Written by Roshni, a participant of the Daya South Asians For Empowerment Youth Program I first heard of Daya when my parents referred a family member and a ...

To the many friends of Daya, This month we stop to give thanks for the people and things in our life. For me, Daya holds a very special space of gratitude in...

Almost 24 years ago, Daya was started by a group of volunteers who gave of their time, skills, and conviction to stop domestic violence in our community. Vol...

Vijay is a native Houstonian and a dedicated volunteer at Daya who is always ready to step up and help with whatever needs to be done. From the time he becam...

''When you meet Nusrat you can tell that this is not an ordinary woman. She is a true hero, a superwoman. Her special forces are her positivity and humblenes...

Did you know that domestic abuse or intimate partner violence is most prevalent amongst 18 to 24 years old? This alarming statistic shows that we’re not doin...

When we grow up in a world where you hug your relative or family no matter what, denying someone a hug is considered a major sign of disrespect and often sha...

Deepti has a passion in helping others, as a person who has struggled, she wants to help people overcome those struggles and achieve a meaningful life. Deept...

Every 92 seconds, a person is sexually assaulted in the United States.* On average, there are 321,500 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault ea...

It's no secret that we are a tight knit community that shares our opinions about everything - education (where should we go?), weddings (what should we wear?...

Aparna Asthana is a dedicated volunteer, Daya board member, and philanthropist among the many other roles she takes on. Aparna has always had an interest in ...

Occasionally a show comes along that makes us all sit up and pay attention. Big Little Lies was one of those shows. What started out as an innocuous rich whi...

Most of us are know the word love, but do we know how to love? Despite its importance in our life no one ever explicitly teaches us how to love. Each and eve...

Recently, we were so touched by the generous support from four recent high school graduates and their Assamese community in Houston. These four young people w...

June is Pride month. Pride month commemorates the Stonewall Riots that took place in June 1969 and were a landmark in the gay liberation movement in the USA....

Each year, we join our Muslim friends in the spiritual celebration of strength and endurance following the month of Ramadan. It has been a Daya tradition to ...