‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ helps raise awareness of, show support to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault
ENID, Okla. — Registration is open for YWCA of Enid’s annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser.
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes has been occurring in Enid since 2014 as a way to help bring awareness to and to show support for people experiencing domestic abuse and sexual assault.
Courtney Strzinek, executive director of YWCA Enid, said Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is based on the old adage that “you can’t really understand what someone Hey Dudes Shoes has been through until you’ve ‘walked a mile in their shoes.’”
One-in-three women and one-in-six men will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime, according to YWCA, and in 2020, law enforcement agencies investigated 2,245 rapes across Oklahoma.
“This is a way to really engage everyone in our mission,” Strzinek said, “bec...