Just because Domestic Violence Awareness Month is coming to a close doesn’t mean we need to stop shedding light on this serious issue that affects 1 in 3 women in the United States, many of whom suffer in silence. Read More

Neisha Himes is a survivor of domestic violence and local activist who has made it her mission to bring awareness to this epidemic. She joins us to talk about the G.R.O.W. Foundation mission to raise awareness of domestic violence and the impact that it the foundation has had on the community. Read More

G.R.O.W. Foundation founder and CEO Neisha Himes is a very outspoken survivor of domestic abuse, but realizes not everyone can easily find the words. Her new book “Crowns and Couplets” is designed to help people get their emotion down on paper through poetry, and pictures. Read More

Concerns over domestic violence continue as the COVID-19 pandemic forces people to stay home. Neisha Himes said she knows what it’s like to be the survivor of domestic violence. She is the founder of the non-profit G.R.O.W. Foundation, an agency that helps survivors, and she works as a Domestic Violence Outreach Liaison for the Newport Read More >

While people across the country are urged to stay home to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, domestic violence organizations are seeing an uptick in abuse. Health officials stress social distancing to prevent others from becoming sick. However, the isolation from COVID-19 could make victims of domestic violence more vulnerable. Read More

Ashley, 1/3 of the Z-Morning Zoo trio, had the opportunity to sit down with G.R.O.W. founder, Neisha Himes, to discuss surviving domestic violence, advocacy and cool super hero names! Z104’s ‘Hampton Roads Perspectives’ interviews non-profit organizations in the Hampton Roads area to shed a deserving light on their cause, their fight and what you as Read More >

Domestic violence survivor, Neisha Himes, is using her voice to empower women or men to leave toxic relationships. “I have been kicked. I have been hit. I have been broken, but I have never ever been beaten,” said Himes. She admits it was a hard-fought battle to get here. In 2012, she left a toxic Read More >

What if you could predict you were going to be murdered? Experts said strangulation is one of the most lethal forms of domestic violence. They said if you have been strangulated, your chances of being murdered increase significantly. News 3 met up with a woman who shared her experience of being the victim of domestic Read More >

“People don’t like talking about things that either make them think too much or make them feel too much,” asserts Neisha Himes. “They’d rather talk about the safe things and the surface things and not go too deep.” That’s why she favors spoken word poetry—a word-based performance art—for bringing awareness to issues that are important Read More >

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) announced today seven 2019 Voices in Action Award Recipients, who will be honored for their commitment to a national culture where we are all safe, empowered and free from domestic violence later this month at NCADV’s conference. Awardees include Nusrat Ameen (Lifetime Impact Award), Representatives Karen Bass and Read More >