Bravolebrity Charity Spotlight: 1736 Family Crisis Center

Taylor Armstrong speaking at 1736 Charity Event, credit: Bravo TV

For all the drama and catfights that we've grown to expect of our favorite Bravolebrities, there is another common activity that many Real Housewives and Top Chefs participate in: Charity. One of the purposes of this new Bravolebrity blog will be to showcase various charities favored by or founded by the bravo stars we love to watch. Considering the events that have been occupying RHOBH news outlets of late, we've decided to start with 1736 Family Crisis Center, the organization that was made known to many Bravo watchers last season when Taylor Armstrong held a charity event and gave a moving speech about her experiences with childhood domestic abuse.

The 1736 Crisis Center is a private, non-profit organization helping runaway youth and homeless children, battered women and their children, and other people in need. Since 1972 the Crisis Center has worked to improve the lives of these individuals with a focus on empowerment and long-term safety as well as help with depression, anxiety and trauma. In addition to Taylor Armstrong, other celebrities that support 1736 Crisis Center are Christina Aguilera and Miley Cyrus.

In the first season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills we watched Taylor participate in a charity event for the Crisis Center where stars like Annie Duke and Jose Canseco raised money in a poker championship next to RHOBH stars Adrienne Maloof and husband, Paul Nassif. Taylor gave a speech about her childhood history with domestic abuse and was moved to tears, as were many viewers. Upon watching the clip again, it is chilling to see her husband looking on, considering Taylor's charges that he was also physically abusive. There is no way to know whether the pain she felt giving the speech was from events in her distant or recent past, but her speech is an emotional reminder that anyone, no matter how rich or famous, can be a victim of abuse.

To read more about the 1736 Family Crisis Center and for ways to donate to this charitable organization, please visit their website at www.1736familycrisiscenter.org.

Watch the clip of Taylor Armstrong's speech at the 1736 Crisis Center charity event.

If you or someone you know is in need of help, here are a list of 1736 Crisis Center hotlines:
(213)-745-6434
(213)-222-1237
(310)-370-5902
(310)-379-3620
(562)-388-7652