The Harmony Project of YWCA Greenwich offers services and support for safe relationships and serves those affected by domestic abuse or intimate partner violence and sexual violence through a full spectrum of comprehensive services, including a 24/hour hotline, crisis intervention, emergency shelter services, individual and group counseling, civil and criminal court advocacy, violence prevention programs, and public education and awareness, and more. Continue Reading →
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YWCA Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil features Purple Ribbon Award to Greenwich Animal Control
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Recipients of the 2023 Purple Ribbon Award were the officers of Greenwich Animal Control who make sure that innocent pets caught in the cross hairs of domestic violence can be safe and well. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Health, Amrutha Nandaku, Bill Petersen, Brooke Pi, Demetria Nelson, domestic violence, Eric Scorca
PHOTOS: YWCA Greenwich’s Walk Against Domestic Violence Draws Record Number
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Hundreds flocked to Bruce Park Sunday morning for the YWCA Greenwich’s Walk the Walk Against Domestic Violence. Domestic violence is the most reported violent crime in the Town of Greenwich. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Health, Volunteering, Bruce Park, Danielle Jean-Guillaume Sittol, David Snyder, Debbie Appelbaum, Demetria Nelson
Sunny Skies Forecast for YWCA Greenwich’s Walk Against Domestic Violence on Sunday
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The YWCA’s Walk Against Domestic Violence is this Sunday, October 1 at 8:30am at Bruce Park (picnic area). Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Bruce Park, domestic violence, Walk the Walk Against Domestic Violence, YWCA Greenwich
Senator Kasser Leads Senate Passage of Domestic Violence Bill
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State Senator Alex Kasser on Tuesday led the state Senate in the debate and passage of a bill that expands the definition of domestic violence in civil law to include non-violent abuse, also known as “coercive control.”
The bill passed the Senate in an 35-1 vote and now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Alex Kasser, coercive control, domestic violence, gaslighting, State Senator Alex Kasser
Domestic Violence Expert to Speak at YWCA Greenwich
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On Tuesday, October 15 YWCA Greenwich will host Domestic Violence Today: A Conversation with Professor Susan Sorenson of the University of Pennsylvania. Sorenson will join Meredith Gold, Director of Domestic Abuse Services for a conversation and Q&A about domestic violence, how views about domestic violence have evolved and its effect on communities. “Domestic violence is a public health crisis across the country and in Greenwich,” said Meredith Gold, YWCA Greenwich Director of Domestic Abuse Services in a release. Professor Sorenson is Professor of Social Policy, Professor of Health & Societies and the Executive Director, Ortner Center on Violence & Abuse at the University of Pennsylvania. She has done extensive research on the issue of domestic violence and the societal changes that affect violence against women and girls. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Health, domestic abuse, domestic violence, firearms, guns, intimate partner violence, Meredith Gold
Family of Jennifer Dulos Releases Statement: Gestures of empathy and kinship have helped keep us going
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“As the news cycle propels the story of Jennifer’s disappearance forward, we must not lose sight of the enormous human cost of this tragedy: five young children have not seen their mother in 18 days.” – Continue Reading →
Filed under: Police & Fire, domestic violence, Fotis Dulos, Jennifer Dulos, Michelle Traconis
GHS Football Coach Marinelli Honored by YWCA during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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During a candlelight vigil at YWCA Greenwich High School, GHS football coach was honored for his Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Health, domestic violence, Domestic Violence Unit, Greenwich High School, Greenwich Police Dept, John Marinelli, Mary Lee Kiernan
YWCA Greenwich Purple Purse Means October is Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention Month
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The purple purse is a metaphor for women’s power and purple is the color of domestic violence. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Giving, Health, Police & Fire, domestic violence, purple purse, YWCA Greenwich
YWCA Greenwich Shares How to Spot Domestic Violence and ‘Cut it Out’ during Visit to Hopscotch
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About two dozen stylists at Hopscotch Salon on Railroad Ave attended a talk by the YWCA of Greenwich on how to spot signs of domestic violence. In Greenwich, domestic violence is the second most investigated crime and the number one violent crime. Continue Reading →