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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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What Laura is Thinking: On Trauma
May 26, 2016I’m Breathing, IntentionallyOn Thursday May 12, the REACH staff attended a program in Boston – with the incredible
Read MoreWhat happens when someone leaves shelter?
May 6, 2016We’ve talked before on this blog about the process of arriving at shelter, about the myriad of emotions
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Volunteer Voices: REACH Training
April 28, 2016REACH recently concluded the spring version of our extended training for new staff and volunteers, which happens twice
Read MoreWhere Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Intersect
April 21, 2016April is recognized sexual assault awareness month (SAAM). Some of you may be wondering- what does sexual assault
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What People Say When You Tell Them You Work for a DV Agency
April 15, 2016“What do you do for work?” It’s a question everyone asks and answers all the time, and you
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Students Take on the Issue of Intimate Partner Violence
April 6, 2016Today, most stories that make the news about college campuses and intimate partner violence are tales of tragedy;
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3 of the Things I’ve Learned in 15 Years of Prevention Work
March 31, 2016Last August I celebrated my 30th birthday: a milestone for me not only having reached a new decade,
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Elder Project Update
March 24, 2016A while ago, we told you about REACH’s federally-funded effort to protect vulnerable elders from abuse by bringing
Read MoreWhat Laura is Thinking: On Grieving
March 21, 2016REACH is so fortunate to have dedicated volunteers, donors, collaborators and friends who care deeply about the organization
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