC, said. "It's not something that you talk about unless it happens to you or someone you know.

"So we just wanted to reach out and let pe...