Originally published in July 2020 Newsletter Meet Melissa Diodati, who joined the team at Hope’s Door in January 2020 to lead our Residential Services Department. This is Melissa’s second turn at Hope’s Door, as she was a part-time counselor working at the shelter and answering hotline calls with us for nine years earlier in her […]
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There is Often No PAUSE for a Victim in Need
Posted by David Wallace on June 25, 2020
There is Often No PAUSE for a Victim in Need Hope’s Door shelter and hotline are always open and staffed, regardless of a global pandemic. But in March, just as the coronavirus curve in New York was on the rise, Hope’s Door’s administrators made the difficult decision to close the office and send our […]
Read MoreWant to share the importance of Hope’s Door?
Posted by David Wallace on June 18, 2020
We ask you to help spread the word about Hope’s Door programs and services with your network and encourage your friends to make a donation. You can do this in so many different ways, but the best is to share our newsletters and posts from Facebook and Instagram with your contacts. Feel free to reach […]
Read MoreSpotlight on The LOFT of Westchester
Posted by David Wallace on May 28, 2020
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. […]
Read MoreAspects 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 […]
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