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Legacy Giving Q & A

Domestic violence is a large and complex issue. Planning for the future is as necessary as addressing it today. Legacy giving is a smart financial move for you and a life-changing gift for survivors of domestic violence.

Myths & Facts About Restraining Orders

There are a variety of reasons that a survivor might have against filing a restraining order. Survivors are the best experts of their situations, and it is their right to choose how they want to move forward.

What Laura is Thinking: On Space

May 25, 2017

I’m thinking about space. I’m sure that doesn’t come as a surprise. REACH is moving to new office

What’s Changed since the Election for Immigrant Survivors?

May 18, 2017

REACH’s work with immigrant survivors of domestic violence is nothing new. We have deep roots in Waltham, a

The Psychological Toll of Hypervigilance

May 11, 2017

For some people, the days and weeks since the new presidential administration took office have seemed to be

How Proposed Changes to Health Care Could Affect DV Survivors

May 5, 2017

By Colleen Armstrong, PEAR (Prevention, Education, Advocacy and Response) Program Coordinator at Salem State University and former Education

Guest Post: Bystander Intervention

April 27, 2017

This week’s post is a Q and A with our friend Gabriel Fontes, who interned with us last

Volunteer Voices: “This was just the beginning”

April 21, 2017

By Sumana The spring edition of REACH’s extended training for new staff and volunteers just concluded, and we

Suicide and Abusers

March 30, 2017

Anonymous For a while now, I have been supporting a friend whose sibling was in an abusive relationship.

6 Different Types of Abuse

March 23, 2017

The commonly held definition of abuse, which we use in all of our trainings, is “a pattern of

Meet the 2017 Reach for the Stars Gala Co-Chairs

March 15, 2017

Longtime REACH supporters Liz & Pete Carpenter and Pat & Clint Moon are this year’s Reach for the