ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (March 21, 2024) – The Rockwall County Local Regional Emergency Food and Shelter Board #8332-00 HAS BEEN AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)/FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM. Rockwall County has been chosen to receive $ 49,070.00 in Phase 41 funding to […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 5, 2024) This last year marked Women In Need’s 40th anniversary. Serving Rockwall, Hunt, and Rains counties, WIN is celebrating a milestone year of remarkable growth and deepening impact in aiding victims of domestic abuse. Under revitalized leadership, the organization is sustaining its vital services and expanding them to address the evolving […]
40 Years of Service Growing toward a safer tomorrow ROCKWALL, TX (April 29, 2022) Women In Need (WIN) is a non-profit organization serving Rockwall, Hunt and Rains counties. Founded in the early ‘80s, it will soon celebrate its 40th anniversary of helping victims of domestic abuse become survivors. The organization recently unveiled a new logo, […]
COLLIN COUNTY/ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Feb. 28, 2022) – If you travel a lot on North Highway 205, you may be familiar with Gwen – a street-wise stray who’s logged more miles in the past three months than I have with my step-counter and a gym membership over the last year. Since early December, the black-and-brown […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 29, 2021) The shelter director of Women In Need, Inc. has extended an invitation to individuals and organizations in the communities they serve to participate in the Adopt-a-Room Project. With the renewal that the season of spring brings, Women In Need’s domestic violence shelter rooms in Greenville are in need of some […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 17, 2021 – Select YMCAs serving Dallas, Denton, Ellis and Rockwall counties, including the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall, are opening their doors to those in the community without power and/or water as a safe place to warm up from 10:00am – 5:30pm on Wednesday, February 17. Participating YMCA’s include: Moorland Family YMCA at […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 30, 2021 – Women in Need, a local nonprofit which provides refuge, empowerment and restoration to families affected by domestic violence in Hunt, Rains, and Rockwall counties, wishes to thank and recognize its esteemed Capital Campaign donors with a dedicated page on their website, as well as with legacy plaques being […]
(ROWLETT, TX – March 23, 2020) Rowlett Mayor Tammy Dana-Bashian amended the City’s Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency and has issued a Shelter in Place order. This order mirrors the order put in place by Dallas County and affects everyone in the City of Rowlett, whether in Dallas or Rockwall County. The […]
(ROWLETT, TX – June 27, 2016) Kate is a senior, female Bassett Hound with a white coat and red and chestnut markings. Rose has been well loved in the past. She’s used to car rides and she’s quite the fashion-plate, with her multicolored toenail caps. She likes everyone and gets along well with other dogs. […]
(ROWLETT, TX – April 6, 2016) My name is Freya. I’m a one-year-old, female Lab mix. I’m a medium-sized girl. I have a golden coat with pretty coal markings around my eyes and on my nose. I’m friendly and sweet-natured, and I’m good with other dogs. I have lots of energy, but I also love […]