EMC Victims Services

01/21/2026

We are expecting a significant change in our weather by the end of this week.

Forecasts are calling for a dramatic drop in temperatures, with sub-freezing conditions expected in Montgomery County from Saturday through Monday. As we get closer, winter watches and warnings are likely to be issued later this week. In addition, forecasters are indicating increasing chances for freezing rain and possibly snow. While it is still too early to determine exact timing or amounts, confidence is growing that winter weather will impact our area this weekend.

Today, I met with our emergency management team to begin planning for the upcoming weather. At my direction, we have activated our emergency plans and operations center, and we will increase activation levels as we approach the weekend, with all hands on deck beginning Friday evening.

Between now and Friday, start to finalize winterization of your home, make your plans, and pick up necessary supplies. This is not a time to hoard food or supplies, but it is a time to be prepared.

Based on current briefings, this does not appear to be on the scale of the 2021 winter storm, but preparedness is always our best defense and that is my motto and should be yours as well.

As conditions change and more information becomes available, I will continue to provide updates. For now, make a plan and start preparing.

01/21/2026

01/21/2026

12/22/2025

Domestic violence isn’t always bruises and broken bones, it’s silence after shouting, fear after footsteps, and the slow erasing of a woman’s self-worth, day by day, word by word. It’s in the way she learns to shrink to not speak too loud, not smile too wide, not breathe too freely. It’s in the way she memorizes moods, walks on eggshells, and becomes fluent in the language of survival.

People ask, ‘Why doesn’t she leave?’ But they don’t see that she already left parts of herself long ago. Every insult, every threat, every apology soaked in manipulation carved scars deeper than fists ever could. You see, abuse doesn't always wear a monster’s face. Sometimes it wears a wedding ring. Sometimes it kisses your forehead before it crushes your spirit.

But here’s the truth: a woman’s silence is not her weakness.. it is the weight of every fear she has swallowed to protect the people she loves. Her survival is not just a story of pain, but of strength. Because every day she endures, she is gathering the pieces of herself. And one day, when she finally walks away not with rage, but with quiet resolve..
she becomes her own rescue, her own voice, her own shelter.
📌Let no one ever mistake her scars for shame.. they are proof that she battled a war in her own home and chose to live. And that choice, however late it comes, is not just brave... it is revolutionary.

06/01/2025

Report suspicious activity to law enforcement to help recover victims of human trafficking.

No tip is insignificant when it could make the difference in someone’s life.

Learn more about reporting: https://go.dhs.gov/JVE.

04/15/2025

03/13/2025

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03/12/2025

An advocate and survivor shares how some states are currently working to end domestic violence homicides.

01/23/2025