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Where Community Grows: Stories of Volunteers Nurturing Care, Hope, and Possibility
REACH Volunteer Coordinator Maria Castañeda shares stories of how small acts of kindness from volunteers have a significant impact on the lives of survivors.
Last Call: How One Domestic Violence Survivor Found Healing Through Game Development
An interview with game developer Nina Freeman about how making her game, Last Call, helped her process the trauma of an abusive relationship.
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Moving Beyond Awareness During Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February 10, 2020This Teen Dating Violence (TDV) Awareness Month, we’re moving beyond raising awareness. TDV happens in all communities, to
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From Coffee to Action: Highlighting the Incredible Work of a Local Leader
January 30, 2020I often describe my work of community engagement as “supporting the supporters.” We know that not all survivors
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Volunteer with REACH in 2020
January 13, 2020Read more books? Get a gym membership? Take a cooking class? Many of us start the new year
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Ode to the REACH Holiday Party
January 9, 2020By Kevin Dunckel, REACH Volunteer Last month, hundreds of generous donors provided holiday gifts for 290 families (over 850
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Holiday Gift Week is Every Other Week
December 19, 2019This year is my fifteenth year coordinating the holiday gift program at REACH. It is one of the
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Volunteer Spotlight: Deb Jacob
December 6, 2019Deb Jacob Tell us a little bit about yourself I’ve lived in Needham for over 30 years and
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Nights at the REACH Table
November 26, 2019By M, a survivor Heard of the Knights at the Roundtable? Well I call my experience a night
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My Year as a REACH Board Fellow
November 20, 2019By Erin Hutchins, REACH Board Fellow I come from a family of survivors. Many of the women I
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Staff Spotlight: Kristin Flammia
November 18, 2019Recently, REACH welcomed Kristin Flammia to our staff as our Volunteer Program Coordinator. This is a new position
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