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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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This is Your House: Lobbying for the Safe Communities Act
July 9, 2019By Ally Slocum, REACH Intern The Massachusetts State House is impossible to miss on Beacon Hill- it’s huge,
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Thanks for the Catch
June 20, 2019By Kathy Brophy, Wellesley High School Fitness and Health Teacher and 2019 Ruth and Virginia Bigwood Voice for Justice
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How we apply PAVE to our lives: a reflection by the PAVE Peer Leaders, Officers
May 29, 2019Each year, the PAVE Peer Leaders at Waltham High School choose Officers who meet an additional time each
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Supporting the Supporters
May 22, 2019May is Mental Health Month, which has been observed since 1949. Mental Health Month helps to raise awareness
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Building Community Through Planting Seeds of Hope
May 15, 2019“Planting Seeds of Hope was a nice opportunity to think and talk about why I have worked at
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Prevention in a Yoga Studio
May 9, 2019It’s 6:35 on a rainy Monday morning. I, along with 40 others, have been practicing hard, sweaty yoga
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What is consent, really? (Hint: It’s way more than just about sex)
April 12, 2019“We’re going to be talking about consent? (giggles). You mean sex? (giggles).” When students say that, I respond
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Calling all men – We are all in this together
April 11, 2019As we leave Women’s History Month (March) behind, and head into Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April), it seems
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A Thank You Letter to Our Volunteers
April 9, 2019Dear REACH Volunteers, Last year, you volunteered for 6,285 hours. You gave 6,285 hours of your time to support
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