<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Latest News</title><link>https://www.drc.ohio.gov/News</link><item><title>WCI Coordinates Gift Drive for YWCA's Dove House</title><link>https://www.drc.ohio.gov/gift-drive-for-ywcas-dove-house</link><category>Warren Correctional Institution (WCI)</category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2018 12:13:14 GMT</pubDate><summary>WCI coordinated another successful gift drive for the YWCA’s-Dove House!  </summary><description>&lt;p&gt;WCI coordinated another successful gift drive for the YWCA&amp;rsquo;s-Dove House!&amp;nbsp; This is the 5&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; year that WCI staff and offenders have raised money and collected gifts for children who will spend Christmas in one of the domestic violence shelters in Butler and Warren County.&amp;nbsp; Each year, this collaborative effort between the staff and offenders continues to grow and provides the ability to give back to our local communities.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>WCI Adopts Children from Dove House</title><link>https://www.drc.ohio.gov/wci-adopts-children</link><category>Warren Correctional Institution (WCI)</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:48:07 GMT</pubDate><summary>For the 5th year, WCI staff and inmates adopted ten children from the Dove House for Christmas. </summary><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;For the fifth year, WCI staff and inmates adopted ten children from the Dove House for Christmas.&amp;nbsp; The Dove House, sponsored by the YWCA in Hamilton, provides victims of domestic violence safe housing in Butler and Warren counties. Staff purchased toys and clothes for the children while the inmates participated in a fundraiser which resulted in a check presented to the Dove House for $1,182.00.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>WCI Donates to Women Helping Women</title><link>https://www.drc.ohio.gov/women-helping-women</link><category>Warren Correctional Institution (WCI)</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 13:45:39 GMT</pubDate><summary>WCI’s Women with Correctional Integrity Committee recently donated $300.00 to Caitlin Rettenmaier, Director of Butler County Services for Women Helping Women.</summary><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;WCI&amp;rsquo;s Women with Correctional Integrity Committee recently donated $300.00 to Caitlin Rettenmaier, Director of Butler County Services for Women Helping Women. &lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;Founded in 1973, Women Helping Women (WHW) prevents gender-based violence and empowers all survivors. WHW provides evidence-based prevention and expert crisis intervention and support services for survivors of dating violence, sexual violence, domestic violence and stalking in Hamilton and Butler, Ohio Counties.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"&gt;Pictured left to right is Kimberly Mockabee, SW Regional Women&amp;rsquo;s Liaison, Caitlin Rettenmaier and Margie Glass, WCI Women with Correctional Integrity Committee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>