Spotlight on The LOFT of Westchester Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. Within the LGBTQ+ Community, domestic violence or intimate partner violence occurs at equal or even higher rates than that of the heterosexual community. […]
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Aspects of Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships with Alexa Kauffman
Posted by David Wallace on May 12, 2020
We are saddened by the fact that 1 in 3 people will experience dating abuse before they even graduate high school. It’s important to understand that domestic violence can take many forms. Physical violence is one form but so is emotional and psychological manipulation, verbal assaults, stalking behavior, financial abuse and forced intimacy. What we know […]
Read MoreActs of Kindness and Light During a Dark Pandemic
Posted by David Wallace on May 5, 2020
Acts of Kindness and Light During a Dark Pandemic by Barbara Turk Crisis situations can bring out the very best in people. Yes, we’ve all read of individuals hoarding toilet paper, refusing to comply with social distancing, and trying to overcharge for items in short supply. But here in Westchester County, I have seen nothing […]
Read MoreMental Health and Domestic Violence Crossword Puzzle
Posted by David Wallace on May 4, 2020
Need an activity to occupy you during quarantine? Complete our Mental Health and Domestic Violence Crossword Puzzle for a chance to win a Hope’s Door swag bag! Email us here with a picture of your completed puzzle! Click here to download the puzzle The answer key will be posted on 5/11/2020!
Read MoreMeet Janmarie Brown, Director of Community Services
Posted by David Wallace on May 4, 2020
Originally published in May 2020 Newsletter Meet Janmarie Brown, who joined Hope’s Door in September 2019 to lead our Community Services department. She oversees all ten of the Community Services staff and runs a wide array of programs, including adult and children’s counselors, the High Risk Reduction Team, the Human Trafficking program, the Youth Prevention […]
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