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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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Volunteer Voices: An Update from Sumana at 3 Months
August 10, 2017Back in April, we brought you a piece from a new volunteer named Sumana, who had just completed
Read MoreTeen Voices: What I learned through PAVE Peer Leader Summer Training
August 3, 2017by Janiah Every summer, REACH runs a training for peer leaders at Waltham High School as part of
Read MoreSurvivor Voices: Finding my Voice Again
July 28, 2017by Melinda*, REACH Survivor Speakers Bureau Recently I heard myself laugh and I was shocked and amazed. I
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Why REACH Uses Art Therapy to Help Children Affected by Domestic Violence
July 21, 2017“We don’t even need words, we go straight to where the memory is stored.” A 10-year-old child drawing
Read MoreWhat Laura is Thinking: On Interdependence
July 10, 2017I am thinking about interdependence. I woke up on the 4th of July to beautiful weather and
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Who Cares for the Caregivers: Clinical Supervision and Why REACH Does It
June 30, 2017If you’re familiar with REACH, hopefully you know that we try to offer the best support possible to
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Past Performance
June 16, 2017“There is a stomach-turning predictability to it,” said Monica McLaughlin, deputy director of public policy at the National
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3 Things I Learned as a College Intern
June 8, 2017As the school year comes to a close, we are saying goodbye to Emily, who is a Brandeis
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REACH is Moving: Update One
June 2, 2017We are looking forward to sharing updates about our move project as it proceeds. It was fun to
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