{"id":105,"date":"2016-08-10T01:12:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T05:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.purpleleaf.org\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2018-01-12T22:54:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T03:54:36","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/purpleleaf.org\/fr\/about-us\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #703e70;\">What languages do you speak?\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">English, Arabic, and Spanish. \u00a0We have some assistance with Bangali, Farsi and Urdu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #703e70;\">What are the areas you serve? <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The majority of our growing user base is located in\u00a0Central Florida &#8211; specifically in Lake, Orange, Seminole, and\u00a0Volusia counties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are currently expanding to South Florida &#8211; specifically in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our long term goal is to expand nationally.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #703e70;\">What&rsquo;s up with the name?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Purple is the color that represents domestic violence. \u00a0We often hear of the saying, \u00ab\u00a0it takes a village\u00a0\u00bb. \u00a0We took it a step further in that it takes much more, <em><strong>it takes a forest<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each community is a forest, comprising of various neighborhoods made of various people from all walks of life. \u00a0Each person represents a leaf of a tree. \u00a0Just as a leaves are vital for the success of a tree, the well being of the individual is vital for communities to flourish and grow. \u00a0Our goal is to help you <strong><em>turn a new leaf.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #703e70;\">Are you a religious group or organization?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As an organization, we represent everyone whether you are Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Red, Orange, and so on.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #703e70;\">What sets you apart from other domestic violence organizations?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We first found a need in the Middle Eastern and Arab communities. \u00a0Even though 60% of Arab-Americans are Christian, culturally they do not differ from their Muslims counterparts. \u00a0We also understand that\u00a0the majority of American Muslims are not Arab. \u00a0We have the cultural awareness and resources to understand and effectively educate and communicate with these communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #703e70;\">What are some of your goals?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our first and foremost initiative is to educate these and other ethnic communities. \u00a0It is important that those in need receive the education and help they need.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is a growing and urgent need for shelters with the cultural sensitivity of these populations in mind. \u00a0This lack in sensitivity and fear often hinders those in need of assistance, getting the help they need.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=PurpleLeafInc\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What languages do you speak?\u00a0 English, Arabic, and Spanish. \u00a0We have some assistance with Bangali, Farsi and Urdu. 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